Sports & Recreation:

Fancy Cycling, 1901
An Edwardian Guide
Written by Isabel Marks

Format: Hardcover, 116 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $14.95

This is a special cloth hardcover gift edition reproduction of the original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs...

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Lance Armstrong Project

Written by Richard Poplak

Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $3.99

What does the personality cult surrounding disgraced pro cyclist Lance Armstrong say about the nature of corruption in sports, business and politics?

Blending family memoir and reportage from Europe’s elite racing circuit (including access to riders such as Carlos Sastre, Ryder Hesjedel and Floyd Landis), author and journalist Richard Poplak draws out... Read more >

Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Written by Rich Roll

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 21, 2013
Price: $15.00

The incredible true story of the author's remarkable transformation, at the age of 40, from out-of-shape average Joe into one of the world's best endurance athletes

On the eve of his 40th birthday, Rich Roll was in bad shape. His days were filled with work, stress, and junk food, and his nights... Read more >

The Secret Race
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France
Written by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $16.00

“The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . The Secret Race isn’t just a game changer for the Lance... Read more >

The Secret Race
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
Written by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $28.00

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times... Read more >

The Secret Race
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France
Written by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $11.99

“The holy grail for disillusioned cycling fans . . . The book’s power is in the collective details, all strung together in a story that is told with such clear-eyed conviction that you never doubt its veracity. . . . The Secret Race isn’t just a game changer for the Lance... Read more >

The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs

Written by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle
Read by Sean Runnette

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 5, 2012
Price: $20.00

The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle.
 
Over the course of two years, Coyle conducted more than two hundred... Read more >

Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Written by Rich Roll

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $25.00

Finding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible-but-true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.
 
One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to... Read more >

Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Written by Rich Roll

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2012
Price: $11.99

Finding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible-but-true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.
 
One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to... Read more >

The Man Who Cycled the World

Written by Mark Beaumont

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $11.99

The remarkable true story of one man's quest to break the record for cycling around the world
 
On the 15th of February 2008, Mark Beaumont had pedaled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris—194 days and 17 hours after setting off in an attempt to circumnavigate the world. His journey had taken... Read more >

The Man Who Cycled the World

Written by Mark Beaumont

Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $16.00

The remarkable true story of one man's quest to break the record for cycling around the world
 
On the 15th of February 2008, Mark Beaumont had pedaled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris—194 days and 17 hours after setting off in an attempt to circumnavigate the world. His journey had taken... Read more >

Major
A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
Written by Todd Balf

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $14.00

The story of a man who transcended the handicaps of race to become America’s first African American mega sports celebrity

At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse... Read more >

Major
A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
Written by Todd Balf

Format: eBook
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $11.99

At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of handsome, lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse money was awarded to them. Major Taylor aimed to be the fastest of them all. A prominent black... Read more >

It's Not About the Tapas
A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels
Written by Polly Evans

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99

Single, stressed, and living amid the hustle and hurry of modern Hong Kong, Polly Evans had a vision: of mountains and orange groves, matadors and promenades–and of a glorious, hassle-free journey across Spain by bicycle. But like any decent dream, Polly’s came with its own reality: of thighs screaming with pain... Read more >

Riding Outside The Lines
International Incidents and Other Misadventures with the Metal Cowboy
Written by Joe Kurmaskie

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99

Like a modern-day Don Quixote, Joe Kurmaskie—bike adventurer, writer, and twelve-year-old boy trapped in a man’s body—wanders the world on two wheels, often with hilarious results, in Riding Outside the Lines.
A jaunt through such far-flung locations as Ireland, Australia, Mexico, South America, and beyond, here is a collection of tales... Read more >

From Lance to Landis
Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France
Written by David Walsh

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $24.95

For eight years, the Tour de France, arguably the world’s most demanding athletic competition, was ruled by two men: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis. On the surface, they were feature players in one of the great sporting stories of the age–American riders overcoming tremendous odds to dominate a sport that held... Read more >

From Lance to Landis
Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France
Written by David Walsh

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $14.99

For eight years, the Tour de France, arguably the world’s most demanding athletic competition, was ruled by two men: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis. On the surface, they were feature players in one of the great sporting stories of the age–American riders overcoming tremendous odds to dominate a sport that held... Read more >

It's Not About the Tapas
A Spanish Adventure on Two Wheels
Written by Polly Evans

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2006
Price: $16.00

Single, stressed, and living amid the hustle and hurry of modern Hong Kong, Polly Evans had a vision: of mountains and orange groves, matadors and promenades–and of a glorious, hassle-free journey across Spain by bicycle. But like any decent dream, Polly’s came with its own reality: of thighs screaming with pain... Read more >

Pedal

Text by ZEPHYR, Ken Miller and SWOON
Photographed by Peter Sutherland

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2006
Price: $29.95

Best-selling author Peter Sutherland’s newest title, Pedal, is a wild ride alongside a band of New York City’s most feared and respected inhabitants: bike messengers. In a book of photographs and a documentary on DVD, Sutherland follows the frenetic trips and lives of the cyclists who live by their own rules... Read more >

Heft on Wheels
A Field Guide to Doing a 180
Written by Mike Magnuson

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 24, 2005
Price: $13.00

Take one very large guy. Add booze, cigarettes, and an extreme amount of junk food. Mix in a wry, self-effacing wit. Throw in a bike. The result? Heft on Wheels, a potently funny look at turning your life around, one insanely unrealistic goal at a time.

Not that long ago, Mike Magnuson... Read more >

The Ride
Cycling For Life
Written by William G. Gisel, Jr.

Format: Trade Paperback, 125 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2005
Price: $16.99

Not only bicycle enthusiasts, but anyone with an interest in journeys of self-discovery will enjoy Bill Gisel’s engrossing narrative of preparing for and finally completing the ride of a lifetime—a six-day, 500-mile bike trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise funds for AIDS vaccine research.
By weaving together a series... Read more >

Riding Outside The Lines
International Incidents and Other Misadventures with the Metal Cowboy
Written by Joe Kurmaskie

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2003
Price: $13.99

Like a modern-day Don Quixote, Joe Kurmaskie—bike adventurer, writer, and twelve-year-old boy trapped in a man’s body—wanders the world on two wheels, often with hilarious results, in Riding Outside the Lines.
A jaunt through such far-flung locations as Ireland, Australia, Mexico, South America, and beyond, here is a collection of tales... Read more >