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Written by one of the most revered surfers of his generation, Gerry Lopez's Surf Is Where You Find It is a collection of stories about a lifetime of surfing....

John Updike will tell you, in his own voice and his own words, how he learned the game, plays the game, and loves the game....

For Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team, certain words have special importance and force....

Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport....

Harvey Penick's life in golf began when he was eight years old, caddying at the Austin, Texas, Country Club. Eight decades later...

When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running....

Twenty-two notable writers - including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese - examine the untold stories of the losers and in doing so reveal something raw and significant about what it means to be human....

The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A’s and eventual World Series champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades....

In State of Play, Major League veteran, Emmy Award-winning MLB Network analyst, and author Bill Ripken breaks down these modern statistical methods to explain which ones make sense in the game's historical context, bringing them together with proven old-school strategies....

The Fishing Life is an entertaining anthology of fishing anecdotes and well-researched articles from across Paul Schullery’s research and fishing career....

A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with the greatest players, coaches, executives, and journalists in the history of the game. The audiobook that grew out of those interviews is possibly the most ambitious basketball work ever....

In Circling the Bases, leading sports economist Andrew Zimbalist continues his discussion and analysis of the major issues and challenges confronting the industry....