Surgeon, VP of the Explorer's Club, veteran of Everest climbs (such as the one documented in Into Thin Air, on which he was attending physician), NASA consultant, Ken Kamler knows what happens when bodies are pushed to their limits. He has been to and studied the world's most inhospitable regions, and ... more »

Fresh and funny... St. John has crafter a winner." --Tony Horwitz, author of Confederates in the Attic In the life of every sports fan, there comes a moment of reckoning. It may happen when your team wins on a last-second field goal and you suddenly find yourself clenched in a loving embrace with ... more »

When Philadelphia native Wilt Chamberlain returned home in 1964, it was the beginning of a journey that led to his first championship ring, something that had eluded him, both in college and the National Basketball Association. Chamberlain single-handedly rewrote the record book after coming into the ... more »

The essential book for any sports fan, from one of the reigning kings of sports talk radio, Christopher Mad Dog Russo. Which was the greater achievement, Ted Williams's .406 season or Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak? Who'd be left standing in a battle between Joe Louis and Mohammed Ali? Which NBA ... more »

THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED is the story of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, who, in pursuit of their passion for a game that captivated them as children, broke down rigid social barriers that made their sport accessible to everyone on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, positioning golf as one ... more »

This book has arisen out of a need for a text which tackles the special issues relating to coaching children (from 6 - 16) in sport. Academics (many with coaching experience) and practitioners have been commissioned to write on their specialist areas. more »

Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, these two wilderness tales by Theodore Roosevelt endure today as part of the classic folklore of the West. The narratives provide vivid portraits of the land as well as the people and animals that inhabited it, ever underscoring the author ... more »

This book provides the reader with a deep insight into the moral and ethical value we place on sport in today's society. It urges us to think again about current sports practices and the future of sport as a cultural phenomenon. more »

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A detailed plan for conquering the FEAR that sabotages swings and ruins psyches, from the pioneering psychologist whose techniques have benefited Davis Love III, Justin Leonard, and numerous other world-class golfers. As Jack Nicklaus once observed, fear is the golfer's greatest enemy, inspiring Tiger ... more »

Willi Unsoeld, arguably the greatest Western climber of the Golden Age of Himalayan mountaineering, became an international hero during the Kennedy era. Unsoeld was the first to climb the West Ridge of Everest, where his go-for-broke style and near-mad fearlessness established the modern template for ... more »

An in-depth and surprising look at the game, Sunday Morning Quarterback will dramatically change the way you watch football. You've heard all the football clichés: Their offense is too predictable, or They've got to win the turnover battle, or They didn't make any halftime adjustments. Perhaps you've ... more »