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Explains why the environmental crisis should lead to an abandonment of "free market" ideologies and current political systems, arguing that a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions may offer a best chance for correcting problems.

J.D. Lenzen is the creator of the highly acclaimed YouTube channel "Tying It All Together," and the producer of over 200 instructional videos. He's been formally recognized by the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT) for his contributions to knotting, and is the originator of fusion knotting innovative knots created through the merging of different knot elements or knotting techniques. "Paracord Fusion Ties - Volume 1" is the first of a multiple volume set of books exclusively utilizing paracord for his fusion knotting techniques. Originally used as parachute suspension lines during World War II, paracord has since become a means to create an immeasurable variety of useful items, survival tools, and decorative ties. ...Lenzen guides readers through 35 different paracord fusion ties, all of which have never been presented in book form before. By way of over 800 crisp, clear, full-color photographs, coupled with succinctly written, easy to follow step-by-step instructions...

In his acclaimed national best seller, "A Fighter's Heart," Sam Sheridan took readers with him as he stepped through the ropes into the dangerous world of professional fighting. From a muay Thai bout in Bangkok to Rio, where he trained with jiu-jitsu royalty, to Iowa, where he matched up against the toughest in MMA, Sheridan threw himself into a quest to understand how and why we fight. In "The Fighter's Mind," Sheridan does for the brain what his first book did for the body. To uncover the secrets of mental strength and success, Sheridan interviewed dozens of the world's most fascinating and dangerous men, including celebrated trainers Freddie Roach and Greg Jackson; champion fighters Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, and Marcelo Garcia; ultrarunner David Horton; legendary wrestler Dan Gable, and many more. What are their secrets? How do they stay committed through years of training, craft a game plan, and adjust to the realities of the ring? How do they project strength when weak, and remain mentally tough despite incredible physical pain? A fascinating book, bursting at the seams with incredible stories and insight, "The Fighter's Mind" answers these questions and many more.

This book approaches the Koran with the tools of modern scientific philology, and outlines a method to shed light onto koranic passages that are among those counted as 'dark' or 'mysterious'. Revised and expanded translation of the wave-making German original.The most fascinating book ever written on the language of the Koran, and if proved to be correct in its main thesis, probably the most important book ever written on the Koran. (The Guardian)

Lotte Friis er den bedste danske langdistance-svømmer nogensinde og har vundet medaljer ved både OL, VM og EM.Men selv om hun mange gange har stået øverst på sejrsskamlen, har karrieren også budt på store nedture. I FIGHTEREN fortæller hun bl.a. om at misse kvalifikationen til OL i 2004 – og om at gå helt ned, da hun var medaljefavorit til OL i London i 2012. FIGHTEREN er et anderledes portræt af en verdensstjerne i en sport, der ikke nyder stor bevågenhed i Danmark. Bogen er rigt illustreret.

Med saltkrystaller i øjenvipperne stirrer jeg ud over den oceaniske ødemark af bølger og den endeløse horisont. En klam impuls klæber til rygraden, da jeg ser direkte ind i den knækkende grønne gennemsigtighed. Det er de største bølger, jeg endnu har sejlet i. Hvad laver jeg egentlig her? Trætheden trækker i mine knogler. Min værste fjende er min egen udmattelse. Jeg lukker øjnene og sukker, måske er det her alligevel for meget og for vildt?Midt i en livskrise beslutter Sidse Birk Johannsen at kaste sig ud i en solosejlads. Med kun kort tids sejlererfaring står hun ansigt til ansigt med både naturens raseri og sine egne indre dæmoner. Fra det iskolde Grønland til Polynesiens krystalklare vand og videre i egen nyindkøbt båd gennem Østersøen. I en vinterstorm kæmper hun for at finde mening og retning i livet og i sejladsen, og i Baltikum finder hun den styrke, hun får brug for til at gennemføre sin største udfordring: en solohavsejlads til Færøerne.For meget og for vildt er ikke kun en fortælling om eventyr og mod, men også om at kaste sig ud i det ukendte og lære undervejs. Barske naturskildringer blandes med dybe, personlige refleksioner, og Sidse viser, hvordan en rejse på havet kan blive en rejse ind i sig selv. Det er en inspirerende historie om udholdenhed, selvopdagelse og at lykkes, selvom det hele bliver for meget og for vildt.Sidse Birk Johannsen er gymnasielærer og bor til dagligt på sin båd, som hun selv renoverer. Over 21.000 mennesker følger hver dag hendes eventyr på Instagram på @sisi_atsea.

