In Walks of a Lifetime in America's National Parks: Extraordinary Hikes in Exceptional Places, Robert and Martha Manning invite readers to explore the joys of hiking. Explaining the why, how, and where to walk and featuring first-hand descriptions of the nation's great National parks and their best hikes ranging from short day hikes to backpacking ......
This book features some of the greatest moments in NHL history, as told by the game's finest broadcasters. It covers Stanley Cup-clinching victories, penalty-minute-accruing brawls, and season-altering contests. This updated edition includes new interviews with broadcasters not featured in the cloth edition, such as Gary Thorne and Ken Daniels.
This book is a collection of some of the greatest moments in hockey's recent history, told by the game's finest broadcasters. Consisting of Stanley Cup-clinching victories, penalty-minute-accruing brawls, and season-altering contests, these storytellers' fondest moments are shared in The Voices of Hockey.
Lively and anecdotal, Viva Baseball! chronicles the struggles of Latin American professional baseball players in the United States from the late 1800s to the present. As Latino players, managers, and owners continue to blossom into baseball's biggest stars, they have benefited from a growing Spanish-language media, a group identity, an increase in ......
The Story of an Ordinary Player on a Big-Time Football Team
Recruited for his combination of size and speed, George Mills had the potential to become an outstanding college football player--but it never happened. A View from the Bench reveals the reality behind the glamour of college football and the tough experiences in the life of a benchwarmer. Mills was a solid player who loved the game, but he had ......
The long snapper is perhaps the most underappreciated position in football. In this book, Ted Kluck shares the unique stories of these often-unseen high-pressure athletes. He speaks with NFL snapping agent Kevin Gold, former NFL snapper Justin Snow, NFL special teams coach Gary Zauner, and others in order to fully explore the art of long snapping.
What Went Wrong with College Sports-and How to Fix It
Offers the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics - and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced.
A Documentary History of the African American Experience in Sport
This extraordinarily rich compendium of primary sources charts the significant, intertwining history of African Americans and sport. The Unlevel Playing Field contains more than one hundred documents -- ranging chronologically from a challenge issued by prize fighter Tom Molineaux in the London Times in 1810 to a forward-looking interview with ......
Rankings, Records, and Scores of the Major Teams and Conferences
From the first intercollegiate game--Rutgers vs. Princeton in 1869--through the 2003 season, James Quirk's The Ultimate Guide to College Football compiles the complete records of all 117 Division 1-A collegiate football teams. A crucial handbook for college football fans, coaches, players, sports reporters, or anyone interested in the history of ......
