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Fancy Cycling, 1901
An Edwardian Guide
Written by Isabel Marks
Format: Hardcover, 116 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $14.95
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 >
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 >
The Complete Training of Horse and Rider
Written by Alois Podhajsky
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2013
Price: $9.99
For over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thrilled audiences throughout the world. Now for the first time, Col. Podhajsky has set forth explicitly and in practical, instructive... Read more >
Written by Alois Podhajsky
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 5, 2013
Price: $9.99
For over a quarter of a century, Colonel Alois Podhajsky was the Director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the famous white Lipizzaner stallions whose remarkable performances have thrilled audiences throughout the world. Now for the first time, Col. Podhajsky has set forth explicitly and in practical, instructive... Read more >
Winter Dreams
A Novel
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99
A moving novel about love, loss, and an extraordinary lifelong passion for golf, by the acclaimed author of The Cliff Walk and Fallen Angel.
Ross Lansdale never knew his mother and father and grew up at St. Luke's Orphanage for Boys in the 1950s. The one person who took an interest in... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2013
Price: $11.99
A moving novel about love, loss, and an extraordinary lifelong passion for golf, by the acclaimed author of The Cliff Walk and Fallen Angel.
Ross Lansdale never knew his mother and father and grew up at St. Luke's Orphanage for Boys in the 1950s. The one person who took an interest in... Read more >
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Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans
Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro
Written by Tim McCarver and Danny Peary
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Tim McCarver, major league baseball's premier analyst, has been surprising and delighting viewers for years with his remarkable insight. Fans who once were content to merely watch baseball were stimulated into wanting to think baseball as well. McCarver brings to the booth a combination of twenty-one years of major league service... Read more >
Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro
Written by Tim McCarver and Danny Peary
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: May 22, 2013
Price: $11.99
Tim McCarver, major league baseball's premier analyst, has been surprising and delighting viewers for years with his remarkable insight. Fans who once were content to merely watch baseball were stimulated into wanting to think baseball as well. McCarver brings to the booth a combination of twenty-one years of major league service... Read more >
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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 >
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 >
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The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts
The Classic Chinese Guide for Success in War, Business, and Life
Written by Hiroshi Moriya
Translated by William Scott Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $18.95
Here is a collection of ancient Chinese maxims on strategy, battlefield tactics, and deception—in the spirit of such classics as The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings—made fresh and relevant with contemporary examples and explanation. The origin of The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts is unknown; however... Read more >
The Classic Chinese Guide for Success in War, Business, and Life
Written by Hiroshi Moriya
Translated by William Scott Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $18.95
Here is a collection of ancient Chinese maxims on strategy, battlefield tactics, and deception—in the spirit of such classics as The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings—made fresh and relevant with contemporary examples and explanation. The origin of The 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts is unknown; however... Read more >
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Aikido Ground Fighting
Grappling and Submission Techniques
Written by Walther G. Von Krenner, Damon Apodaca and Ken Jeremiah
Foreword by Carl Long
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $19.95
Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it... Read more >
Grappling and Submission Techniques
Written by Walther G. Von Krenner, Damon Apodaca and Ken Jeremiah
Foreword by Carl Long
Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $19.95
Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Aikido Ground Fighting
Grappling and Submission Techniques
Written by Walther G. Von Krenner, Damon Apodaca and Ken Jeremiah
Foreword by Carl Long
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.95
Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it... Read more >
Grappling and Submission Techniques
Written by Walther G. Von Krenner, Damon Apodaca and Ken Jeremiah
Foreword by Carl Long
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $15.95
Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Call of Everest
The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
Written by Conrad Anker, Bernadette McDonald, David Breashears and Broughton Coburn
Foreword by Thomas Hornbein
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $35.00
Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain.
In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made mountaineering history. It was the first American venture to successfully scale the legendary peak and the... Read more >
The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
Written by Conrad Anker, Bernadette McDonald, David Breashears and Broughton Coburn
Foreword by Thomas Hornbein
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $35.00
Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain.
In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made mountaineering history. It was the first American venture to successfully scale the legendary peak and the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Call of Everest
The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
Written by Conrad Anker
Contribution by Bernadette McDonald
Foreword by Thomas Hornbein
Format: eBook, 275 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $28.00
Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain.
In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made mountaineering history. It was the first American venture to successfully scale the legendary peak and the... Read more >
The History, Science, and Future of the World's Tallest Peak
Written by Conrad Anker
Contribution by Bernadette McDonald
Foreword by Thomas Hornbein
Format: eBook, 275 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $28.00
Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the world's tallest mountain.
In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made mountaineering history. It was the first American venture to successfully scale the legendary peak and the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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It's Time!
