by Nick Hornby (1992)
Nick Hornby's hilarious, heartfelt memoir chronicling his all-consuming, neurotic obsession with Arsenal Football Club, mapping key milestones of his youth against Saturday afternoons at Highbury Stadium.
Scott Jurek & Steve Friedman
Ultrarunning champion Scott Jurek recounts his journey from a midwestern kid to seven-time consecutive winner of the Western States 100, sharing his plant-based nutritional recipes and mental endurance rituals.
Andre Agassi
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, comes an unforgettable memoir about the costs of greatness. He reveals a life dominated by a tyrannical father, crippling self-doubt, rebellion, and his deep secret hatred for the game he conquered.
Christopher McDougall
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic feats, and cutting-edge science, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.
Jonathan Wilson
The universally acclaimed history of soccer tactics, charting how football evolved from Victorian chaotic scrimmages to Total Football, Catenaccio, tiki-taka, and modern high-pressing positional play.