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Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it - its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea.

In 1884, Providence Grays pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn won an astounding 59 games - more than anyone in major-league history ever had before, or has since. He then went on to win all three games of baseball's first World Series. Fifty-nine in '84 tells the dramatic story not only of that amazing feat of grit but also of big-league baseball two decades after the Civil War - a brutal, bloody sport played barehanded, the profession of uneducated, hard-drinking men who thought little of cheating outrageously or maiming an opponent to win.

Baseball Dads is a heartwarming collection of notable major-league players’ favorite baseball-related memories about how their relationships with their fathers shaped them, not only as players, but as the men they are today. From superstars like David Wright, Josh Hamilton, C. C. Sabathia, Adrian Gonzalez, Chipper Jones, and Kevin Youkilis, to journeyman big leaguers like Adam LaRoche, J. D. Drew, Shelley Duncan, Barry Zito, and Jeff Francoeur, this inspiring book reveals, through its 15 vivid profiles, the profound impact fathers can have.

This memorable book by one of our finest writers chronicles two passions: one for a dog named "Blue," another for the "guns of a lifetime." "Blue and Some Other Dogs" is a brilliant memoir about Graves' Basque-Australian sheep dog. "Guns of a Lifetime" tells the stories related to the guns this octogenarian Texan has owned, beginning with a "rusted and cylinderless" revolver.

Perhaps the best golfer ever, Tiger Woods rocketed to the top of a once whites-only sport. Endorsements made him a global brand and the world’s richest athlete. The child of a multiracial marriage, Woods and his blond, blue-eyed wife, Elin Nordegren, seemed to represent a new postracial America. Then, in late 2009, Woods became embroiled in a sex scandal that made headlines worldwide.

After nearly 130 years of trying, only 11 colts have swept the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes to earn the Triple Crown - the grand slam of Thoroughbred racing. These 11 were more than just magnificent Thoroughbreds - they were stars, and their stories are full of the drama, passion, and courage associated with stardom. These champions’ stories are found in The Most Glorious Crown, the most entertaining and comprehensive work on the Triple Crown winners ever assembled.

Most fans don't know how far the Jewish presence in baseball extends beyond a few famous players such as Greenberg, Rosen, Koufax, Holtzman, Green, Ausmus, Youkilis, Braun, and Kinsler. In fact, that presence extends to the baseball commissioner Bud Selig, labor leaders Marvin Miller and Don Fehr, owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Stuart Sternberg, officials Theo Epstein and Mark Shapiro, sportswriters Murray Chass, Ross Newhan, Ira Berkow, and Roger Kahn, and even famous Jewish baseball fans like Alan Dershowitz and Barney Frank.

Exploring a pitching career that began with a complete-game victory over Hall of Famer Don Drysdale in 1964 and ended when he could no longer control his pitches, this book details the life of Pittsburgh Pirates great Steve Blass. This insider's view of the humorous and bizarre journey of a World Series champion pitcher turned color commentator will delight Pirates and baseball fans alike.

Famous games and players have been the hallmark of the New York Rangers from their NHL debut in 1926 to the present day. From Frank Boucher and the original Blueshirts to Jaromir Jagr, the Rangers have thrilled their fans with some of the most memorable performances in hockey history. In Game of My Life: New York Rangers, John Halligan and John Kreiser share the recollections of 24 of the most famous names in Rangers history as they discuss the most memorable games in their careers.

One of the top bobsledders in the world and leader of the four-man American team, Steven Holcomb had finished sixth in the 2006 Olympics and medaled in nearly every competition he entered. He was considered a strong gold contender for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Talented, aggressive, and fearless, he was at the top of his game. But Steven Holcomb had a dangerous secret. Steven Holcomb was going blind....

Dave Meggyesy had been an outside linebacker with the St. Louis Cardinals for seven years when he quit at the height of his career to tell about the dehumanizing side of the game - about the fraud and the payoffs, the racism, drug abuse, and incredible violence. The original publication of Out of Their League shocked readers and provoked the outraged response that rocked the sports world in the 1970s.

In 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills, the diminutive 5-foot-9, 175-pound Steve Tasker was a huge contributor as the Bills strung together an unprecedented four consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s. Along the way, Tasker earned seven invitations to the Pro Bowl, and during the National Football League’s 75th anniversary celebration, he was named the greatest special-teams player of all time.