My 360-Degree View of the UFC
Written by Bruce Buffer
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00
If you’re reading these words, chances are that you, like me, are a fan of the great sport we call MMA.
And if you’re a fan, then you probably recognize my face.
Yeah, that’s right—I’m that guy you see at every UFC match, spinning around and roaring into the microphone and... Read more >
My 360-Degree View of the UFC
Written by Bruce Buffer
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00
If you’re reading these words, chances are that you, like me, are a fan of the great sport we call MMA.
And if you’re a fan, then you probably recognize my face.
Yeah, that’s right—I’m that guy you see at every UFC match, spinning around and roaring into the microphone and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
It's Time!
My 360-Degree View of the UFC
Written by Bruce Buffer
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
If you’re reading these words, chances are that you, like me, are a fan of the great sport we call MMA.
And if you’re a fan, then you probably recognize my face.
Yeah, that’s right—I’m that guy you see at every UFC match, spinning around and roaring into the microphone and... Read more >
My 360-Degree View of the UFC
Written by Bruce Buffer
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
If you’re reading these words, chances are that you, like me, are a fan of the great sport we call MMA.
And if you’re a fan, then you probably recognize my face.
Yeah, that’s right—I’m that guy you see at every UFC match, spinning around and roaring into the microphone and... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Loopers
A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00
Loopers is a treasure of a memoir about the uncommon world of the club caddy and the improbable journey it resulted in for one man. It is a perennial account that touches on the animating force of the game itself, reminding us of the reason we continue to tee the ball... Read more >
A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.00
Loopers is a treasure of a memoir about the uncommon world of the club caddy and the improbable journey it resulted in for one man. It is a perennial account that touches on the animating force of the game itself, reminding us of the reason we continue to tee the ball... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Loopers
A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
Loopers is a treasure of a memoir about the uncommon world of the club caddy and the improbable journey it resulted in for one man. It is a perennial account that touches on the animating force of the game itself, reminding us of the reason we continue to tee the ball... Read more >
A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey
Written by John Dunn
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
Loopers is a treasure of a memoir about the uncommon world of the club caddy and the improbable journey it resulted in for one man. It is a perennial account that touches on the animating force of the game itself, reminding us of the reason we continue to tee the ball... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Mickey and Willie
Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age
Written by Allen Barra
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $27.00
Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same... Read more >
Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age
Written by Allen Barra
Format: Hardcover, 496 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $27.00
Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Mickey and Willie
Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age
Written by Allen Barra
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $13.99
Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same... Read more >
Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age
Written by Allen Barra
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $13.99
Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.
Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Walking with Jack
A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.95
A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $25.95
A long-standing promise from a father to his five-year-old son . . .
A poignant diary that chronicles the journey
When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his young son, Jack, they made a pact: if one day Jack became good enough to play on a pro golf tour, Don...
Also available as an
eBook.
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Walking with Jack
A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie
Written by Don J. Snyder
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
A long-standing promise from a father to his five-year-old son . . .
A poignant diary that chronicles the journey
When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his young son, Jack, they made a pact: if one day Jack became good enough to play on a pro golf tour, Don...
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Class A
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.95
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.95
An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself.
Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the...
Also available as an
eBook.
Class A
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $13.99
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $13.99
An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself.
Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the...
Also available as a
hardcover.
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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 >
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 >
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Campfire Cuisine
Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors
Written by Robin Donovan
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $15.95
Finally, here's a guide for people who love good food and the great outdoors. Campfire Cuisine provides more than 100 recipes for delicious, healthy, satisfying meals to make at your campsite or in any outdoor setting. Also included are tips on meal planning, shopping, and choosing the right equipment. Armed with Campfire... Read more >
Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors
Written by Robin Donovan
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $15.95
Finally, here's a guide for people who love good food and the great outdoors. Campfire Cuisine provides more than 100 recipes for delicious, healthy, satisfying meals to make at your campsite or in any outdoor setting. Also included are tips on meal planning, shopping, and choosing the right equipment. Armed with Campfire... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Campfire Cuisine
Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors
Written by Robin Donovan
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $15.95
Finally, here's a guide for people who love good food and the great outdoors. Campfire Cuisine provides more than 100 recipes for delicious, healthy, satisfying meals to make at your campsite or in any outdoor setting. Also included are tips on meal planning, shopping, and choosing the right equipment. Armed with Campfire Cuisine everyone from... Read more >
Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors
Written by Robin Donovan
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 30, 2013
Price: $15.95
Finally, here's a guide for people who love good food and the great outdoors. Campfire Cuisine provides more than 100 recipes for delicious, healthy, satisfying meals to make at your campsite or in any outdoor setting. Also included are tips on meal planning, shopping, and choosing the right equipment. Armed with Campfire Cuisine everyone from... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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 >
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 >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
