Sports Recreation Books – General

Top 25 Best Selling Sports & Recreation Books – General

1. Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France Daniel Coyle Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 17 When an athlete is as celebrated as Lance Armstrong, journalists tend to approach either with staggering awe or malicious schadenfreude. Refreshingly, Coyle (Hardball) displays neither. The journalist moved to Armstrong's... more Product Information  |  Editorials(6)  |  Customer Reviews(24) 2. Three Nights in August Buzz Bissinger Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 107 Starred Review. Bissinger eschews the usual method of writing about baseball in the context of a season or a career, choosing instead to dissect the game by carefully watching one three-game series between the Cardinals... more Product Information  |  Editorials(4)  |  Customer Reviews(21) 3. The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: Seven Weeks to the Perfect Ride Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael, Peter Joffre Nye Rating: 3.5/5 Rank: 184 It's hard to argue with success; it's even tougher to emulate it. But if you want to train like a Tour de France winner, you couldn't do much better than learning the tricks of the trade from two-time champion (1999... more Product Information  |  Editorials(4)  |  Customer Reviews(29) 4. Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King, The: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time Michael Craig Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 224 The "professor" is Howard Lederer, a professional poker player whose rigorous analytical approach to the game earned him his nickname. The banker is Andy Beal, a multimillionaire obsessed with beating the world's best poker... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(8) 5. Praying for Gil Hodges: A Memoir of the 1955 World Series and One Family's Love of the Brooklyn Dodgers Thomas Oliphant Rating: 3.5/5 Rank: 294 Driving over a bridge on an Indiana highway named after Hodges, a star first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, sets off a chain of memories from the Dodgers' only World Series victory for Oliphant. His memoir's... more Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(5) 6. Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf Ben Hogan Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 334 Ben Hogan's premise in this 1957 classic is driven home in bold letters: "THE AVERAGE GOLFER IS ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF BUILDING A REPEATING SWING AND BREAKING 80." Religions are founded on less, and Hogan's... more Product Information  |  Editorials(4)  |  Customer Reviews(51) 7. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 304 Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's and protagonist of Michael Lewis's Moneyball, had a problem: how to win in the Major Leagues with a budget that's smaller than that of nearly every other team. Conventional... more Product Information  |  Editorials(16)  |  Customer Reviews(57) 8. Chris Carmichael's Food For Fitness: Eat Right To Train Right Chris Carmichael, Jim Rutberg, Kathy Zawadzki Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 477 Marathon runners, triathletes, long-distance runners, bicyclists and other very active adults are "a minority group living in a society struggling to cope with serious health issues." America's current focus... more Product Information  |  Editorials(3)  |  Customer Reviews(9) 9. The Plane Truth for Golfers Jim Hardy, John Andrisani Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 376 "Jim Hardy is the most knowledgeable teacher in golf. This extraordinary book will be the most revolutionary instructional book since Ben Hogan's Five Lessons."--Peter Jacobsen, Seven-time PGA Tour event winner Voted one... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(14) 10. What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States Dave Zirin Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 366 "Zirin is America's best sportswriter."-Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential "Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back to the 1920s."-Lester... more Product Information  |  Editorials(1)  |  Customer Reviews(11) 11. Inside the Postal Bus: My Ride with Lance Armstrong and the U.S. Postal Cycling Team Michael Barry Rating: 3.5/5 Rank: 487 During the professional cycling season, the members of the United States Postal Team live, train, and work together for weeks on end while traveling to competitions throughout Europe. With wit and singular insight, Michael... more Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(6) 12. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Dobbins Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 464 Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(57) 13. Bobke II Bob Roll Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 619 This new collection from cyclist Bob Roll reflects his unique perspective on the professional racing circuit and his own brand of dry humor. Straightforward yet sly, funny but perhaps a little crazy, Roll calls it like... more Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(13) 14. