Cultural & Social Aspects
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This Is Running: A Celebration of the World of Running, Exploring the Culture, History, Brands, Races and People Behind It
$30.00 Add to cartThis is Running is a celebration of the world of running, exploring everything you’d need to know about the sport and the rich culture that surrounds it.
Running is huge with an estimated 621 million- Author: Rauf, Raziq
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1837330425
- Language: English
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On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world.
“Remarkable … A singular book about- Author: Tsui, Bonnie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 164375730X
- Language: English
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Cricket Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to the Great Global Pastime
$18.00 Add to cartDiscover cricket in this updated edition of Cricket Explained: your guide to understanding one of the world’s most strategic and eccentric sports.
This is the definitive beginner’s guide to the game o- Author: Eastaway, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1250416477
- Language: English
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Baofeng Radio for Beginners
$16.99 Add to cartConfused by all the jargon surrounding Baofeng radios?
Worried about the legal implications?
Struggling to choose the right model?
Introducing “Baofeng Radio for Beginners, ” your comprehensive guide to
- Author: Venturewise Publications
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: June 19 2025
- ISBN10: 9798349429972
- Language: English
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Godball: How Athletes Are Saving Christianity
$30.00 Read moreFrom a New York Times bestselling author, sports journalist, and fellow believer comes a riveting exploration of the sports-centered Christian revival sweeping America.
After a thirty-year reduction- Author: Eubanks, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 0316600431
- Language: English
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Mickey & Billy: The Glory and Tragedy of a Yankee Friendship
$19.99 Add to cartAn unflinching, all-access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin–two beloved Yankees and flawed heroes who embodied both triumph and self-destruction
Through meticulous resear- Author: Castro, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 9798895150863
- Language: English
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The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power
$30.00 Add to cartAn eye-opening account of how Russia’s leaders have used sports as a political tool to solidify their global power
“Victories in sport do more to cement the nation than a hundred political slogans.”- Author: Berglund, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 20 2026
- ISBN10: 1637277482
- Language: English
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The Big Bounce: The Surge That Shaped the Future of U.S. Soccer
$30.00 Add to cart“Alan Rothenberg was just what soccer needed in the 1990s. Like any true visionary, he had the ability to look around corners and peer into the future and see things that others didn’t.”
— Alexi Lala… [more below]- Author: Rothenberg, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 163727761X
- Language: English
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The Magical Game: The Spirit and History of Baseball’s Superstitions, Rituals, and Curses
$29.00 Read moreThis is the story of baseball’s rich magical history and the centuries-old culture of superstition in the sport. It is a love letter to the jinxes, curses, rituals and myths of baseball’s past and pre
- Author: Baird, Addy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1250353467
- Language: English
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Checkmate: Genius, Lies, Ambition, and the Biggest Scandal in Chess
$30.00 Read moreFrom the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House comes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in modern chess.
In September 2022, the unthinkable ha- Author: Mezrich, Ben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1538773031
- Language: English
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Interregnum: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess
$29.95 Read moreA riveting chronicle of the battle for chess supremacy and the brilliant, eccentric, extremely online grandmasters changing an ancient game.
Every elite chess player dreams of becoming world champion,- Author: Himelfarb, Jordan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1639369910
- Language: English
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Relegated: One American’s Pints-And-Pies Journey from the Top to the Bottom of English Football
$29.00 Read moreFor fans of Ted Lasso and Welcome to Wrexham, this rollicking travel memoir by a middle-aged Midwesterner is a hilarious and heartfelt journey through the United Kingdom, its football clubs, and the r… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Todd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1668066769
- Language: English
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Life’s Work: How Tara Vanderveer and Stanford Women’s Basketball Changed the Sport
$30.00 Add to cartThe definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women’s basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence
By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford w- Author: Smith, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1637278675
- Language: English
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Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
$35.00 Read moreNew York Times bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski travel the world in a hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans and the things they love: baseball, basketball, chess, darts, footb… [more below]
- Author: Schur, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217045112
- Language: English
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How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius: What Architects, Stuntwomen, Paleoanthropologists, and Computer Scientists Reveal about the World’s Game
$28.00 Read moreA brilliant and entertaining deconstruction of the most popular sport in the world, just in time for the 2026 World Cup in North America, from the bestselling author of How to Watch Basketball Like a
- Author: Greene, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1419777173
- Language: English
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Everest and the Rest of Us: Cycling, Rowing, Trekking, and the Quest for Meaning
$22.95 Add to cart“I loved delving into the deeper meanings of our search for new, challenging experiences. It’s a unique and fascinating adventure tale. 5 stars!” -Joan Griffin, author of Force of Nature: Three Women
- Author: Nehring, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 364
- Publish Date: January 29 2026
- ISBN10: 1685137024
- Language: English
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Golf Rules & Etiquette for Dummies
$19.99 Read more- Author: Steinbreder, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 11 2026
- ISBN10: 1394417500
- Language: English
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The Long Game: U.S. Men’s Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts
$33.00 Read moreThe gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026
For almost half a century, the U- Author: Schaerlaeckens, Leander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 0593653874
- Language: English
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Black Aces: Essential Stories from Hockey’s Black Trailblazers
$28.00 Add to cartAn essential collection of stories from notable Black hockey players, personalities and people
The game of hockey has long been considered a predominantly white sport in nearly every facet of its bei- Author: McKenzie, Julian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1637278624
- Language: English
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Just One More Game: A Pickleball Quest
$18.00 Add to cartAn entertaining look at the meteoric rise of pickleball and one player’s joyful obsession with the game
Just One More Game is writer Clare Frank’s account of abandoning herself to a sport loved by mil- Author: Frank, Clare
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 141978286X
- Language: English
