Lyons Press imprint: 837 books
Giving the Finger
Risking It All to Fish the World's Deadliest Sea
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Part documentary, part reality-television, the story of the Deadliest Catch’s Alaskan crab fishermen risking their lives in the Bering Sea to make a buck and feed their families has captivated the world. Giving the Finger follows the life of the spirited young captain who has emerged as one of the...
Extreme Outdoor Adventures
Who Survives And Why
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Incredible but True Stories of Confronting Death and Emerging Victorious
The rock climber who cut off his own arm with a penknife. The hiker who fought off a mountain lion. Passengers who survive the crash of a bush plane in Alaska. We read headlines we sometimes find hard to believe, yet there...
Mark Twain for Cat Lovers
True and Imaginary Adventures with Feline Friends
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
America is cat crazy, and Mark Twain may have been the American writer most crazy about cats. From his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri, to his last years in Connecticut, Mark Twain spent much of his life surrounded by cats, and they stalk through many of his best-known books, including The Innocents...
Hatch, Match, and Dispatch
The Life and Times of The Almost Reverend William Billow
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Being a priest is likened to being a shepherd. People do, from time to time, need a poke here or a prod there. But mostly, they need to know someone is watching out for them. Rev. William Billow has been that gentle guiding hand for multiple communities across the nation, but he is best known for...
by Steven Price
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
A compendium of indispensable and inspiring quotes for people during any season of their lives….
The Most Inspiring Things Ever Said is a compendium of human wisdom culled from the world’s most celebrated—and sometimes anonymous—minds. From business figures, coaches and other sports...
In the Shadows of the Morning
Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People (Signed by the author)
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of...
Pirates!
Classic Tales of Treasure, Mayhem, and High Seas Skullduggery
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Here are fifteen thrilling stories that have long been unabatedly popular with readers of all ages. Stories that are, in turn, dramatic, exciting, and eminently readable.
These are stories that will transport readers to a long-forgotten world inhabited by some of history’s most notorious pirates—both...
1986 Masters
How Jack Nicklaus Roared Back to Win
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
At the age of forty-six, Jack Nicklaus was considered by some to be done as a championship golfer. Entering the 1986 Masters, most folks had written off the Golden Bear. But the winner of a record seventeen professional majors wasn't done yet. After a slow start, Nicklaus got in the hunt during the...
The Mental Game of Baseball
A Guide to Peak Performance
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
In this book, authors H.A. Dorfman and Karl Kuehl present their practical and proven strategy for developing the mental skills needed to achieve peak performance at every level of the game.The theory and applications are illustrated by anecdotes and insights from major and minor league players, who...
The Mental ABCs of Pitching
A Handbook for Performance Enhancement
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Author H.A. Dorfman brings his years of expertise as instructor/counselor with the A's, Marlins, and Devil Rays to provide an easy-to-use, A-to-Z handbook which will give insight and instruction on how to pitch to peak performance at every level of the game. Perfect for pitchers who need that extra...
by H.A. Dorfman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Whoever claims winning isn't everything obviously has not spoken with an athletic coach.Coaching the Mental Game offers coaches of all sports a definitive volume for effectively understanding an athlete's mental awareness, which in turn will help drive success. Author H.A. Dorfman details appropriate...
NFL Brawler
A Player-Turned-Agent's Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
NFL Brawler is a raucous first-person account of an NFL under siege by the game’s first player-turned-agent, Ralph Cindrich, the original “Blind Side” agent whose entertaining pro football memoir takes readers behind the scenes of the game’s most important and outrageous drafts, deals, and...
Ultimate Baseball Road Trip
A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fan’s dream road trip—including every new ballpark since the 2004 edition—revised and completely updated!
How to Coach Youth Baseball
A Step-By-Step Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
This detailed guide provides everything a first-time coach needs to teach basic baseball skills--and have fun at the same time. Emphasizing fundamentals and not win-at-all-costs strategies, How to Coach Youth Baseballis the perfect book for any new coach.
Beverly Carroll, along with longtime...