Hvor finder du de charmerende franske landsbyer, der gør en ekstra omvej det hele værd? Hvilke havne skal du helst springe over, fordi der kun er industri i nærheden? Hvor kan du tanke, og hvor kan du købe ind?I “Saône og Rhône – guide til Europas kanaler” ledsager Thomas Veber dig på to af de franske floder. Du vil få tips til gode havne og hyggelige kajer, men også hvis der er steder, hvor du skal være ekstra opmærksom, når du sejler. Alt sammen så du vil få en fantastisk oplevelse, når du sejler på de europæiske vandveje.Med denne bog som rejsekammerat vil du blandt andet få:Oversigts- og detaljekort over havne, floder og kanalerBeskrivelse af havne, fortøjningsmuligheder og sluserVanddybder, tankstationer, priser og kontakter.“Saône og Rhône – guide til Europas kanaler” er den perfekte rejsekammerat, og sammen med guidebøgerne “Tyskland og Luxembourg” og “La Moselle og Canal des Vosges” får du hjælp til at sejle hele vejen fra Østersøen til Middelhavet på floder og kanaler.

Som komponist og dirigent banede Ebbe Hamerik en tydelig vej ind i 1900-tallets modernisme, der gjorde stort indtryk på samtiden. Med sine musikdramatiske værker søgte han energisk at forny den krævende genre, bl.a. med operaen Marie Grubbe og et musikdrama over Karen Blixens fortælling Drømmerne. Med sine ”cantus firmus”-symfonier udviklede han en række originale og anvendelige orkesterværker i tiden efter Carl Nielsen. Ebbe Hamerik var en modig og alvorlig kunstner, der turde gå sine egne veje. Han var en særegen personlighed, der satte ekstremt høje krav til sig selv. Som frygtløs idealist meldte han sig som frivillig soldat i Den Finske Vinterkrig 1939/40 i kampen mod Sovjetunionen. Som passioneret sejlsportsmand krydsede han flere gange tværs over Nordsøen til Skotland og tilbage igen, ene mand i sin sejlbåd. En grænsesøgende adfærd, der blev fatal og brat afbrød en virkelig original komponistkarriere.

Prisvinder som BEDSTE REJSEBOG på Nordic Adventure Film Festival Book Award.“Er du klar til at sejle ind i eventyret?” spørger Thomas Veber. Vandet glitrer i sollyset, da han drejer nøglen, og påhængsmotoren springer i gang. Sammen med sin datter og fotograf Mathilda Veber sejler de ud fra havnens beskyttende moler, hvor flodens stærke strøm griber fat i dem.På en far-datter-odyssé gennem syv lande sejler de ned ad Donau i familiens kun fem meter lange motorbåd. De vil have oplevelser og varme. Flere nærgående møder med politiet under den brændende sol i Kroatien og Serbien tester dog deres tålmodighed, og en uventet invitation fra Liberlands præsident afslører en dybere strøm af konflikter langs floden. Men de oplever også friheden på vandet, nærmest tropiske strande i Ungarn og en varm gæstfrihed fra lokale, hvis venlighed lyser op i deres eventyr.“Det er helt anderledes, end det vi plejer, og præcis, hvad jeg havde håbet på,” siger 19-årige Mathilda Veber, da de fortøjer i Bratislavas primitive havn.Fra de stille morgener, hvor duggen stadig hænger over Donau, til de støjende aftener i Beograds gader skildrer Mathilda Vebers fotografier rejsen med nærvær og ægthed. Sammen med Thomas Vebers fængslende fortællinger bliver Med strømmen til Balkan mere end en eventyrlig rejsebeskrivelse. Det er en fortælling om, hvordan man med små midler kan få store eventyr. Men også om familiebåndene, der styrkes, når man sammen tør vove sig ud på ukendt vand.Med strømmen til Balkan er for dig, der drømmer om eventyr, længes efter nærhed og søger inspiration til en uforglemmelig rejse. Er du klar til at lade dig rive med af strømmen?Thomas Veber, tidligere it-chef, nu forfatter og eventyrer, har sammen med familien sejlet over Atlanten og lavet tv-programmer om deres rejser. Efter adskillige langturssejladser har Thomas dedikeret sit liv til at inspirere andre med en travl hverdag til at få flere eventyr. Mathilda Veber, nylig student med et fotograferingsstipendium, planlægger nye sejlereventyr i Stillehavet før hendes videre studier.

