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Once again, Uncle John goes back in time to bring fans more compelling, confounding, and fascinating peeks into the world's past. As always, the slant is on revealing what isn't taught in history class.Once again, Uncle John goes back in time to bring fans more compelling, confounding, and fascinati... More

With anecdotes of the court life and wild sports of the country in the Maharaja Jang Bahadur who which added an essay on Nepalese buildings, illustrations or religion, monuments, architecture and scenery. Hardbound... More

To be or Wannabe, That is the Question.Why spend years trying to master golf when smart guy Jack Mingo can help you sound like a pro in a matter of hours?Even if you don’t know a five-iron from a tire iron, or a mashie from a niblick, Mingo shows you how to look, act and feel like a putter instead... More

Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the "Worst-Case Scenario" handbooks. "The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History" offers step-by-step illustrated scenarios on how to win a joust, survive in a dungeon, and overcome other p... More

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 ... More

The Real Ultimate Power website is a phenomenon, attracting more than 9.2 million visitors. Picking up where the Web leaves off, this new book mines the rich psychological ore of being ten years old and on Ritalin as Hamburger misinforms the reader about ninja history, ninja weapons, and ninja philo... More

A fall during a clinic on horsemanship forces the author to rekindle his passion for working with horses and their owners. By studying the Japanese martial art, aikido, Rashid renews his commitment to compassionate communication with horses.A fall during a clinic on horsemanship forces the author to... More

David Feherty is golf's multitalented funnyman, best known for his colorful on-screen personality for CBS Sports, and never-ending ability to find humor and perversity in the game of golf. Following the best-selling success of "Somewhere in Ireland A Village is Missing An Idiot, David is back with h... More

A collection of parables and teaching stories from the martial arts traditions of Japan and China that emphasizes their spiritual foundation. - The teaching stories in this book are based on the lives of martial arts masters and are meant to inspire questions and insights for the student. - Written ... More

"DJ Gallo Is the King of All Fake Sports Media."---"flakmagazine"" "From Sportspickle.com---far and away the most popular sports satire site on the Web, with millions of visitors in its five-year history---comes "The View from the Upper Deck, "an uproarious collection of "news" stories and "fun fact... More

"Wise, sarcastic, hilarious and memorable words from a favorite sport." Home Plate Don't Move is a celebration of the wit and wisdom of baseball. Some selections are as timely as today's headlines while many others are timeless -- there's something for everyone, from insights to insults to inanitie... More

Over the last 40 years, Richard Roeper has attended White Sox games, watching as his team established a losing streak that was almost unparalleled in major league baseball history. In this account of what it was like to grow up a White Sox fan in a Cubs nation, Roeper covers the recent history of th... More

""Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."" - Don Shula Football has changed the way we speak, adding new words and rewriting the definitions of old ones. NFL games dominate Sunday's television ratings as millions of fans tune in to watch their favorite teams.... More

ON PAIN . . . "Post-practice, my body is a bas-relief road map of pain. I am purple from shoulder to elbow and my arms sport an interesting array of little polka-dot welts (from the mesh practice jersey) and Field Turf abrasions. There is a nice, purplish bruise around the outer portion of my right ... More

Why does the activity of mountaineering produce so much literature?From straightforward narratives of ascents to meticulous self-examination to spiritual reveries, climbing prompts men and women to pour forth essays, articles, and books that are unlike any other field of literature.Here is an adrena... More

Gorant takes readers along as he searches out the top ten iconic sporting events, evoking the best (and sometimes worst) sports has to offer. Part adventure, part pilgrimage, he captures these events in all their color and commotion and reveals why sports matter so much to so many.If you had to pick... More

Everyone knows James Dean died in a car crash. Does anyone know who was driving the other car? School children learn that Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. So which brother was flying? Most of us have had X-rays, but what does the "X" stand for? "One-Up T... More

HOCKEY-From the Buddhist concept meaning Key to Happiness and Chilly Serenity during Bloody Brawls and Melees. How Hockey Saved the World is the greatest, if only, hockey protest book ever written. It is the often true sto ry of how a middle-aged, overweight American got off the couch long enough to... More