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After scoring a bestselling home run with baseball, Joe Posnanski turns his gaze from the nation's pastime to the no. 1 sport in America. WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL, like Joe's 2023 baseball book, is a deep dive into the archives of American sport, and the result is a rousing tale of the 100 greatest...

"Who doesn't wanna read an entire book about the slam dunk? I love basketball." - Ann Patchett "The definitive dunking dissertation." - Jack McCallum, Wall Street Journal From the author of the bestselling Kobe Bryant biography The Rise comes the legend...

From one of the most outspoken and respected NBA athletes comes a groundbreaking and remarkable memoir chronicling a very public struggle with depression, in the hopes that other people will not suffer alone. "DeMar DeRozan's story is one of adaptability, courage, and love. The...

NAMED A BEST BOOK BY BOOK RIOT, AND MORE! . The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team's triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a fascinating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! "Patterson's account is compelling" (Daily Mail). The only major author to have nine holes-in-one gets inside the mystery of Tiger Woods in a biography that reads like an unputdownable...

Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to climb mountains. From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters--conquistadors and...

Sports radio legend Stugotz rewrites the record books, taking rings away from undeserving champions and giving them to the rightful winners.   "I've been accused of rooting against every team in America, but I am rooting FOR Stugotz's Personal Record Book."--Joe...

A masterwork about the art of combat and the invisible powers within us all from Rickson Gracie, the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and New York Times bestselling author of Breathe  A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the "first family of martial...

A fascinating history of the Super Bowl and its massive impact on the sports world and beyond. The Super Bowl has changed what was just another wintry Sunday into America's unofficial holiday. It's the biggest entertainment event of the year. It's the most important advertising...

When Kyle Shanahan became the NFL's youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldn't justify his position by providing the unassailable reasoning behind it, he was told to get the hell out of Shanahan's office. Shanahan and the members...

For fans of Cheryl Strayed's Wild and Helen Macdonald's H Is for Hawk, a lyrical memoir and "engaging, endearing, deeply felt" (David Coggins) ode to the art of fly fishing and how it can shape a life--by renowned female angler and conservationist Marina Gibson. As...

A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA--from The Athletic's foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer. With a foreword by Charles Barkley. Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the...

The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding. Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding Drop In is the first book to recognize and historicize the female, queer, bi, and...

The story of two pioneering Black NFL football players that changed the face of America's game for generations to come.     There is no position in pro sports more important than an NFL quarterback. But quarterbacking was the exclusive domain of white...

Renee Miller and Tim Beissinger, also known as @thruhikers, share their experiences exploring the outdoors-hiking, backpacking, canoeing, and camping-with millions of people. They break down every aspect of their adventures-trail routes, gear, recipes, and more-and share stories from their time out...

A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures-and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights. "An extraordinary memoirofmental illness that reads like a thriller."-Amy Ellis Nutt, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and...

What does it take to become a road racing legend and compete in the toughest sport in the world? Go behind the scenes with the teams and riders at all the major tours and classics through the lens of world-class pro-cycling photographer, Kristof Ramon. The Art of...

Instant New York Times Bestseller "A masterwork. ... O'Connor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that we've had about the most controversial person in America's biggest game." --Peter King Four-time New York Times bestselling sport biographer Ian O'Connor pulls...