General Sports
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES: HOW ARGENTINIAN SOCCER DEFINED A NATION AND CHANGED THE GAME FOREVER
Written by Wilson, Jonathan
The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths.
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LA LIGA: BARCELONA VS REAL MADRID
Written by Lowe, Sid
Fear and Loathing in La Liga is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. It's Messi vs. Ronaldo, Guardiola vs. Mourinho, the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs. Franco's fascists, plus majestic goals and mesmerizing skills. It's the best two teams on the planet going head-to-head. It's more than a game. It's a war.
BIG GAME: THE NFL IN DANGEROUS TIMES
Written by Leibovich, Mark
The New York Times bestseller! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Town, an equally merciless probing of America's biggest cultural force, pro football, at a moment of peak success and high anxiety Like millions of Americans, Mark Leibovich has spent more of his life tuned into pro football than he'd care to admit.
FROM GUERNICA TO GUARDIOLA: HOW THE SPANISH CONQUERED ENGLISH FOOTBALL
Written by Crafton, Adam
Timed to coincide with the 2018 World Cup, the fascinating story of how the Spanish have transformed English soccer over the last eighty years. As American television spectators witness on Saturday mornings, Britain's Premier soccer league is increasingly dominated by Spanish stars, from David Silva to David De Gea, while managers such as Rafa Benitez and Pep Guardiola have helped to tr
DOCTOR SOCRATES: FOOTBALLER, PHILOSOPHER, LEGEND
Written by Downie, Andrew
A stunning new authorized biography of Socrates--the iconic 1982 captain of Brazil's greatest national soccer team to never win the World Cup. Socrates was always special. With his 6'4" frame and incredible skill, the attacking midfielder stood out. He was a hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine, yet drank and smoked to excess.
TIGER WOODS
Written by Keteyian, Armen
The #1 New York Times bestseller based on years of reporting and interviews with more than 250 people from every corner of Tiger Woods's life--this "comprehensive, propulsive...and unsparing" (The New Yorker) biography is "an ambitious 360-degree portrait of golf's most scrutinized figure...brimming with revealing details" (Golf Digest). In 2009, Tiger
MR. DARLEY'S ARABIAN: HIGH LIFE, LOW LIFE, SPORTING LIFE: A HISTORY OF RACING IN TWENTY-FIVE HORSES
Written by McGrath, Christopher
The audacious and inspired history of horse racing told through the bloodline of twenty-five exceptional Arabian steeds. In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that, and although Mr.
WHERE GOLF IS GREAT: THE FINEST COURSES OF SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
Written by Finegan, James W
Every golfer who's worth his favorite putter knows where golf is great: Scotland, birthplace of the game and still its most important shrine, from the splendor of St. Andrews to the regal resort at Gleneagles; and Ireland, where the links like Ballybunion and Royal County Down are of unsurpassed beauty and challenge.
TRUE LINKS: GOLF COURSES
Written by Peper, George
The most challenging, most invigorating holes a golfer can tackle. Playing on a links--which is golf the way it should be played--is every golfer's dream. But among serious golfers, there is also controversy. What constitutes a true links course? How many of the world's 30,000 golf courses are links? Which country has the most? Is it possible to build one today?
HEMINGWAY'S GUNS: THE SPORTING ARMS OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Written by Sanger, Roger
Ernest Hemingway's friend A.E. Hotchner once described a "yellowed four-by-five picture of Ernest," shown him by Hemingway, "aged five or six, holding a small rifle. Written on the back in his mother's hand was the notation, 'Ernest was taught to shoot by Pa when 21/2 and when 4 could handle a pistol.'" Firearms and shooting infused Hemingway's existence and thus his writing.