When Billie Jean King trounced Bobby Riggs in tennis's Battle of the Sexes in 1973, she placed sports squarely at the center of a national debate about gender equity. In this winning combination of biography and history, Susan Ware argues that King's challenge to sexism, the supportive climate of second-wave feminism, and the legislative clout of Title IX sparked a women's sports revolution in the 1970s that fundamentally reshaped American society.

La voce di Riccardo Cucchi è stata il cuore di ogni domenica per circa trent'anni. Dalla sua postazione appartata, isolata in mezzo alla folla formicolante sulle tribune, ha riempito i nostri pomeriggi di emozioni narrando da testimone diretto decine di campionati, centinaia di partite, migliaia di minuti di calcio. In una notte d'estate ha gridato per quattro volte "Campioni del mondo", ed è iniziata la festa di tutti, da Berlino alle piazze di paesi e città dell'Italia intera.

Le vite di Pollastri e Girardengo ebbero corsi paralleli, e non solo a causa della comune discendenza novese. I testimoni sono concordi: Sante e Costante erano amici, e continuarono a vedersi negli anni della latitanza, si rispettavano e si tenevano informati l'un l'altro. Entrambi provenivano da quella genia tra ligure, francese e piemontese forgiata dalla fame e dal freddo. Entrambi vissero una dura storia di emancipazione dalla miseria.

All'inizio del 2018 ha suscitato molto clamore l'incredibile storia di Roberto Zanda. Ultramaratoneta sardo sessantenne, Zanda, conosciuto come "Massiccione" per la sua tempra, è impegnato nella Yukon Arctic Ultra, una corsa di 480 chilometri tra le nevi canadesi, conosciuta come una delle gare più dure al mondo per le temperature assurde da affrontare: fino a 50 gradi sotto zero. Già le premesse sono folli, ma qualcosa nell'organizzazione va storto, Zanda, secondo in classifica, si perde e prima che venga soccorso passano ben quattordici ore in cui rischia la morte per ipotermia.

Alberto Toscano analizza la figura del leggendario ciclista Gino Bartali, vincitore di tre Giri d'Italia e due Tour de France, a partire da tutti gli aspetti del suo essere: l'uomo, lo sportivo, il credente, il marito fedele "di due mogli" (la sua bicicletta da corsa e quella in carne e ossa, Adriana), l'antifascista, l'anima controversa e schiva lacerata dalla morte prematura del fratello Giulio. Un uomo giusto, che preferiva inimicarsi il potere piuttosto che concludere una gara col saluto romano.

Conosco Marta da svariato tempo. La ricordo appena diciassettenne, riserva tra le Farfalle della Squadra Nazionale. Figura schiva e rispettosa, dallo sguardo intelligente - occhi grandi e sorridenti - sempre pronta a mettersi al servizio del gruppo e delle sue compagne. Entusiasta e curiosa nei confronti del mondo e della vita.

"Questa squadra" non è una semplice biografia, né tantomeno un racconto. È un'espressione verbale. "Questa squadra": così Emanuela definisce le ragazze che si sono avvicendate nel corso degli anni nella rosa della Nazionale. Questa squadra che ha vinto, fino a oggi, 132 medaglie, fra cui tre titoli mondiali e due medaglie olimpiche. E che continua a inseguire, su quella pedana, i propri sogni. Un giorno, nell'estate del 2010, le ho detto, quasi per scherzo: "Manu, perché non raccontiamo la tua storia e quella di queste ragazze?"

Lui, Bearzot, classe 1927, oggi avrebbe 90 anni. Per tutti era il "vecio", come lo aveva soprannominato Giovanni Arpino. Ci sono persone, nel mondo dello sport come nella vita, di cui è impossibile non sentire la mancanza. Enzo Bearzot è una di queste. In molti possono limitarne il ricordo, indelebile, a quando, allenatore della Nazionale italiana, sollevò la Coppa del mondo al Santiago Bernabeu, la sera dell'11 luglio 1982, quando gli Azzurri vinsero un Mondiale contro tutto e tutti. Ma per scoprire molto altro non resta che leggere il libro che Gigi Garanzini gli ha dedicato.