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90% of the Game Is Half Mental
Written by Emma Span

Trade Paperback | 192 pages | Villard | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-345-50175-2 (0-345-50175-6)

March 16, 2010 | $18.95

(Available March 16, 2010)


Yogi Berra once said: “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” But for lifelong baseball aficionado Emma Span, it hasn’t always been that simple. Now, in this winning collection of essays, Span chronicles her love of the sport, from childhood hobby to full-blown obsession, from big break...

Also available as an eBook.

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Upriver and Downstream
Written by New York Times
Edited by Stephen Sautner
Introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Three Rivers Press | Sports & Recreation - Fishing
978-0-307-38259-7 (0-307-38259-1)

March 16, 2010 | $18.95

(Available March 16, 2010)


Upriver and Downstream gathers seventy columns about fishing—from freshwater to saltwater, from small ponds to the Great Lakes, from the Pacific Northwest to post-Soviet Russia—written for the “Outdoors” column of the New York Times.

Contributors include such celebrated names as Nick Lyons, Thomas McGuane, Nelson Bryant, Peter Kaminsky, Ernest Schweibert, and...

Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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The Baseball Codes
Written by Jason Turbow and Michael Duca

Hardcover | 304 pages | Pantheon | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-375-42469-4 (0-375-42469-5)

March 9, 2010 | $29.95



Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules, some of which are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in...

Also available as an eBook.

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Chasing the Wind
Written by Steve Fossett

Hardcover | 288 pages | Virgin Books | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation
978-1-85227-234-0 (1-85227-234-1)

March 9, 2010 | $48.50






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The Complete Game
Written by Ron Darling

Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Vintage | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-307-39058-5 (0-307-39058-6)

March 9, 2010 | $18.95



World Series champion, former All-Star, and award-winning television analyst Ron Darling gives readers a inside look at one of the most demanding and strategic positions in all of sports: the pitcher. Drawing on vivid situations from his playing days for the New York Mets and the Oakland Athletics, and from moments...

Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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GameFace
Written by Erica Boeke

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Virgin Books | Sports & Recreation
978-0-7535-1328-6 (0-7535-1328-5)

March 9, 2010 | $25.95






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The Piranha Club: Power and Influence in Formula One
Written by Timothy Collins

Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Virgin Books | Sports & Recreation - Motor Sports
978-0-7535-0965-4 (0-7535-0965-2)

March 9, 2010 | $25.95






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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci

Trade Paperback | 528 pages | Anchor | Biography & Autobiography - Sports; Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-7679-3042-0 (0-7679-3042-8)

March 9, 2010 | $21.00



The definitive story of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, Joe Torre's New York Yankees.
 
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the Yankees in 1996, they had not won a World Series title in eighteen years. In that time seventeen others had tried to take the helm of...


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The Grudge
Written by Tom English

Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Yellow Jersey Press | Sports & Recreation - Rugby
978-0-224-08276-1 (0-224-08276-0)

March 8, 2010 | $34.95



In spell-binding prose, Tom English tells the story of the 1990 Calcutta Cup when an England-Scotland rugby match became one of the most significant games in recent rugby history – and much more than a game.


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Simon Shaw: The Hard Yards
Written by Simon Shaw

Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Mainstream Publishing | Sports & Recreation - Rugby
978-1-84596-571-6 (1-84596-571-X)

March 8, 2010 | $21.95



In this candid autobiography, Simon Shaw recounts his bittersweet memories of his eventful rise to the top, from the early days playing for Bristol to lasting success at both club and international level. Simon Shaw is a big man with an even bigger story to tell, and no stone is left...


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Kiss 'Em Goodbye
Written by Dennis Purdy

Trade Paperback | 384 pages | ESPN | Sports & Recreation
978-0-345-52012-8 (0-345-52012-2)

February 23, 2010 | $18.95



THEY’RE GOING, GOING, GONE. . . .
 
Their names roll off the tongue, a litany of the damned: the Providence Steam Roller, the Wilmington Quicksteps, the Cincinnati Porkers. They are the lost squads of professional sports history—teams forsaken by fans, fleeced by owners, or forgotten by time. Until now. 

Kiss ’Em Goodbye unearths...

Also available as an eBook.

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Fu Zhen Song's Dragon Bagua Zhang
Written by Lin Chao Zhen
Edited by Wei Ran Lin and Rick Wing

Trade Paperback | 184 pages | Blue Snake Books | Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts & Self-Defense
978-1-58394-238-3 (1-58394-238-6)

February 16, 2010 | $22.00



The Dragon Bagua Zhang system of third-generation master Fu Zhen Song was one of the most powerful martial arts styles to emerge from 1920s China. Fu Zhen Song had a reputation as a skilled fighter and uncompromising teacher, and his Dragon Bagua style was renowned for its extensive catalog of whirling...


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The Complete Guide to Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu
Written by Stuart Alve Olson

Trade Paperback | 184 pages | Blue Snake Books | Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts & Self-Defense
978-1-58394-240-6 (1-58394-240-8)

January 19, 2010 | $22.00



Developed by Wang Lang over 300 years ago, Praying Mantis Kung Fu is the only martial art based on the fighting skills of an insect. This fascinating system utilizes swift, methodical movements for defense and offense, and is well respected as an art that helps practitioners develop great strength and perseverance...


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Harald Harb's Essentials of Skiing
Written by Harald Harb

Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Hatherleigh Press | Sports & Recreation - Skiing
978-1-57826-364-6 (1-57826-364-6)

January 19, 2010 | $22.95



Learn the key steps to skiing perfection and master the mountain.

Harald Harb, inventor of the Primary Movement Teaching System, has already helped thousands of professional and recreational skiers achieve ski mastery. Now, Harb reveals the basic lessons that will give you immediate improvements at any level.

This easy-to-use yet powerful program is...


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And God Created Cricket
Written by Simon Hughes

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Doubleday UK | Sports & Recreation - Cricket
978-0-385-61718-5 (0-385-61718-6)

January 18, 2010 | $34.95



Simon Hughes has written an entertaining and irreverent analysis of the history of cricket, taking us beyond the sporting myths of the game to some of its lesser known, more colourful stories and to the heart of what it really means to be English.


From the Hardcover edition.

Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.

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