Get in the Game unfolds the many ways that sports shape culture, bringing people together in shared emotional and physical experiences and offering a platform for conversations about gender, race, money, and the human body, as well as the drive to compete and to win.Sports serve as a major driver for artistic and technological innovation, community building, and debates about social and cultural priorities and norms. Produced in conjunction with the eponymous wide-ranging exhibition opening at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in fall 2024, Get in the Game offers an expansive view of the areas of contemporary culture where sports and art overlap to reveal beauty, power, emotion, and what makes us human. The book’s graphic-novel visual style brings together an array of voices and perspectives, featuring a foreword by activist, advocate and two-time FIFA World Cup gold medalist Megan Rapinoe; nine artist/athlete dialogues; a reprinted poem by Natalie Diaz; and the following essays: Jay Caspian Kang on youth sports, Frank A. Guridy on the stadium and its role in American cities, Sara Hendren on goalball and the history of adaptive sports, Theresa Runstedtler on race and mental health in sports, Bruce Schoenfeld on the data analysis revolution in baseball, and Seph Rodney on the competitive drive. The book features text-paired illustrations as well as representations of iconic moments in sports history and related activism by artist and surfer AJ Dungo.

Become an even bigger football trivia expert with these tough questions! Now with new and more difficult questions, The Great Football Trivia Challenge tests and expands your knowledge on the sport of football—covering players’ careers from Draft Day to the rookie season, the Pro Bowl, and beyond! In this collection of six hundred questions, seasoned football writer Chris Price tests your level of expertise on all things football. Some of the many questions that Price poses include: Who was the first Black head coach in the NFL? (Fritz Pollard) As of 2023, which NFL team has the most followers on Twitter/X? (New England Patriots) Jimmy Johnson's last game as a head coach of the Miami Dolphins was a 62-7 playoff loss to what team? (Jacksonville Jaguars) Who was the first woman to serve as an on-field official in a Super Bowl? (Sarah Thomas, Super Bowl LV) Who said "IF Jimmy Clausen is not a successful quarterback in the NFL, I'm done. That's it. I'm out." (Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., on ESPN in 2010) Football stars and coaches past and present are represented, from Joe Montana to Patrick Mahomes, Cris Carter to Justin Jefferson, Tony Gonzalez to George Kittle, Chuck Noll to Mike Tomlin and everyone in between. So make sure to test your skills and challenge your friends to see who knows the most knowledgeable football fan with The Great Football Trivia Challenge!

Recreational players today are bombarded with 'revolutionary approaches,' 'secrets to success,' and 'play like the pros' techniques all promising to take their game to the next level. Award winning teaching professional Greg Moran says, 'No!'"There are no revolutionary approaches or secrets to success, and trying to play like the pros is the worst advice a recreational player can be given. That's why I had to write this book," says Greg.The Truth About Tennis is a unique instruction book written specifically for the millions of recreational players around the globe. Greg has been playing, teaching, studying, and writing about tennis for over 50 years. He's spent more than 100,000 hours on the court helping thousands of players from ages 3 to 93 improve their tennis. Quite simply, he knows what works and, equally important, what doesn't.The Truth About Tennis will help you cut down on your inner chatter and information overload to reboot your path to improvement. It will refocus your attention on the techniques and tactics that will truly make you a more intelligent, confident, and winning player.

