Rizzoli, March 2022. Hardcover. An action sports adventurer's bucket list of exciting and unexpected destinations around the globe as lived and told by iconic surfers, skaters, climbers, and riders. An unconventional photographic guidebook to adventure, featuring images, intel, itineraries, tales, and testimonies collected by Roark's expert guides. The book documents.....
gestalten, June 2020. Hardcover. Join the celebration of the diverse, vibrant, and engaged community of women riding and making waves around the globe. While surfing is usually seen as a male domain, women have long been nurturing their own water stories and claiming their rightful place in the world of.....
gestalten, May 2022. Hardcover. Wanderlust Himalaya explores one of the most appealing regions to hikers around the globe. First-hand tips, informative maps, and an array of spectacular photography for trails in Nepal, India, Pakistan, Tibet (China), and Bhutan provide orientation in an area that would allow lifetime wandering. Expect to.....
Human Kinetics, June 2008. Trade Paperback. Enter the game with confidence, knowing you've mastered the essentials. Field Hockey: Steps to Success combines a comprehensive, progressive approach with in-depth instruction, illustrations, and 86 drills. Master coach and field hockey legend Elizabeth Anders details the step-by-step program that will teach you how.....
Grand Central Publishing, April 2002. Trade Paperback. Baseball's best writer offers an extraordinarily candid and thorough exploration of the inner craft of pitching from one of the game's best, David Cone. There is no big league pitcher who is more respected for his skill than David Cone. In his stellar.....
Doubleday, January 1993. Hardcover. This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to "Marlingspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be.....
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, March 2021. Trade Paperback. It's one of the greatest comebacks of all time. And for Tiger Woods, getting back to the winner's circle was only half the story. Written by a New York Times bestselling author and reporter who "knows the world of.....
Simon & Schuster, April 2019. Trade Paperback. #1 New York Times Bestseller * "A whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true." --The Wall Street Journal * "There is beauty and awe in this perfectly pitched biography." --The New York Times * "Comprehensive, propulsive...and unsparing." --The New Yorker Based.....
Rizzoli, September 2014. Hardcover. INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards -- 2014 GOLD Winner for Adventure & Recreation Society of American Travel Writers Eastern Chapter -- Gold Award Society of American Travel Writers Foundation -- 2015 Lowell Thomas Travel Award for Best Travel Book A hiker's dream bucket list is.....
MTV, June 2006. Trade Paperback. In this moving personal account of faith and fortitude, internationally ranked surfer Bethany Hamilton tells how she survived a shark attack that cost her arm--but not her spirit.They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the passion that drives.....
W. W. Norton & Company, November 2016. Hardcover. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company--led by its founding spirit, the brilliant designer Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848-1938)-- constructed the most thrilling, innovative, and graceful boats ever built in the United States, not only lavish yachts and thoroughbred racing classes but also daysailers and.....
Rizzoli, September 2012. Hardcover. The only illustrated book officially published with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, The Appalachian Trail explores this legendary footpath in detail: with a foreword by Bill Bryson and filled with more than 300 spectacular contemporary images, as well as unpublished historical photos, documents, and maps from the.....
Arcadia Publishing, November 2014. Trade Paperback. Robert Fulton built the world's first commercially successful steamboat in 1807, but it was not until after the War of 1812 that these vessels entered service along the Long Island Sound. For 127 years, between 1815 and 1942, steamboats provided a link between New.....
Simon & Schuster, November 2019. Trade Paperback. "A bravura performance...An entertaining book" (Kirkus Reviews) about the dramatic 2016 World Chess Championship between Norway's Magnus Carlsen and Russia's Sergey Karjakin, which mirrored the world's geopolitical unrest and rekindled a global fascination with the sport. The first week of November 2016, hundreds.....
'Stewart, Tabori and Chang', October 2005. Hardcover. For both passionate golfers and armchair travelers, this gorgeous full-color book presents the world's greatest golf venues, including the personal favorites of renowned players, course architects, and other experts in the sport. From Ballyliffin, Ireland's northernmost course whose rumpled fairways wander along the.....
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, May 2007. Hardcover. "Ideal if you need some inspiration for your sailing destination bucket list. It features stunning photos and history and includes travel tips. Champion racers and celebrated adventurers share their favorite must-see sailing spots." --YachtWorld Author Chris Santella has assembled a crew of the.....
Vintage, August 2010. Trade Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? "Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint........
Watkins Publishing, March 2018. Trade Paperback. The world's only illustrated guide to the real ninja teachings of historic Japan with original techniques presented in a highly accessible 'how-to' format The shadowy figure of the ninja--expert commando, secret agent, maverick who operates outside social norms--continues to exert fascination in the West.....
St. Martin's Griffin, April 2017. Trade Paperback. New York Times Bestseller An inside look at one of the most famous baseball games of all time, game seven of the 1986 World Series from Emmy-winning baseball analyst Ron Darling, the METS' starting pitcher, in his words. Every little kid who's ever.....
Doubleday, July 2000. Hardcover. This comprehensive guide from the internationally revered golf instructor and bestselling author of Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible is the essential volume for all golfers who want to take strokes off their score with better putting. Packed with charts, photos, and easy-to-understand instruction! Let Dave help.....
Human Kinetics, April 2018. Trade Paperback. See what it takes to improve consistency and performance in your golf game as you never have before. The second edition of Golf Anatomy provides updated and improved exercises, more artwork, and a more complete way to build a golf fitness program. This one-of-a-kind.....
University of Nebraska Press, May 2018. Trade Paperback. Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the backwaters of Waikiki to become America's first.....
Portico, April 2021. Hardcover. This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports. The Hidden Mathematics of Sport takes a unique and fascinating look at sport by exploring the mathematics behind the action. You'll discover the best tactics for taking a penalty, the pros and cons of.....
Ten Speed Press, June 2022. Hardcover. A visually stunning journey across the world's oceans, featuring soulful surfers living with purpose "The women in this book are my sea sisters and I believe that by sharing these remarkable stories, we inspire other women to make wiser and more empowered choices in.....
Human Kinetics, August 2021. Trade Paperback. You already know that running can be invigorating, therapeutic, fun, and challenging. And you are likely painfully aware that it can lead to stiffness, muscle imbalances, and overuse injuries such as knee pain, shin splints, sciatica, and hamstring and groin strains. Let Yoga for.....