"The climbers swept up in the events of August 2000 are people little different from the rest of us. Though their climbing skills taught them a thing or two about survival, it was their individual characters and their compassion for one another that kept them alive. Like anyone who has witnessed ... more »

A fan's notes for the ages, Faithful grew from an email exchange last summer. Filled with the heady mix of exhilaration and frustration familiar to all Boston Red Sox fans, Stewart O'Nan fired off a note to fellow Sox fan, Stephen King, who responded with his thoughts on Pedro, Nomar, Manny, Mueller ... more »

Deepak Chopra has discovered the delights--and frustrations--of golf, and he is passionate about the game. Confronted by the wild ups and downs of his own play, he consulted with golf professionals and developed a new approach to the game that any golfer can follow--from the novice to the expert. The ... more »

Anyone who loves fishing -- on a lake, pond, river, or ocean -- is guaranteed to love Jimmy Houston's insightful, instructive, and laugh-out-loud funny tips and tales. Whether he's fishing with sports or political celebrities or his children, Jimmy proves there's no story like a fish story: here are ... more »

When a fight broke out between the Houston Rockets and the L.A. Lakers one night in 1977, All-Star Rudy Tomjanovich raced to break it up. He was met by Kermit Washington's fist, which delivered one of the most ferocious punches ever seen in sports. The punch dislodged Tomjanovich's skull, and required ... more »

When is a story about a basketball player not even about basketball? When the basketball player spends a couple hundred pages trying to convince you that it is. The time is July 1987. A nameless man boards a plane in Los Angeles, headed for London. A ballplayer. Or at least until recently. Injuries have ... more »

On June 8, 1924, George Mallory was last seen climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest. Did he reach the summit twenty-nine years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? On May 1, 1999, Conrad Anker discovered Mallory's body on Everest's north face, casting a new light on the mystery of the explorer ... 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 »

Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects forty of John Gierach's finest essays on fishing from six of his books. These essays are seasoned by a keen sense of observation and a deep knowledge and love of fishing lore. Whether he's catching fish or musing on the ones that got away, Gierach always writes ... more »

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 »

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 »

"Whether you think he's wrong or right, you'll never find Charles Barkley dull, evasive or afraid. He's blunt, honest and funny as hell, a man with strong convictions and a determination to express them without fear of offending the sensibilities of more timid souls. He's got guts, and there's as ... more »