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  • The Burning Blue

    The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster

    by Kevin Cook ...
    The Burning Blue unveils the untold story behind the Challenger tragedy, exposing the human cost when America reached for the stars.Winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2021 Eugene M. Emme AwardOn January 28, 1986, NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space," was instantly killed, along with the other ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Golf Rules & Etiquette For Dummies

    by John Steinbreder, Kevin Cook ...
    Get more enjoyment out of the game and avoid golf gaffes with this updated guideIn the second edition of Golf Rules & Etiquette For Dummies, renowned sportswriter Kevin Cook and co-author John Steinbreder bring you up to speed on all the major and minor rules, customs, norms, and etiquette that will govern your next day out on the links. Cook and Steinbreder provide easy-to-follow guidance for how ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Tommy's Honor

    The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son

    by Kevin Cook ...
    In the tradition of Seabiscuit, the riveting tale of two proud Scotsmen who beat all comers to become the heroes of a golden age—the dawn of professional golf. This essential golf history is now a major motion picture.Bringing to life golf’s founding father and son, Tommy’s Honor is a stirring tribute to two legendary players and a vivid evocation of their colorful, rip-roaring times.The Morrises ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Waco Rising

    David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias

    by Kevin Cook ...
    Named one of The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023"A news-making account of the war between David Koresh’s Branch Davidians and the FBI, and how their standoff launched today’s militiasIn 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Tiger Slam

    The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf Ever Played (Tiger Woods in 2000–2001)

    by Kevin Cook ...
    WINNER OF THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARD GOLF BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025“Masterful.” —Mark Frost • “The rare must-read.” —Alan Shipnuck • “This book is truly as grand as it gets.” —Jim NantzTwenty-five years ago, Tiger Woods achieved the greatest feat in golf history: the “Tiger Slam.” Now, for the first time, the award-winning author of Tommy’s Honor delivers a riveting account of Tiger at his ... Read more

    Was $29.99 CAD Now $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s--The Era that Created Modern Sports

    NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless '70s: the Era that Created Modern Sports

    by Kevin Cook ...
    The inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history—pro football’s raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence.Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Steelers star Franco Harris hitchhiked to practice. NFL teams roomed in skanky motels. They played on guts, painkillers, legal steroids, fury, and camaraderie. A decade later, ... Read more

    Was $22.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

  • Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything

    The Man Who Bet on Everything

    by Kevin Cook ...
    Capturing the spirit of a freewheeling era, this rollicking biography brings to life the gambler-hero who inspired Guys and Dolls.Born in a log cabin in the Ozarks, Alvin "Titanic" Thompson (1892-1974) traveled with his golf clubs, a .45 revolver, and a suitcase full of cash. He won and lost millions playing cards, dice, golf, pool, and dangerous games of his own invention. He killed five men and ... Read more

    $17.49 CAD

  • Electric October

    Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever

    by Kevin Cook ...
    An "entertaining, well-researched" account of the first World Series to be televised—and the forgotten stories of six Yankees and Dodgers ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).The 1947 World Series was "the most exciting ever" in the words of Joe DiMaggio, with a decade's worth of drama packed into seven games between the mighty New York Yankees and underdog Brooklyn Dodgers. It was Jackie Robinson ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ten Innings at Wrigley

    The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on the Brink

    by Kevin Cook ...
    The dramatic story of a legendary 1979 slugfest between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, full of runs, hits, and subplots, on the cusp of a new era in baseball historyIt was a Thursday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, mostly sunny with the wind blowing out. Nobody expected an afternoon game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs on May 17, 1979, to be much more than a lazy ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Chronicles Of Cook

    by Kevin Cook ...
    The Chronicles of Cook explores the raw and unfiltered life journey of Kevin Cook, set against the vivid backdrop of Los Angeles. From a childhood marked by poverty and systemic racism to a turbulent youth filled with crime and survival, Cook recounts his life with candor, humor, and wisdom. This cautionary tale explores themes of identity, resilience, and the societal pressures that shaped Cook's ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • House of Champions

    The Story of Kentucky Basketball's Home Courts

    by Kevin Cook ...
    The stories and accounts of Kentucky basketball's players, iconic coaches, and epic games have been told and retold, but lesser known are the stories of the arenas and venues that have been home to the Wildcats—buildings that have witnessed the sights, sounds, and shared spirit of the Big Blue Nation for over a century.In House of Champions: The Story of Kentucky Basketball's Home Courts, author ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • Kitty Genovese

    The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime that Changed America

    by Kevin Cook ...
    "Vividly transforms Ms. Genovese from an iconic urban martyr to a three-dimensional protagonist in a case that transformed the criminal justice system." —Sam Roberts, New York TimesIn 1964 Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was brutally stabbed to death on her front stoop in plain view of numerous witnesses. Her sensational case provoked an anxious outcry and became the stuff of urban legend. Kevin Cook’s ... Read more

    $13.69 CAD