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  1. We Might As Well Win: on the road to success with the mastermind behind eight Tour de France victories
    Bruyneel, Johan
    On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the world's most celebrated champion, Lance Armstrong. Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win.

  2. The Meaning of Puck: how hockey explains modern Canada
    Dowbiggin, Bruce
    The Meaning of Puck is a funny, acidic, irreverent, argumentative and often infuriating but always thought-provoking look into the fabric of a nation straining to keep old traditions alive and incorporate new national myths.

  3. Playing with Fire: the highest highs and lowest lows of Theo Fleury
    Fleury, Theoren
    At 5' 6" and 150 pounds, Theo Fleury was just a kid when he established a reputation as a small but fierce competitor. Despite his obvious talents, Fleury went undrafted until the Calgary Flames picked him in the eighth round of the 1987 NHL draft as an entertaining addition to their farm team. Instead, Fleury proved an integral part of the Calgary Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup win and became a superstar during his eleven seasons as a Flame.

  4. Secrets of the Short Game
    Mickelson, Phil
    Secrets of the Short Game is the first-ever instructional guide from legendary PGA champion Phil Mickelson, widely considered to possess the best short game (from 50 yards and closer) in golf. In this handbook, Mickelson helps golfers become skilled short-game players by approaching the subject with a blend of science (proper mechanics and setup) and art (imagination and feel), combining the wisdom of his teachers with his own years of experience on the PGA tour.

  5. Why a Curveball Curves: the incredible science of sports
    Popular Mechanics
    What does Bernoulli's law have to do with curveballs? What does drag have to do with swimming? Will "gene doping" produce super athletes? Find out the science behind your favorite sport.

  6. This Round's on Me: Lorne Rubenstein on golf
    Rubenstein, Lorne
    Lorne Rubenstein has been reporting on golf for more than thirty years, and this is a collection of Rubenstein's best and favourite pieces from 1993 to 2008, selected from thousands of newspaper, magazine, and Internet articles. In this book, readers will revel in the wide range of subjects, including course design; swing techniques (such as the stack and tilt); famous people, such as Moe Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Marlene Streit, Payne Stewart, and Ben Hogan; writers, such as Stephen Leacock; and reflections on the beauty and joy of the game. Two separate chapters are devoted to our most important golf heroes: the Canadian champion Mike Weir and the indomitable Tiger Woods.

  7. Getting a Grip: on my body, my mind, my self
    Seles, Monica
    The youngest winner in French Open history, racking up eight Grand Slam titles, former tennis champion Monica Seles relates her struggles with binge-eating and depression and the peace and balance she had been searching for after an excruciating injury forced her on the sidelines.

  8. Chalked Up: inside elite gymnastics' merciless coaching, overzealous parents, eating disorders, and elusive Olympic dreams
    Sey, Jennifer
    Told from the perspective of a 1988 world champion, a behind-the-scenes account of the personal toll of Olympics competitiveness reveals how her stage parents, abusive coaches, and manipulative sponsors pushed her to the limits of her physical and mental health.

  9. The Yankee Years
    Torre, Joe
    Written as a third-person narrative with "Sports Illustrated" senior baseball writer Verducci, "The Yankee Years" is a thoughtful, utterly honest, and gripping behind-the-scenes look at the Yankees' organization from the most successful--and most respected--baseball manager of the modern era.

  10. The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics
    Wallechinsky, David
    The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics is a perfect companion to watching the games. Packed with results of every event ever contested, it adds just enough history, observation, and insight to assure another gold-medal performance.