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Soccernomics (2026 World Cup Edition)

Why European Men and American Women Usually Win—and American Men Don’t (Yet)

by Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski ...

**Updated 2026 World Cup Edition In this modern classic, a leading sportswriter and an acclaimed sports economist apply high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics.“Soccernomics is the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” ―San Francisco Chronicle**Why do clubs almost always lose money—and does it mean some will disappear? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport ... Read more

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**Updated 2026 World Cup Edition In this modern classic, a leading sportswriter and an acclaimed sports economist apply high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics.“Soccernomics is the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” ―San Francisco Chronicle**Why do clubs almost always lose money—and does it mean some will disappear? Why doesn’t America dominate the sport
... Read more
Putting Out of Your Mind

by Dr. Bob Rotella ...

This old adage is familiar to all golfers but is especially resonant with Dr. Bob Rotella, the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and one of the foremost golf authorities today. In Putting Out of Your Mind, Rotella offers entertaining and instructive insight into the key element of a winning game—great putting. He here reveals the unique mental approach that great putting requires ... Read more

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This old adage is familiar to all golfers but is especially resonant with Dr. Bob Rotella, the bestselling author of Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect and one of the foremost golf authorities today. In Putting Out of Your Mind, Rotella offers entertaining and instructive insight into the key element of a winning game—great putting. He here reveals the unique mental approach that great putting requires
... Read more
Why We Love Baseball

A History in 50 Moments

by Joe Posnanski ...

**NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the YearAn NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.**Posnanski ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the YearAn NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.**Posnanski
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Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout

A Collection of the Greatest Blue Jays Stories Ever Told

by Jim Prime ...

Series series Tales from the Team
From the club’s inception in the late ’70s; to winning the division for the first time in the ’80s; Joe Carter’s epic home run; the two World Series titles in the early ’90s; the reign of Roy Halliday; and everything in between, the Blue Jays have continued to build a storied history as one of baseball’s most exciting teams. In Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Jim Prime, who has written ... Read more

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From the club’s inception in the late ’70s; to winning the division for the first time in the ’80s; Joe Carter’s epic home run; the two World Series titles in the early ’90s; the reign of Roy Halliday; and everything in between, the Blue Jays have continued to build a storied history as one of baseball’s most exciting teams. In Tales from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Jim Prime, who has written
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How to Win the Premier League

The Sunday Times Bestselling Inside Story of Football's Data Revolution

by Ian Graham ...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND A FINANCIAL TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'The best book on football I have ever read'** Daniel Finkelstein'Fascinating and educational. An enjoyable and informative read' Sir Kenny Dalglish'Deserves a place among the great modern books on football' Sam Wallace, chief football writer, Telegraph**________________________... ... Read more

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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND A FINANCIAL TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'The best book on football I have ever read'** Daniel Finkelstein'Fascinating and educational. An enjoyable and informative read' Sir Kenny Dalglish'Deserves a place among the great modern books on football' Sam Wallace, chief football writer, Telegraph**________________________...
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The Rodchenkov Affair

How I Brought Down Russia’s Secret Doping Empire – Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020

by Grigory Rodchenkov ...

***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade''The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored ... Read more

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***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade''The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored
... Read more
Knowing the Score

What Sports Can Teach Us About Philosophy (And What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Sports)

by David Papineau ...

In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau demonstrates, the study of sports clarifies, challenges, and sometimes confuses crucial issues in philosophy. The tactics of road bicycle racing shed new light on questions of altruism, while sporting family dynasties reorient the nature v. nurture debate. ... Read more

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In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau demonstrates, the study of sports clarifies, challenges, and sometimes confuses crucial issues in philosophy. The tactics of road bicycle racing shed new light on questions of altruism, while sporting family dynasties reorient the nature v. nurture debate.
... Read more
Pardon My Book

Ten Years of the Best (and Worst) in Sports from Pardon My Take

by Big Cat, PFT Commenter ...

In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the long-awaited, definitive, authorized—and occasionally accurate—guide to the #1 sports podcast, Pardon My Take.It’s finally here! Pardon My Book is packed with ten years of crazy content from the wildest, most irreverent sports podcast of all time. Written and curated by Big Cat and PFT with the help of the PMT crew, this entertaining yearbook takes fans ... Read more

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In celebration of its tenth anniversary, the long-awaited, definitive, authorized—and occasionally accurate—guide to the #1 sports podcast, Pardon My Take.It’s finally here! Pardon My Book is packed with ten years of crazy content from the wildest, most irreverent sports podcast of all time. Written and curated by Big Cat and PFT with the help of the PMT crew, this entertaining yearbook takes fans
... Read more
Outspoken

A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist

by Betty Baxter ...

