Penguin Publishing Group: 18231 books
Catch Them Being Good
Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2003
This guide to coaching female athletes of all ages shows how to build a team and provides invaluable advice on the differences between coaching males and females. The authors include exercises that foster teamwork and develop essential skills. They also answer parents' most common questions, such...
Players First
Coaching from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Now with a new chapter on the Wildcats' legendary comeback in the 2014 Final Four
John Calipari, one of the most successful coaches in NCAA history, presents the world of college basketball from the coach's chair, unvarnished and straight from the heart. Players First is Calipari's account...
The Last Pass
Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
**The New York Times Bestseller
Out of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regret**
About to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled...
Draft Animals
Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
From the author of the cult favorite Pro Cycling on $10 a Day and Ask a Pro, the story of one man’s quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it.
Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless...
by Robbie Rogers, Eric Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
**The first openly gay professional athlete in North America tells the story of his landmark decision to come out of the closet and how he changed the playing field of professional sports forever.
“Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated**
Robbie Rogers knows better than most...
by Mark Kriegel
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2005
In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of the few sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports-columnist Mark Kriegel’s bestselling biography of the iconic quarterback details his journey from steel-town pool halls to the upper reaches of American...
For the Glory
The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII
Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film...
Why Football Matters
My Education in the Game
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men
Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic...
A Few Seconds of Panic
A Sportswriter Plays in the NFL
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
"An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football" (The New York Times) from the bestselling author of Word Freak
In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book,...
Second Wind
A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two.
“There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the...
Play Hungry
The Making of a Baseball Player
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
**A New York Times Bestseller
The inside story of how Pete Rose became one of the greatest and most controversial players in the history of baseball**
Pete Rose was a legend on the field. As baseball’s Hit King, he shattered records that were thought to be unbreakable. And during the...
by Ruud Gullit
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
**An opinionated masterclass in the art and science of “reading” a match from one of professional soccer’s most respected and beloved international figures.
"For Americans new to European soccer, terms like 'false striker,' 'double accordion' or 'moving trios' need Mr. Gullit’s...
The Fifth Domain
Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
**An urgent new warning from two bestselling security experts--and a gripping inside look at how governments, firms, and ordinary citizens can confront and contain the tyrants, hackers, and criminals bent on turning the digital realm into a war zone.
"In the battle raging between offense...
You Are a Badass at Making Money
Master the Mindset of Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
**“A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams.” —New York Magazine
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass®, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you’ve only ever dreamed of—an excellent holiday...