Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated December 18, 2025
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Homestand : small town baseball and the fight for the soul of America
Bardenwerper, Will
Paper Book
A poignant memoir exploring small town baseball as a lens into what's right and wrong with modern America-written by an acclaimed journalist and Army Ranger who, after returning from Iraq to a painfully divided country, rediscovered its core values in the bleachers of a minor league ballpark in...
The broken king : a memoir
Thomas, Michael
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2025 "There's a bridge of beautiful American prose--lyrical, powerful, fearlessly candid--running straight from James Baldwin to Thomas, who is obviously Baldwin's worthy heir . . . An utterly immersive book."--Francisco...
Science of swimming : transform your stroke, gain strength, revolutionize your training
Hawke, Brett
Paper Book
Learn the science needed to perfect your stroke, swim faster, and endure for longer. Science of Swimming dives deeper than any other book to examine the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective swimmer; how they interact with the hydrodynamics of...
A giant among Giants : the baseball life of Willie McCovey
Haft, Chris
Paper Book
Willie McCovey, known as "Stretch," played Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants for nineteen seasons. A fearsome left-handed power hitter, McCovey ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters and tied for...

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