Model Number: BBR0767909542DLDA
Author: COSTAS, BOB
From his perspective as a journalist and a true fan, Bob Costas, NBC's award-winning broadcaster, shares his views on the forces that are diminishing the appeal of Major League Baseball and proposes realistic changes that can be made to protect and promote the game's best interests. In this cogent--and ...more »
Model Number: BBR0385510896DLDA
Author: Reilly, Rick
The funniest and most popular sportswriter in America abandons his desk at Sports Illustrated to caddy for some of the world's most famous golfers, and some celebrity duffers, recounting it all in this hilarious and revealing look at the world of golf. Who knows a golfer best? Who's with them every minute ...more »
Model Number: BBR0385507151DLDA
Author: Parent, Joseph
The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentrationthe ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. In his highly original and groundbreaking book, noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor ...more »
Model Number: BBHC0061247200DLDA
Author: Freeman, Mike
He intimidated people on and off the football field. He was brutal yet brilliant, narcissistic yet magnanimous, relentless yet unyielding. Most of all, he was the greatest football player of all time. He was Jim Brown. Jim Brown was an astonishing physical specimen with tremendous skills and intelligence ...more »
Model Number: BBR1400075890DLDA
Author: Fiedler, Johanna
Behind the gold curtains of the Metropolitan Opera House, amid the elaborate sets, bejeweled costumes, and labyrinth of administrative offices, the Met has traditionally operated in great secrecy. Until now. Johanna Fiedler, who was the Met's general press representative for fifteen years, draws upon ...more »
Model Number: BBSS0743226224DLDA
Author: Rubenstein, Lorne
The town of Dornoch, Scotland, lies at nearly the same latitude as Juneau, Alaska. A bit too far removed for the taste of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the Royal Dornoch Golf Club has never hosted a British Open, but that has hardly diminished its mystique or its renown. In an influential ...more »
Model Number: BBR9780385519038DLDA
Author: Leadbetter, David
Quick Tips The best of the best Getting Started: Pre-Swing Fundamentals Off the Tee: Longer & Straighter Drives From the Fairway: More Consistency Hitting More Greens: Accurate Iron Play Around the Green: Saving Strokes Bunker Shots: Get It Out, Get It Close One the Green: More One-putts, No Three ...more »
Model Number: BBR1588364968DLDA
Author: Taylor, John
A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA'S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were the sport ...more »
Model Number: BBTW1401381804DLDA
Author: Frost, Mark
In the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, as the shadows of depression lengthened into every corner of American life, one ray of light emerged from the world of sports: Bobby Jones. THE GRAND SLAM covers the life of this amateur golfer who mounted his final campaign against the record books, and ...more »
Model Number: BBR0767908953DLDA
Author: NEWPORT, JOHN
What happens when a man leaves home for a year to pursue his dream? One day, playing a particularly spectacular round of golf, husband and father John Paul Newport suddenly tastes what it?s like to be a pro. Deciding to take a year off and hit the road playing golf's mini-tour circuit, Newport embarks ...more »
Model Number: BBHC006079934XDLDA
Author: Holley, Michael
E-Book Extra: Bill Belichick: Snapshots and Stats An unprecedented look at the inner workings of a pro football team and the rise, fall, and rise of a champion When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record, spiraling morale, salary ...more »
Model Number: BBSS0684859173DLDA
Author: Solomon, Burt
This book is an energetic examination of one of sport's most powerful franchises, the original Baltimore Oriolesthe team that gave birth to modern baseball, whose players were later absorbed by Brooklyn and were known later as the Highlanders. It stands as a mute testimony to show that a team can simply ...more »