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Jon Krakauer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 611 Into Thin Air is a riveting first-hand account of a catastrophic expedition up Mount Everest. In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated... more Product Information  |  Editorials(16)  |  Customer Reviews(55) 15. Strength Training Anatomy Frederic Delavier Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 684 Get an inside view of the muscles in action during every exercise you perform. This ultimate strength reference contains full-color, detailed, anatomical drawings of exercises that target every major muscle group, along with... more Product Information  |  Editorials(3)  |  Customer Reviews(57) 16. 23 Days In July: Inside Lance Armstrong's Record-Breaking Tour De France Victory John Wilcockson, Graham Watson Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 676 Armstrong's record sixth Tour de France victory didn't cause much of a stir in the U.S., but Wilcockson's account shows why the "Tour has always fascinated writers," even if it hasn't always captured the attention... more Product Information  |  Editorials(8)  |  Customer Reviews(17) 17. The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer David A. Whitsett, Forrest A. Dolgener, Tanjala Jo Kole Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 605 Athlete. Runner. Marathoner. Are these words you wouldn't exactly use to describe yourself? Do you consider yourself too old or too out of shape to run a marathon? But somewhere deep inside have you always admired... more Product Information  |  Editorials(0)  |  Customer Reviews(59) 18. Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion Lance Armstrong Rating: 3.5/5 Rank: 763 Lance Armstrong has become the most admired athlete in the world. His heroic survival from deadly cancer and his hard-fought triumphs in the bicycle race that is thought to be the most grueling endurance test in sports are... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(11) 19. Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week Eric Harr Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 672 "Eric Harr has an astounding ability to motivate practically anyone and crafts a compelling case for the fact that fitness challenges are not just feasible but fun. Eric makes the daunting feat of training for a physically... more Product Information  |  Editorials(3)  |  Customer Reviews(15) 20. Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood Jeffrey Marx Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 821 When Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Marx was a kid in the 1970s, he was a ballboy for the Baltimore Colts. One of the team captains was Joe Ehrmann, a larger-than-life party guy and star defensive lineman. After... more Product Information  |  Editorials(5)  |  Customer Reviews(30) 21. Tour De France For Dummies ® (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)) Phil Liggett, James Raia, Sammarye Lewis, Lance Armstrong Rating: 4.0/5 Rank: 901 A plain-English guide to the world's most famous-and grueling-bicycle race Featuring eight-pages of full-color photos from recent Tour de France races, this easy-to-follow, entertaining guide demystifies the history,... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(1) 22. The Golfer's Mind: Play to Play Great Bob Rotella, Bob Cullen Rating: 5.0/5 Rank: 998 For all those players who gnash their teeth at flubbed drives or missed puts, sports psychologist Rotella comes to the rescue with this breezy little mental massage for frustrated golfers. Each of the chapters—with... more Product Information  |  Editorials(2)  |  Customer Reviews(1) 23. The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling: Build the Strength, Skills, and Confidence to Ride as Far as You Want Edmund R. Burke, Ed Pavelka Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 1016 These days, bike riders, like runners, are not satisfied with just a tour around the neighborhood. Long-distance challenges like the AIDS Ride and Race Across America (RAAM) have grown in popularity. Burke and Pavelka, both... more Product Information  |  Editorials(3)  |  Customer Reviews(9) 24. ChiRunning Danny Dreyer, Katherine Dreyer Rating: 4.5/5 Rank: 1289 Toby Tanser author of Train Hard,Win Easy The most exciting and revolutionary book to hit the running community this decade. Baron Baptiste author of Journey into Power This program will totally revolutionize the way you run. Product Information  |  Editorials(3)  |  Customer Reviews(21) 25. Tour De France Companion 2005 Bob Roll, Dan Koeppel Rating: 2.5/5 Rank: 1153 Last year’s Tour de France Companion had a successful sale of over 50,000 copies. Now comes the second annual, poised as the essential guide for the millions of newer American fans who got swept up in Armstrong’s... more Product Information  |  Editorials(1)  |  Customer Reviews(3)

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