At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.
Destiné aux collectionneurs chevronnés ou aux novices émerveillés, ce volume constitue l'ultime anthologie des voitures de sport. Avec 50 des modèles les plus magnifiques, les plus désirables et les plus grisants de tous les temps, il déroule le récit fabuleux d'une aventure créative et technique vers la performance optimale sur route et sur piste. Un tour d'horizon mené de main de maître des bolides biplaces de légende, des sportifs taillés pour la course à leurs petites soeurs homologuées pour la route - certains des plus fascinants datent de l'âge d'or de la course automobile, jusqu'à la fin des années 1960, lorsque des gentilshommes aux allures de corsaires amenaient leurs voitures aux compétitions, comme les fameuses 24 Heures du Mans, jetaient toutes leurs forces dans la course, qu'ils gagnaient parfois, avant de rentrer sans se presser.
Les 50 voitures de sport recensées ici, parmi les plus recherchées, de la Bearcat Model A de 1912 par Stutz ou la 8 C 2900B MM Spider de 1938 par Alfa Romeo à la 300 SLR « Uhlenhaut Coupé » de 1955 par Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR - la plus chère du monde - et la 250 GTO Série II de 1962/1964 par Ferrari, font de ce superbe volume une mine d'or. Chacun de ces modèles légendaires fait l'objet d'une présentation somptueuse aux images superbes, oeuvres des plus grands photographes automobiles du monde ou pépites d'archives - photos d'usine originales ou affiches de grands rendez-vous sportifs, accompagnées de descriptions d'experts et de spécifications, puisées dans la connaissance intime et l'expérience internationale des auteurs.
Le soleil éclatant, la mer bleue, le remous des vagues, le sable mouvant et le surf : ces éléments sont présentés ici à travers les oeuvres de 30 artistes et surfeurs contemporains du monde entier. Le texte est complété par des entretiens avec les artistes, permettant une meilleure compréhension de la transformation de leur expérience du surf en art. Cette collection unique de peintures, d'aquarelles, d'art graphique et d'oeuvres d'art digitales, conçue et rassemblée par Veerle Helsen, journaliste spécialisée dans le surf et autrice du guide de voyage bestseller Surf & Stay, capture la joie, la beauté et l'énergie de ce sport et mode de vie.
Describes the life of one of the most legendary basketball players in the history of the sport, drawing upon interviews with Michael Jordan's friends, family and teammates and following his career from college to the pros. 30,000 first printing.
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2016 WINNER OF THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Surfing only looks like a sport. To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. William Finnegan first started surfing as a young boy in California and Hawaii. Barbarian Days is his immersive memoir of a life spent travelling the world chasing waves through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa and beyond. Finnegan describes the edgy yet enduring brotherhood forged among the swell of the surf; and recalling his own apprenticeship to the world's most famous and challenging waves, he considers the intense relationship formed between man, board and water. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, a social history, an extraordinary exploration of one man's gradual mastering of an exacting and little-understood art. It is a memoir of dangerous obsession and enchantment.
BLOODBATH NATION is about the Epidemic that is tearing apart the fabric of American society. An Epidemic caused - not by Covid - but by Guns. Among its victims are men, women, teenagers, children, and even babies. The massacres have taken place in churches, schools, movie theatres, and at rock concerts. Auster establishes how America''s love affair with guns goes all the way back to the arrival of the first British settlers - guns in hand - who used these guns to eradicate the Native Americans who occupied the country. This history of carnage continues to this day. Guns have become one of the issues dividing America today, but Auster doesn''t take sides. The book is a plea for both sides to find a way of avoiding more death and grief. Accompanying Auster''s text is a series of photographs of the locations of these mass killings. There are no bodies - only the empty spaces which stand as mute memorials to the lives that have been lost.
A bold look at the creative, controversial, and vibrant history of skateboarding, and the amazing skaters who continually reinvent it.
Skateboarding isn't just a recreational activity, but a professional sport, lifestyle, art form, and cultural phenomenon. The striking book Four Wheels and a Board captures its spirited history, iconic skateboarders, diverse community, and the palpable passion of the people who love it. It includes contributions from the most influential names in the game, including Rodney Mullen, Tony Hawk, Mimi Knoop, and more.
The gorgeously designed book presents objects, artifacts, and photographs from the Smithsonian's collections that exemplify the vitality and innovation of skate culture. Book chapters are organized chronologically by decade from the '60s to present day, starting with 20th-century surfboards, moving through technological changes, the disappearance of skate parks, the rise of social media and collaborations, and ending with never-before-seen objects from the 2020 Summer Olympics, where skateboarding made its historic Olympic debut.
Largely invented by youth, skateboarding has attracted punks, misfits, and dreamers looking for somewhere to belong. The book features skateboards and skaters who open dialogues about race, the gender binary, queerness, the displacement of Native people, and so much more, shining a light on people and places not often represented in traditional skateboard history. Four Wheels and a Board is a fresh look at a transformative culture, and one hell of a ride.
In 1959, Liverpool Football Club were in the Second Division. Fifteen seasons later, Liverpool Football Club had won three League titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. Their manager was Bill Shankly. This book tells the story of the rise of Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly.
