General Sports
1000 FOOTBALL CLUBS: CHAMPIONS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
Written by Lesay, Jean Damien
Revised Edition, Updated 2019
1000 FOOTBALL SHIRTS: THE COLOURS OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
Written by Lions, Bernard
The most comprehensive collection ever assembled of iconic soccer uniforms from around the world, featuring more than 1,000 illustrations representing 100 countries and 500 major teams. This massively illustrated and comprehensive volume presents and explains the team shirts worn by the world's leading soccer clubs and national teams from one hundred countries over the past one hundred years.
SLAM KICKS: BASKETBALL SNEAKERS THAT CHANGED THE GAME
The definitive primer on the world's most popular shoe: the basketball sneaker. Basketball shoes have a long and storied history both on and off the court. Back in the 1930s, a basketball sneaker was created for straight-up performance. Today, hoops footwear do double duty: they're designed for and by elite players, but to sneakerheads, how they look is nearly as important as how they perform.
OUTSIDERS: NEW OUTDOOR CREATIVITY
Written by Jeffrey Bowman
More and more creatives are yearning to travel and have adventures in the great outdoors. The new scene that has emerged out of this development is designing original outdoor products, improving on existing ones, and reflecting on their experiences in new
EVEREST: MOUNTAIN WITHOUT MERCY (REVISED, UPDATED)
Written by Coburn, Broughton
The terror and triumph of the May 1996 climbing season on Mount Everest will go down in infamy. Made famous by Jon Krakauer's bestseller Into Thin Air and recounted in David Breashears's gripping IMAX film, the story is relayed in National Geographic's gripping volume, updated with brilliant new panoramic photography.
MONEYBALL
Written by Lewis, Michael
Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis follows the low-budget Oakland A's, visionary general manager Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball theorists.
COMPLETE GUIDE TO FRESH AND SALT WATER FISHING
Written by Sparano, Vincent T
Winner of the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award from the Professional Outdoor Media Association. The ultimate do-it-yourself guide for the fresh- and saltwater angler. From the author of the award-winning Complete Outdoors Encyclopedia, this volume will prove to be the most complete fishing instruction book ever published.
STYLISH LIFE: SKIING
Written by Le Breton, Gabrielle
From its origins in China and Scandinavia, the sport of skiing has come a long way to attract daring athletes, tourists and locals on winter holiday, the chic and wealthy leisure class, and international royalty.
STYLISH LIFE: TENNIS
Written by Rothenberg, Ben
More than "just a game," tennis has always been a sociable pursuit where whom and where you play defines the whole experience. An entire culture has developed around this chic pastime. Witness a whole pantheon of tennis legends who combine athleticism with stylish flair while experiencing the charisma of such modern stars as Maria Sharapova and the charm of all-time great Arthur Ashe.
ART OF CHECKMATE
Written by Kahn, Victor
One of the most popular and enduring chess books of all time finally gets the English-language edition it deserves--with algebraic notation for the very first time! When it originally appeared in the 1950s, The Art of Checkmate was marred by a careless and mistake-filled translation.
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