At padle i kano er en enestående måde at forbinde sig til naturen og mærke sin egen krops formåen i samspil med vandet. Det er friluftseventyr, frihed og en verden af vandveje, der åbner sig for udforskning. Med denne håndbog om kano på sø, å, strømmende vand og fos kan du lære at mestre kanopadlingens kunst og opnå den glæde, som følger med de mange oplevelser på vandet. Alle aspekter af turkano dækkes fra kanodesign, udstyr, påklædning og padleteknik til risikohåndtering og planlægning af ture.Uanset om du er nybegynder eller øvet, får du her nøglen til at øge dine kundskaber og færdigheder i at padle kano, solo såvel som tandem. Du lærer at forholde dig til valg af kano og udstyr, hvilke padletag og manøvrer du benytter under givne forhold, hvordan faktorer som vind, bølger og strømmende vand påvirker kanoen, og hvad du gør, hvis du på uheldig vis ender i vandet. Her er masser af tips og tricks at hente, også til mere erfarne kanoentusiaster, eller hvis du er lærer, pædagog, natur- eller friluftsvejleder.Om forfatterMartin Ladefoged Johnsen har padlet og undervist i kano de seneste 15 år. Han er instruktør og censor på højeste niveau i de danske kanouddannelsessystemer. Han er uddannet kanosamrådsinstruktør 3, IPP 4 og DKF-instruktør 3. Derudover har han gennemgået uddannelsesforløb i det amerikanske padlesystem ACA. Han er formand for Kanosamrådet og arbejder som underviser og kanovejleder på pædagoguddannelsen og friluftsvejlederuddannelsen VIA. Han har bidraget til flere pædagogiske fagbøger og var fra 2007 til 2017 redaktør for et dansk friluftsmagasin.E-bogen er lavet i fixed format

An enticing and informative introduction to Barcelonian cuisine." - Publisher's WeeklyThe coast, the artwork, the bustling avenues and gothic lane - the sheer joy of life! This book transports you to Catalonia's buzzing metropolis through its famed local dishes. From moreish classic tapas dishes, such as Patatas Braves and Croquetas, to famed restaurant fare such as bacalao and the best-ever paella. Including advice on the must-try offerings from the markets to the most popular bodegas and hidden kitchens of this cult city. Barcelona Cult Recipes, now in a handy compact size, is ideal for trip-planning or post-holiday nostalgia, or anyone with a hankering to enjoy the Barcelona spirit wherever they call home.

Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide dives into the vast universe of the 41st Millennium with hundreds of beautiful photographs showcasing miniatures from every faction, following key characters through the evolution of their models and exploring Warhammer 40,000 in pinpoint detail through the lens of its incredible miniatures. This essential visual journey through the history of Warhammer 40,000 is written by NYT bestselling authors Gav Thorpe and Guy Haley, and is packed with insight into the game's defining miniatures.

"This work is the first comprehensive historical survey of intercollegiate athletics at American universities"--

Accompanying her parents to Berlin in the 1930s, Martha Dodd knew almost nothing about Adolf Hitler or the Nazis. Yet almost overnight, she stepped into the spotlight, and found herself at the over-heated centre of Hitler's 'New Germany', befriending and dating several high-ranking Nazis, including the then-head of the Gestapo.An affair with a dashing Russian diplomat saw her recruited as a spy, and so began a long and tumultuous career in both Berlin and America, including infiltrating First Lady Eleanor Rooevelt's inner circle and playing a key role in Henry Wallace's disastrous 1948 presidential campaign.Betrayed by a Hollywood-hustler-turned-double-agent, Martha spent years under deep FBI surveillance - escaping twice - and went to ground in Cold War Prague, sad, lonely, rich and bored, living out her final decades in a Communist Sunset Boulevard.Largely forgotten, Martha Dodd began emerging as an iconic historical figure in the early 2000s. While her scandalous behaviour and pro-Soviet leanings were never much in dispute, the actual matter of her guilt remained unresolved. Using recently released KGB archived information and FBI files, in Traitor's Odyssey, author and journalist Brendan McNally corrects this, telling the full epic of Martha Dodd's life for the first time, casting her in a new and bright light.

