Sports imprint: 713 books
Legends of N.C. State Basketball
Dick Dickey, Tommy Burleson, David Thompson, Jim Valvano, and Other Wolfpack Stars
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The fever that is college basketball on Tobacco Road started from a small outbreak in Raleigh, North Carolina, when Indiana basketball legend Everett Case became the coach at N.C. State University. He restarted the dormant construction of Reynolds Coliseum, and for fifty years, it was one of the most...
Knuckleball
The History of the Unhittable Pitch
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
It took me a day to learn [the knuckleball] and a lifetime to learn how to throw it for a strike.”
This quote, by pitcher and coach Charlie Hough, is the best way to understand baseball’s most baffling and mysterious pitch. Not even the best practitioners of the art of throwing a knuckleball...
Facing Michael Jordan
Players Recall the Greatest Basketball Player Who Ever Lived
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Relive the magic of the greatest player to ever step on the court.
Air Jordan,” His Airness,” MJ.”
Whatever you call him, Michael Jeffrey Jordan can be considered one of the greatest basketball players of all-time. During his career, Jordan won six NBA championships and was...
Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Fighting Irish Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Former ESPN basketball commentator Digger Phelps is regarded as one of the most charismatic and opinionated analysts in the profession. And he was the same personality during his twenty years as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame. In this book, first published in 2004, Phelps teams up...
by Bob Huggins
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Bob Huggins: Pressed for Success is an inspiring book on the events leading up to becoming a national college basketball coach for the University of Cincinnati. In this book he sets the record straight on many debates and controversies that his followers have wondered about for years.
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Flying High
Stories of the Baltimore Ravens
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
From Art Modell’s founding of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 to the decision to draft Ray Lewis and Jonathan Ogden, to victories in two Super Bowls in the past 15 years, the Baltimore Ravens’ short history has been full of highlights. In Jamison Hensley’s Flying High, the former Ravens beat writer...
Who's Better, Who's Best in Football?
Setting the Record Straight on the Top 65 NFL Players of the Past 65 Years
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Who are the best quarterbacks in NFL history? How about running backs? Wide receivers? How can we objectively rate the performance of individual defensive players? And how can we make reasonable judgments about players at different positions and from different eras? Who is the greatest football player...
Incredible Baseball Stats
The Coolest, Strangest Stats and Facts in Baseball History
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture. But for some, the experience can be less sensory. Some, such as Ryan Spaeder and Kevin Reavy, live for baseball statistics. Stats give the game historical context...
Game of My Life Virginia Tech Hokies
Memorable Stories of Hokie Football and Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
Virginia Tech’s Shayne Graham trots onto the field at West Virginia on November 6, 1999, with two thoughts in his mind. One is a missed field goal that would have beaten Miami a year earlier. The other is the 44-yard field goal he is about to try against the Mountaineers, a kick he must make if...
Baltimore Orioles
Where Have You Gone? Cal Ripken Jr., Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Other Orioles Greats
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone? is a unique look at what a number of former Orioles personalities have gone on to do in life since their playing careers ended. Author Jeff Seidel spoke with a wide-ranging number of former Baltimore players, from stars like Cal Ripken Jr. and Brooks Robinson,...
Amazin' Again
How the 2015 New York Mets Brought the Magic Back to Queens
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
They were coming off a seemingly endless string of losing records. They were considered years away from legitimate contention. They were derided and disregarded as a matter of course. But in 2015 the New York Mets changed their course and changed their story. The result was the best kind of amazin’....
Tales from the New York Jets Sideline
A Collection of the Greatest Jets Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Ideal for fans of the Mark of a Lion series and Bill Parcells
Pro football chronicle of the New York Jets
Covers the successes and losses of the Jets
For over 55 seasons, the New York Jets have not enjoyed large doses of pride and glory. Yes, Joe Namath led them to a stunning Super Bowl III upset...
Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The newest addition to the Tales from the Team series, Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout includes stories on the greatest players and coaches to don the Braves uniform. Author Cory McCartney includes stories about Hank Aaron, Dale Murphy, Phil Niekro, Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Greg Maddux, Tom...
Tales from the Seattle Mariners Dugout
A Collection of the Greatest Mariners Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Larry Andersen, Richie Zisk, and Joe Simpson made sure that everywhere bewildered manager Rene Lachemann went during the 1982 season, some JELL-O was sure to follow-from his hotel bathroom sink, tub, and toilet (filled to the brim) to a postgame can of beer. Jay Buhner, one of the stars in the Seattle...