Sports & Recreation:

Among the Thugs

Written by Bill Buford

Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2013
Price: $11.99

They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that... Read more >

Messi
Una biografia
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 21, 2012
Price: $11.99

El perfil definitivo del incomparable Lionel Messi, una de las más brillantes estrellas del fútbol internacional
 
En la historia del fútbol sólo cuatro jugadores tienen plaza en el primer escalón: Pelé, Di Stéfano, Cruyff y Maradona. Desde hace cuatro años, el argentino Lionel Messi llama con insistencia a la puerta de ese... Read more >

Messi
A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $12.95

For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful game’s greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.
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Whether you call it soccer, football, fútbol, or the “beautiful game," it is the most popular sport in the world, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one... Read more >

Messi
A Biography
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $9.99

For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful game’s greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.
"
Whether you call it soccer, football, fútbol, or the “beautiful game," it is the most popular sport in the world, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one... Read more >

Messi
Una biografia
Written by Leonardo Faccio

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $14.95

El perfil definitivo del incomparable Lionel Messi, una de las más brillantes estrellas del fútbol internacional
 
En la historia del fútbol sólo cuatro jugadores tienen plaza en el primer escalón: Pelé, Di Stéfano, Cruyff y Maradona. Desde hace cuatro años, el argentino Lionel Messi llama con insistencia a la puerta de ese... Read more >

The Boys from Little Mexico
A Season Chasing the American Dream
Written by Steve Wilson

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $16.00

For nineteen straight years, the all-Hispanic boys’ soccer team from Oregon’s Woodburn High has made the playoffs. As they prepare to make it twenty, one thing will become clear: Los Perros play the beautiful game with heart, pride, and their lives on the line. Their spirited drive gives a rare sense...

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Football
A Short History
Written by Matthew Taylor

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $12.95

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The Beckham Experiment
How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America
Written by Grant Wahl

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $15.00

In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Under the direction of his manager, Simon Fuller, the mastermind behind American Idol and the Spice Girls, Beckham was ready for a monumental... Read more >

The Boys from Little Mexico
A Season Chasing the American Dream
Written by Steve Wilson

Format: eBook
On Sale: June 1, 2010
Price: $21.95

The all Hispanic boys' soccer team from Woodburn High has made the playoffs for nineteen straight years. As they prepare to make it twenty, the boys are determined that this will be the season they beat the wealthy suburban schools around them and finally win the Oregon state championship. Their spirited... Read more >

Seattle Sounders FC Season One

Written by Chad Mack
Photographed by Richard Morrison

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $22.95

Relive the truly remarkable first season of the Seattle Sounders Football Club with this photographic journey through the team's home games. Both Avid Sounders fans, the authors capture the magnetic spirit of the game from the sidelines, as the city rallies around its new talented team. Starting with the first day... Read more >

WORLD FOOTBALL RECORDS 2010 (Spanish)

Written by Keir Radnedge

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2010
Price: $19.95

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The Fix
Soccer and Organized Crime
Written by Declan Hill

Format: Trade Paperback, 408 pages
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $18.95

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.

From the Introduction
Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will... Read more >

The Fix
Soccer and Organized Crime
Written by Declan Hill

Format: eBook
On Sale: April 13, 2010
Price: $13.99

The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.

From the Introduction
Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will... Read more >

Outcasts United
An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
Written by Warren St. John

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $15.00

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia... Read more >

Outcasts United
An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
Written by Warren St. John
Read by Lincoln Hoppe

Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $29.95

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia... Read more >

Outcasts United
An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
Written by Warren St. John
Read by Lincoln Hoppe

Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $15.00

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia... Read more >

Outcasts United
A Refugee Team, an American Town
Written by Warren St. John

Format: eBook
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $13.99

BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide.

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of... Read more >

Outcasts United
An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference
Written by Warren St. John
Read by Lincoln Hoppe

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $20.00

The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town

Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia... Read more >

The African Game

Text by Knox Robinson
Photographed by Andrew Dosunmu

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2006
Price: $50.00

The African Game is a unique vision of the continent as documented by Nigerian photographer and filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu. Punctuated with vivid essays by journalist Knox Robinson, The African Game looks to soccer as a way to explore modern African life, culture, and identity. A compelling, on-the-ground depiction of Africa’s passion... Read more >