Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated December 17, 2024
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Tiger, Tiger: His Life, As It’s Never Been Told Before
James Patterson
Paper Book
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time? And how did he fall so spectacularly? Before the age of twenty-five, Tiger Woods had risen to phenomenon status: twice named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, champion of more than...
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
Michael Waters
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, declared he was now living as a man. Around the same time, the celebrated British field athlete Mark Weston, also assigned female at birth, announced that he, too, was a man. Periodicals and radio programs...
The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
Joshua Robinson
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT F1.' -Sam Walker, author of The Captain Class'MODERN F1 IS THE SPORTS STORY OF THIS ERA AND NO ONE COULD TELL IT BETTER' -Kevin Clark, ESPN'THE FASTEST READ YOU WILL EVER PICK UP' -A.J. Baime,...
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
Will Cockrell
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers--including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker--this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on Mount Everest. Anyone who has read Jon...
The Camping Bible: The Complete Guide to Life Under Canvas
Jen Benson

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