A contemporary classic from one of Latin America's most exciting young writers'A stunning vibrant maximalist whirlwind of a novel. Oloixarac's wit and ambition are evident on every page' Hari KunzruBuenos Aires. The mysterious narrator, a student at the School of Philosophy, stalks a middle-aged professor, desperate to reveal that she alone understands his theories. Unable to earn his affection, she instead seduces a former guerilla and toys with him, blurring the lines between prey and predator. At the same university, bored student Kamtchowsky and her boyfriend Pabst's intellectual and sexual misadventures take them through the underground scene of Buenos Aires as they dabble in ketamine, group sex, video games and pornography. And in 1917 Africa, a Dutch anthropologist named Johan van Vliet theorises the development of beast into man, and humanity's longstanding flirtation with beastly acts.Climaxing with an Internet hack that catalogues historical violence, devastation and atrocity throughout the centuries, Savage Theories is a kaleidoscopic collage that is spellbinding, strange and ground-breaking.'An exuberant blend of political satire and sexual picaresque. This book rewards total immersion: Come for the inevitable Borges allusions, stay for the wild ride' New York Times

Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there were only nineteen men who played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the NFL in the same season. Only one, Walter French, played for a World Series winner and an NFL Championship team. Little remembered today, his status as a two-sport star had him constantly in the news.

From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about-- her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian Trail; no reason except that her charismatic best friend, Erin, asked her to come along. A woefully out-of-shape Sally quickly realizes she may not actually be prepared for the realities of thru-hiking-- brutal weather, wrong turns, and painful blisters have her wanting to quit almost as soon as she starts. But out of loyalty to Erin, or maybe the sinking realization that her life needed upending, Sally sticks it out. As she and Erin trek from Georgia to Maine, they collect a ragtag band of hikers and together stumble from one hilarious (and sometimes scary) predicament to another. By the time she reaches Maine-- accompanied by Erin, their crew, and a guy she's maybe (definitely) falling in love with-- readers will cheer for the stronger, more self-assured Sally that has emerged and wish they could start the laugh-out-loud, life-affirming adventure all over again.

In The Greatest U.S. Opens, veteran golf journalist and author David Barrett brings readers inside the ropes at the most dramatic tournaments since the Open's inception in 1895. Renowned as the most challenging of the major championships, the U.S. Open has showcased the country's greatest golf courses, including Pebble Beach, Oakmont, Merion and Shinnecock Hills. And, with notoriously long "Open rough" and super-fast greens, the U.S Open is typically the toughest challenge of the year, providing a forum for the greats of the game to test their mettle and prove their stature by winning multiple times--including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. The extreme difficulty of a U.S. Open course has also yielded the occasional and unlikely upset, including Francis Oiumet's 1913 thrilling victory over English greats Harry Vardon and Ted Ray or Jack Fleck stealing a shocking win from Hogan in 1955. Barrett also captures the tournament's many classic moments including Arnold Palmer's heroic charge in 1960, Tom Watson's chip-in to take down Nicklaus at Pebble Beach in 1982, and Payne Stewart's putt to clinch a victory at Pinehurst in 1999 just months before his tragic death.

Ayrton Senna grew from being a clumsy toddler who couldn't climb stairs into one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. After early successes in his motorsport career, Senna was catapulted into the world's premier motorsport championship with the unfancied Toleman team - and straight away he was comfortable sharing a track with legends like Niki Lauda. Over the next eleven years, Senna won three Drivers' Championships and legions of fans thanks to his no-holds-barred driving style. Senna drove for three legendary F1 teams - Lotus, McLaren and Williams - but his aggression behind the wheel led to bad-tempered clashes with rivals. His battles and fallouts with teammate Alain Prost dominated the late 1980s and early 1990s, and he regularly locked horns with team bosses and F1 administrators. It all came to a sudden end when Senna crashed while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and the motorsport world was plunged into mourning over the early death of a driver who'd become an icon. Charting a journey from one-horsepower karts to 700-horsepower Formula 1 cars, Senna: The Legend uses 100 colour and mono photographs to tell the incredible story of a true champion: the flag-to-flag victories, the championship titles, but also the feuds and the tragic crash that claimed his life. THIS IS SENNA'S INCREDIBLE STORY. Ayrton Senna grew from being a clumsy toddler who couldn't climb stairs into the one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. After early successes in his motorsport career, Senna was catapulted into the world's premier motorsport championship with the unfancied Toleman team - and straight away he was comfortable sharing a track with legends like Niki Lauda. Over the next eleven years, Senna won three Drivers' Championships and legions of fans thanks to his no-holds-barred driving style. Senna drove for three legendary F1 teams - Lotus, McLaren and Williams - but his aggression behind the wheel led to bad-tempered clashes with rivals. His battles and fallouts with teammate Alain Prost dominated the late 1980s and early 1990s, and he regularly locked horns with team bosses and F1 administrators. It all came to a sudden end when Senna crashed while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and the motorsport world was plunged into mourning over the early death of a driver who'd become an icon. Charting a journey from one-horsepower karts to 700-horsepower Formula 1 cars, Senna: The Legend uses 100 colour and mono photographs to tell the incredible story of a true champion: the flag-to-flag victories, the championship titles, but also the feuds and the tragic crash that claimed his life. THIS IS SENNA'S INCREDIBLE STORY.

