Sports & Recreation:

Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff

Written by Don Cherry
As told to Al Strachan

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $29.95

"Never one to mix words, [Don] Cherry provides an analysis that transcends the reporting found in printed dailies, websites, and typical television broadcasts. That is what he is most often criticized for: not being like everyone else. Cherry provides poignant analysis about the game of hockey that escapes most other commentators... Read more >

Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Written by Jon Krakauer

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 19, 1999
Price: $14.95

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide... Read more >

The Express
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $13.00

“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy

Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >

Resilience
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $26.00

Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form... Read more >

ESPN Sports Almanac 2009

Edited by Gerry Brown and Mike Morrison

Format: Trade Paperback, 976 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $12.99

For more than ten years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the go-to reference for answers to nearly every sports question. From all-time record holders to yearly champions, from auto racing to the Iditarod, from the Australian Open to the Super Bowl—the ESPN Sports Almanac 2009 covers all the bases, with... Read more >

The Downhill Lie
A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport
Written by Carl Hiaasen

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $22.00

Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? If these and other sporting questions are gnawing at you, The Downhill Lie, Carl Hiaasen’s hilarious confessional about returning to the fairways...

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Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle
Lessons From a Football Life
Written by Bill Curry

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $24.95

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The Montreal Canadiens
100 Years of Glory
Written by D'Arcy Jenish

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $31.50

The definitive history of the Montreal Canadiens – to coincide with their Centenary in 2009.

Before there were slapshots, Foster Hewitt, or even an NHL, there were the Canadiens. Founded on December 4, 1909, the team won its first Stanley Cup in 1916. Since then, the Canadiens have won 23 more championships... Read more >

Giants Among Men
How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL
Written by Jack Cavanaugh

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00

From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >

Bloody Confused!
A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer
Written by Chuck Culpepper

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $13.95

Chuck Culpepper was a veteran sports journalist edging toward burnout . . . then he went to London and discovered the high-octane, fanatical (and bloody confusing!) world of English soccer.

After covering the American sports scene for fifteen years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was...

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