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名手・エビショー、５２歳からの挑戦。牝馬三冠、有馬記念２勝、天皇賞（春）３勝など30年間で通算２５４１勝（うち重賞１２９勝）をあげた名手が、「生涯競馬に携わるため」にステッキを置き…

工藤公康は、なぜ七年間の監督生活で五度も日本一になれたのか？29年間の現役生活で224勝を挙げた名投手でありながら、監督としても突出した結果を残した工藤公康は、チームや選手のどこを見ているのか。

Pendant plus de trente ans, Jean Rességuié a accompagné les plus grands moments du football français. Sa voix, reconnaissable entre toutes, a fait vibrer les ondes et les stades. Elle a raconté les exploits, les drames, les joies et les silences du football, au plus près de l'émotion brute du jeu. Dans cette autobiographie, celui que le public connaît sous le nom de « Jano » raconte l'envers du décor : les débuts de RMC, le métier de commentateur, l'exigence du direct, la pression de l'instant, mais aussi les rencontres, les souvenirs et les moments suspendus qui forgent une carrière unique.

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. But more than that, it is a collection of stories about the lessons learned from surfing. It presents 38 stories about those who have...

２０２３年３月のWBCで日本を世界一に導き大会MVPを獲得する大車輪の活躍をした大谷翔平。

This collection of 20 essays and articles on mountaineering and adventure by David Roberts, selected from the published works of two decades, showcases one of the most highly regarded writers in the field. The articles are composed of three types: Adventures (Roberts' own climbs and outings), Profiles (other adventurers), and Reflections (meditative essays about the meaning of the whole business). Roberts ranges the globe (Africa, Alaska, New Guinea) and introduces unique personalities (Reinhold Messner, John Roskelly, Don Sheldon).

Steve House, world-class climber and Patagonia ambassador, and Scott Johnston, coach of US national champions and World Cup Nordic skiers, translate training theory into practice to allow you to coach yourself to any mountaineering goal. Applying training practices from other endurance sports, House and Johnston demonstrate that following a carefully designed regimen is as effective for alpinism as it is for any other endurance sport and leads to better performance. They deliver detailed instruction on how to plan and execute training tailored to your individual circumstances.  

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the greatest of all time. With a foreword by Jerry West and a new tribute from the author about Kobe’s tragic death.

The Secrets of Sports Psychology Revealed by Rick Wolff, one of the pioneers in the field of sports psychology, is based upon his many years of clinical, hands-on work with top professional and amateur athletes in a variety of sports. He provides real insight into what does - and doesn’t - work.

A brilliant and entertaining deconstruction of the most popular sport in the world, just in time for the 2026 World Cup in North America, from the bestselling author of How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius In How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius, Nick Greene calls on a turf manager, an expert on...

In the last two decades, innovation, data analysis, and technology have driven a tectonic shift in the sports business. Game of Edges is the story of how sports franchises evolved, on and off the field, from raggedly run small businesses into some of the most systematically productive companies around.

After her plane crashes, a 17-year-old girl spends 11 days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR Southwest Review Electric Literature Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage...

A New York Times bestseller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions. More than six years after his death David Halberstam remains one of...

How is a person changed by commitment to their passion, and how does their commitment change over time? These are questions that esteemed climber Sonnie Trotter asks as he reflects on the most thrilling adventures of his sport and his life. 2025 is Sonnie Trotter’s 30th year climbing. He’s...

Updated 2026 World Cup Edition In this modern classic, a leading sportswriter and an acclaimed sports economist apply high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics “Soccernomics is the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” ―San Francisco Chronicle Why do clubs almost...

“I want to start conversations, and even better, arguments.” – From the Introduction One of the most outspoken and original voices in sports sounds off while revealing his incredible life story. Jalen Rose has never been quiet. Not as a kid growing up in Detroit in the 70’s and...

武道の新たなる境地“自分も傷つかず相手も傷つけない” 「筋力に頼った動きではなく、心(意識)を通した動きが大切である」と廣木道心宗家は語る。従来の格闘技にあるような筋力トレーニングではなく、“意識”の反復練習こそが重要であり、それが無意識レベルで行えるようになってはじめて力の質的変化が可能になるという。 格闘技や武道で身につけた技術は、自分の身を守るために相手を傷つけてしまう。しかしもし相手が“自分の愛する息子”であったならば…!? そうした事態に直面した宗家は、武術が本来持っている力の働きを“破壊”から“調和”へと転化させるための技術と意識を模索するようになる。独自に研究と鍛錬を重ね、そして数々の出会いを経ていく中で、宗家はこれまでの格闘技とは一線を画した“自他を共存させるための武道”を生み出すに至った。 武道における心の在り方、そして“意識”の使い方とは?本インタビューでは、「護道」へと辿り着くまでの道筋を追いながら、“引き分けの武道”を提唱する廣木道心宗家の素顔に迫っていく!

In the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists—many of them the finest rock climbers in the world—channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4—gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing—to see what all the fuss was about.