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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。

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…

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 virtual treasure trove of amusing anecdotes, profound insights, and recollections of fly fishing and camping moments too marvelous (and sometimes too frustrating) to forget....

This audiobook 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....

This audiobook will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors....

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

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...

An ode to one man's enduring love affair with hunting, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to Guy de la Valdène's deep affection for and abiding respect of the natural work and all its inhabitants. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this...

The Neversink River in New York’s Catskill Mountains, with its plunges and gorges, is one of the world’s great trout streams....

Hangin’ Tough is a collection of essays and short stories that celebrate boxing. Prepare to be shocked, amazed, and even horrified as you take a walk on the wilder side of boxing history....

Génie du ballon ovale, le demi de mêlée tricolore est devenu une référence du sport français. Outre ses exploits au Stade Toulousain et avec les Bleus, le pitchoun de Castelnau-Magnoac est devenu en plus, à l’été 2024, champion olympique de rugby à 7. Revivez le parcours de...

We live in a world that all too often operates under the overriding template of self-promotion, embracing a "hooray for me" attitude, and which measures success in increasingly small timeframes dotted with markers of temporal value. Millions of viewers know James Brown as a sports commentator...

A tale about an ocean sailing trip, the goings on at land at sea by a sailor and adventurer....

John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends. John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob...

Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford's remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium....

On January 1, 1966, New York came to a standstill as the city’s transit workers went on strike. This was the first day on the job for Mayor John Lindsay....

In the four biggest American sports leagues, 124 franchises vie for the crown of greatest of all. Only one can sit atop the throne. Now for the first time ever, Got Your Legends ranks all of the franchises and explains which teams are legendary, or unique, or exciting, or tragic . . . or laughable.

El Rayo Vallecano es de los últimos equipos de barrio que pueden encontrarse en España. Este hecho lo ha dotado de una particular idiosincrasia que se refleja en este audiolibro, en el que se habla de fútbol, pero también de ideología, de historia y de una ciudad....

Famous games and players have been the hallmark of the New York Rangers from their NHL debut in 1926 to the present day....