La culture surf s'est construite essentiellement autour de l'image du surfeur blond aux yeux bleus. C'est ce monopole que le projet Afrosurf, fruit d'une collaboration entre Selema Masekela et le label de surf africain Mami Wata essaie de rompre. En quelques 200 photos, 18 pays, 14 histoire et 25 portraits de surfeurs et surfeuses du continent africain, ce livre présente toute la richesse et la vivacité de la culture surf en Afrique, du Maroc à la Somalie en passant par le Mozambique, le Sénégal et d'Afrique du Sud.
For British skateboarders in the mid-'80s, RAD (aka Read and Destroy) was more than just a magazine. Before the X Games, before the internet, a whole generation of this once underground subculture relied on RAD to provide a beacon, bringing them together in spirit and in person.
Under the guidance of editor and chief photographer, Tim Leighton-Boyce, RAD took on an experimental, irreverent approach with a vibrant, chaotic energy. The legacy of the magazine is an action-packed photo archive documenting
Richly detailed and beautifully written . . . Even readers who have never watched a basketball game will be riveted by Mike Sielski''s page-turning portrait of a young Kobe Bryant>
Matthew Syed is the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of Bounce, Black Box Thinking and You Are Awesome. He writes an award-winning newspaper column in The Times and is the co-host of the hugely successful BBC podcast, Flintoff, Sa
The wildly entertaining Sunday Times bestseller 'This book deserves to be seeded No. 1' Daily Mail Fifteen years after his massive bestseller Serious , John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Who are the game's winners and losers? What's it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today's greats, breaking bread with his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? But Seriously is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions. This is the sports book of the year: brilliantly funny, surprisingly touching, and 100% McEnroe.
Steven Gerrard - legendary captain of Liverpool and England - tells the story of the highs and lows of a twenty-year career at the top of English and world football. As the only player ever to have scored in a FA cup final, a league cup final, a UEFA cup final and a champion's league final, Steven Gerrard is an inspiration to fans and footballers alike. After joining his beloved Liverpool at the age of eight, he spent the next 28 years, and over 700 games, devoted to this one club. Perhaps the last player of his calibre that we will see display such extraordinary longevity and commitment, his loyalty ensures he will be remembered not only as one of the all-time Anfield greats but one of England's finest footballers. In My Story Gerrard dissects his full playing career. He examines the defining games such as the 2005 Champion's League Final when he inspired 'The Miracle of Istanbul' as Liverpool came back from 3-0 down against AC Milan to become champions of Europe. He talks about his 114 caps for England, including World Cup and European Championship campaigns, asking what went right - and wrong. He writes candidly of those he's played with and competed against, from Luis Suarez to Jose Mourinho, his experiences under Brendan Rodgers and Roy Hodgson. He also has an incredible and rare personal story, telling us of the extraordinary ups and downs of staying loyal to one club for your entire career. Explosive and searingly honest, Steven Gerrard's My Story is the last word from an era-defining player.
''Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.'' Damon Hill The world''s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain''s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian''s unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he''s been involved. A true engineering genius, even in adolescence Adrian''s thoughts naturally emerged in shape and form - he began sketching his own car designs at the age of 12 and took a welding course in his school summer holidays. From his early career in IndyCar racing and on to his unparalleled success in Formula One, we learn in comprehensive, engaging and highly entertaining detail how a car actually works. Adrian has designed for the likes of Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Mika Hakkinen, Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel, always with a shark-like purity of purpose: to make the car go faster. And while his career has been marked by unbelievable triumphs, there have also been deep tragedies; most notably Ayrton Senna''s death during his time at Williams in 1994. Beautifully illustrated with never-before-seen drawings, How to Build a Car encapsulates, through Adrian''s remarkable life story, precisely what makes Formula One so thrilling - its potential for the total synchronicity of man and machine, the perfect combination of style, efficiency and speed.
Jules Boykoff is a professor of politics and government at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. His writing on the connection between politics and sport have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Nation, the Los Angeles T
''The best Everest book I''ve read since Into Thin Air . Synnott''s climbing skills take you places few will ever dare to tread, but it''s his writing that will keep you turning pages well past bedtime.'' - Mark Adams Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest. But a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition where a history of passionate adventure, chilling tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded. George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were last seen in 1924, eight hundred feet shy of Everest''s summit. A century later, we still don''t know whether they achieved their goal of being first to reach the top, decades before Hillary and Norgay in 1953. Irvine carried a camera with him to record their attempt, but it, along with his body, had never been found. Did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit and take a photograph before they fell to their deaths? Mark Synnott made his own ascent up the infamous North Face to try and find Irvine''s body and the camera. But during a season described as ''the one that broke Everest'', an awful traffic jam of climbers at the summit resulted in tragic deaths. Synnott''s quest became something bigger than the original mystery that drew him there - an attempt to understand the madness of the mountain and why it continues to have a magnetic draw on explorers. Exploring how science, business and politics have changed who climbs Everest, The Third Pole is a thrilling portrait of the mountain spanning a century.
