Sports

Ring Lardner was one of the most popular columnists of the 20th century, widely credited with helping create a golden age of sports journalism.

One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside pro hockey as few others can.

Explores the trend of teenage basketball stars skipping college and making the transition to playing professionally, resulting in the 2005 age limit instituted by the NBA, mandating that all players must attend college or another developmental program for at least a year.

On a planet where FIFA has more members than the United Nations, and the World Cup is watched by more than three billion people, football is more than just a game. As revered author Juan Villoro argues in this passionate and compulsively readable tribute to the world's favorite sport, football may be the most effective catalyst for panglobal unity at the time when we need it most.

Traces the evolution of the author's views on social justice, from his youth in the civil rights era to his current role as a cultural commentator on topics ranging from race and economic inequality to music and the influence of the media.

Argentine journalist Sebastián Fest dives into one of the great sports rivalries of our time — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who helped define modern tennis.

The award-winning author of Cold New World describes his experiences as a lifelong surfer, from his early years in Honolulu through his pursuits of perfect waves in some of the world's most exotic locales.

Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Montreal Games and the 2016 Games in Rio, a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit and the transformative power of sport follows the father of American distance running and founder of the United States Anti-Doping Agency as he discusses the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his father.

Draws on the examples of chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens to outline a powerful approach to learning that enables proficiency through strategic goal setting, self-motivation and feedback exercises.

A woman from an oppressive Pakistani tribal region, where women playing sports is forbidden, discusses how she passed as a boy in order to play the sports she loved, thus becoming a lightning rod of freedom in her country's fierce battle over women's rights, as well as the subject of a forthcoming 2016 documentary. Reading-group guide available. 40,000 first printing.

An NBA sports star and cultural icon discusses his catastrophic spinal collapse in 2007, the excruciating pain he suffered and his slow recovery, as well as his childhood, sports career, and the political and cultural upheaval of the 1960s.

A successful offensive lineman who secretly hates football and its politics shares riotous behind-the-scenes observations about life in the NFL to expose its bizarre realities, customs and prejudices.