Product Description: Evel Knievel, the father of extreme sports, was a high-flying daredevil. He was the personification of excitement and danger and showmanship, and represented a unique slice of American culture and patriotism. But behind the flash and the frenzy, who was this man in red, white, and blue? With characteristic flair and insight, Leigh Montville delves into Knievel’s amazing place in pop culture, as well as his notorious dark side, exploring Knievel’s complicated and often contradictory relationships with his image, the media, his own family, and his many demons...read more

The tale of how a giant from the Sudanese marsh left his life among the giraffes, lions, and hippos to become a star in the NBA reveals the two disparate worlds of Manute Bol, whose success as an athlete can do little to soothe the oppression faced by his people. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Well established as the premier sports anthology, The Best American Sports Writing brings together the year's finest writing on sports. Chosen from more than 350 national, regional and specialty publications, the twenty five pieces here embrace the world of sports in all its drama, humanity, and excitement...read more

Product Description: John Montague was a boisterous enigma. In the 1930s, he was called “the world's greatest golfer” by famed sportswriter Grantland Rice. He could drive the ball 300 yards and more, or he could chip it across a room into a highball glass...read more

Product Description: This incredible story of Manny Ramirez, one of the greatest baseball sluggers of all-time, provides a model for at-risk kids and their mentors.

A portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace his life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball.

Product Description: He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend – and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame career twice to serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fans while tangling with the media; to retreat from the limelight whenever possible into his solitary love of fishing; and to become the most famous man ever to have his body cryogenically frozen after his death? New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville, who wrote the celebrated Sports Illustrated obituary of Ted Williams, now delivers an intimate, riveting account of this extraordinary life...read more

Recounts the Boston Red Sox baseball team's nine decade-long quest to win the World Series in terms of the memories and personal experiences of the team's devoted fans.

Plunging readers into the adrenaline-pumping, rush-inducing world of stock-car racing, an exhilarating ride through the life of NASCAR's greatest legend details his childhood in small-town North Carolina, his rise to success as a champion driver, and his inordinate desire to push his own limits. Reprint.

An exploration of the life of NASCAR's greatest legend details his childhood in smalltown North Carolina, his rise to success as a champion driver, and his inordinate desire to push his own limits.

Plunging readers into the adrenaline-pumping, rush-inducing world of stock-car racing, an exhilarating ride through the life of NASCAR's greatest legend details his childhood in small-town North Carolina, his rise to success as a champion driver, and his inordinate desire to push his own limits.

The author recounts his coaching career and describes the keys to his success in leading the Connecticut Huskies to the NCAA championship