A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1''s superstar, Lewis Hamilton''s great rival and the winner of the 2021 and 2022 World Drivers'' Championships.
No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull''s Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers'' title. He followed up by taking the 2022 title as well.
Verstappen may only be 25 years of age, but the Dutch motorsport sensation has an incredible record in F1. This young man has already left an indelible mark on the sport. The son of F1 driver Jos, Verstappen junior quickly stepped out of his father''s shadow: his youthful charisma, ferocious speed, fearless driving style and refusal to back down mark him out as a true champion. And the phenomenal success of Netflix''s Drive to Survive documentary series has elevated his worldwide popularity still further.
Widely respected motorsport writer and F1 insider Mark Hughes is perfectly placed to write the most authoritative narrative on Verstappen''s incredible rise through the ranks to F1 glory. Hughes'' immaculate credentials and first-rate access enable him to generate fresh and fascinating insights, and to paint a fully-rounded and richly-textured portrait of one of the most exciting young sportsmen on the planet.
The players, the goals, the games, the scandals and the glory: the story of French football''s chequered coming of age over the last 40 years.
French football is an enigma. A puzzling jumble of brilliance and farce, flair and frailty, stunning success and abject failure. Its domestic league is mocked on social media as an uncompetitive ''Farmers League'' and its clubs derided for underachieving in European competition. But France have reached four of the past seven men''s World Cup finals, French players star week in, week out for the world''s grandest clubs and the very best of French football. When it comes to scandal, meanwhile, the French are the best in the business, be it sensational match-fixing affairs, squabbles over sex tapes or meltdowns within the national squad.
In this fascinating and exhaustively researched book, the first of its kind in the English language, Tom Williams brings to life French football''s chequered coming of age over the last 40 years. He details how the starry-eyed romanticism that characterised the national team in the early 1980s gave way to an Italian-style pragmatism that would lead Les Bleus to the summit of the international game in the late 1990s. He delves into French football''s rich history and explains the myriad ways - tactical, technical and cultural - in which France has shaped the game''s evolution around the world.
Featuring exclusive interviews with great figures of the French game such as Michel Platini, Alain Giresse, Jean-Pierre Papin, Emmanuel Petit, Robert Pires, Jean-Michel Aulas and Blaise Matuidi - plus modern stars like Allan Saint-Maximin, Wendie Renard and Mathys Tel - and with a cast of characters that also includes Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Karim Benzema, Chris Waddle, David Beckham, Neymar Jr and Lionel Messi, it''s a book no football fan will want to miss.>
Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer is a global phenomenon. From his humble beginnings as a temperamental teenager to becoming symbol of enduring greatness, The Master is the definitive biography of a global icon who is both beloved and yet intensely private. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest, most self-possessed and elegant of competitors has been a long-running act of will, not destiny. He not only had a great gift. He had grit. With access to Federer''s inner circle, including his wife, Mirka, his longtime trainer and based on one-on-one interviews with Federer, legendary sports reporter Chris Clarey''s account will be a must read retrospective for the loyal sports fans, and anyone interested in the inner workings of unfaltering excellence. The Master tells the story of Federer''s life and career on both an intimate and grand scale.
''Siya''s rise from humble beginnings to lifting that World Cup trophy is the stuff of fairytales.'' MARCUS RASHFORD ''Siya Kolisi is a warrior on the field and an inspiration off it. This book is an extraordinary reminder of what can be achieved with inner belief and an indefatigable spirit.'' JAY SHETTY ''Siya''s story is well documented, and I am so impressed by the way he conducts himself. As the captain of his team and as a statesman he is measured and thoughtful. He is a leader in every way. An inspiration to a dynamic South African nation.'' EDDIE JONES ''Few people embody the tenacity of what the New South Africa stands for, like Siya does. His story mirrors the nations''; in its trials and tribulations and also in it''s triumph against all odds. This is a real life heroes journey.'' TREVOR NOAH ''There is no doubt Siya has made a significant impact on World rugby, especially within South African rugby. [He] is passionate about changing people''s lives for the better and uses his position and status to do that.'' MARO ITOJE ''Brilliant'' THE TIMES ''Moving'' THE GUARDIAN His truth. His story. In his words.
There have been many comments made and books written about Siya Kolisi, captain of the Springboks, and the first black man to lead his country in over 128 years of South African rugby.
But now, for the very first time, Siya Kolisi shares his story in an extraordinarily intimate memoir, charting his journey from being born into the impoverished Zwide township, to leading his proud nation to an astonishing victory at the Rugby World Cup in 2019.
However, Rise is not simply a chronology of matches played and games won; it is an exploration of a man''s race and his faith, a masterclass in attaining a positive mindset, and an inspirational reminder that it is possible to defy the odds, no matter how they are stacked against you.
In 2020, partly in response to the pandemic, Siyaand his wife, Rachel, launched The Kolisi Foundation, providing personal protective equipment to healthcare workers and delivering food parcels throughout South Africa.
The title Rise is inspired by Siya''s mother - Phakama - which translates to the book''s name, as well as a celebration of his Xhosa heritage.