Liam O'Callaghan's revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions - of politics, religion and class - that have defined modern Irish history.Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team - and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has become a leading rugby nation despite its tiny population and the fact that the sport is only the fourth most popular team game on the island by participation.In Blood and Thunder, O'Callaghan traces the dramatic evolution whereby a rugby nation that was deeply attached to amateurism has made such a dramatic success of professionalism. From the sequence of events that led Ireland's private Catholic secondary schools to embrace rugby, to the controversies and crises that have shaken Irish rugby - including the Northern Troubles, the Belfast rape trial, and the rising toll of head injuries - Blood and Thunder tells the rich and fascinating story of Irish rugby.Blood and Thunder is more than a social and political history of Irish rugby. It is also a shadow-history of modern Ireland, rooted in brilliant original research and packed with terrific stories.---'Rigorously researched and incisively written ... Blood and Thunder should be on every team bus.' John O'Donnell, Irish Times'The whole book is a delight.' Ciaran Murphy'Excellent ... O'Callaghan willingly challenges any hyperbole about the sport's appeal here just as he keenly seeks to identify and explain some of the wonders of that reach' Kieran Shannon, Irish Examiner'I really enjoyed it.' Ken Early'O'Callaghan's history of Irish rugby is a superb excavation of the place of that sport in Irish life.' Paul Rouse, Irish Examiner

"As a left winger for the Philadelphia Flyers, Brian Propp was constantly in motion, racking up goals and assists and amassing over one thousand points during 15 NHL seasons. In retirement, he scarely slowed down, chasing opportunities in business, broadcasting, and leadership. But his life was changed forever on September 3, 2015, when he suffered a massive brain stroke. The life-threatening event temporarily took away Propp's ability to speak and walk. It required several years of dedicated rehabilitation just to return to normal life. In Angel On My Wing, Propp shares the full story of his personal journey on the ice and beyond-one of triumph, heartbreak, then determination. Today, he provides hope and motivation for other stroke victims. This candid chronicle of rebirth through hard work, discipline, patience, and faith will resonate among hockey fans and throughout the recovery community"--

An intimate and freewheeling portrait of John Madden through the NFL legend's own words John Madden is synonymous with football. He was the television face and voice of the nation's most popular sport, the namesake of its best-selling sports video game, and the man with the highest career winning percentage of any NFL coach. ​Despite his international fame, there was a side of Madden known only to those who listened to morning radio broadcasts in the San Francisco Bay Area. That's where Madden grew up, lived, and died. It's where for decades he found joy in a daily chat with his hometown radio station: a chance to unwind, tell stories, and impart his own brand of wit and wisdom. In Mornings With Madden, Stan Bunger--the man most often on the other side of the mic--illuminates this larger-than-life figure, drawing upon memories of more than fifteen years of daily broadcasts, backed up by thousands of recordings of those conversations. Readers who adored Madden's football acumen and quirky personality on NFL broadcasts will get to know the father, husband, bad golfer, dog owner, lover of roadside diners, and philosopher whose personality dominated our radio chats. Featuring moving reflections alongside Madden's own words, this is a treasure trove of wry observations, self-deprecating humor, clear-eyed thinking about sports and society, and the "Maddenisms" that endeared the legendary coach to millions.

In The Franchise: San Francisco 49ers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it came to prominence in the modern NFL landscape, and how it'll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come. Niners fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at team history.

A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Editor Jane McManus has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime. This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.

"In The Franchise: Detroit Red Wings, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern NHL landscape, and how it'll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.Red Wings fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at hockey history"--

Michael Ray Richardson was a star in the making. After a stellar collegiate career at the University of Montana, where he was voted first team All-Big Sky Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior, the future seemed bright. Taken fourth overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, Richardson was billed as “the next Walt Frazier.”