A former Olympian recounts her experiences as a young gay athlete and coach in the 70s and 80s, turning discrimination into celebration.When Betty Baxter was hired to coach the Canadian women’s volleyball team in 1980, she was met with a media frenzy as the first woman in the position. Then her career was cut short—Baxter was fired in January 1982 and tossed from volleyball at age twenty-nine ... Read more

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A former Olympian recounts her experiences as a young gay athlete and coach in the 70s and 80s, turning discrimination into celebration.When Betty Baxter was hired to coach the Canadian women’s volleyball team in 1980, she was met with a media frenzy as the first woman in the position. Then her career was cut short—Baxter was fired in January 1982 and tossed from volleyball at age twenty-nine
... Read more
The Roaring Red Front

The World's Top Left-Wing Clubs

by Stewart McGill, Vince Raison ...

With the world turning rightwards and democracy looking at its most precarious since the 1930s, the emergence of a global network of left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist football fans has been one of the few shining lights in dark times. Some support clubs that are globally renowned, including the great St Pauli - more famous for the quality of its politics and its merchandise than its football ... Read more

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With the world turning rightwards and democracy looking at its most precarious since the 1930s, the emergence of a global network of left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist football fans has been one of the few shining lights in dark times. Some support clubs that are globally renowned, including the great St Pauli - more famous for the quality of its politics and its merchandise than its football
... Read more
L'équipe qui ne devait pas gagner

by Richard Labbé ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Premier match des séries de la saison 1985-1986, au Forum de Montréal. Le Canadien vient de terminer une première période assez intense et physiquement éprouvante, devant 16 409 partisans nerveux. Il a tout donné contre ces Bruins de Boston tant détestés. Dans le vestiaire, le capitaine Bob Gainey est dans tous ses états et le coach Jean Perron aussi. L'heure est grave: plus personne dans l'équipe ... Read more

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Premier match des séries de la saison 1985-1986, au Forum de Montréal. Le Canadien vient de terminer une première période assez intense et physiquement éprouvante, devant 16 409 partisans nerveux. Il a tout donné contre ces Bruins de Boston tant détestés. Dans le vestiaire, le capitaine Bob Gainey est dans tous ses états et le coach Jean Perron aussi. L'heure est grave: plus personne dans l'équipe
... Read more
Everybody Loses

The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling

by Danny Funt ...

This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed gamblers dry.Everybody Loses is the first major investigation into America’s sports gambling industry. Journalist ... Read more

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This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed gamblers dry.Everybody Loses is the first major investigation into America’s sports gambling industry. Journalist
... Read more
We Breed Lions

Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture

by Rick Westhead ...

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling incidents of hazing and abuse throughout junior hockey.**The allegations read like a scene out of a ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling incidents of hazing and abuse throughout junior hockey.**The allegations read like a scene out of a
... Read more
The Cruelest Game

Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis

by Matthew Futterman ...

**A riveting exposé of professional tennis by revered journalist Matthew Futterman (of The New York Times and The Athletic), The Cruelest Game offers never-before-reported access to the daily routines, mindsets, and personal trials faced by today’s major stars and tomorrow’s rising newcomers • A Boston Globe and Bloomberg Best Book of the Summer“Matt Futterman is one of the clearest modern-day ... Read more

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**A riveting exposé of professional tennis by revered journalist Matthew Futterman (of The New York Times and The Athletic), The Cruelest Game offers never-before-reported access to the daily routines, mindsets, and personal trials faced by today’s major stars and tomorrow’s rising newcomers • A Boston Globe and Bloomberg Best Book of the Summer“Matt Futterman is one of the clearest modern-day
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Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein ...

The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e... ... Read more

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The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking, from the author of the highly anticipated Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.“The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” —Daniel H. PinkShortlisted for the <e...
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The Running Ground

A Father, a Son, and the Simplest of Sports

by Nicholas Thompson ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic.“This is not just an engaging memoir about running. It’s a meditation on what it takes to marshal and maintain motivation.”—ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A profound meditation on what running can teach us about our limits and our lives by a record-setting distance runner who is now the CEO of The Atlantic.“This is not just an engaging memoir about running. It’s a meditation on what it takes to marshal and maintain motivation.”—ADAM GRANT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden
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French Revolutions

Cycling the Tour de France

by Tim Moore ...

Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure. ... Read more

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Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.
... Read more
Among The Thugs

by Bill Buford ...

What sort of man spends his Saturday afternoons with people named Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin' Sammy? Bill Buford's acclaimed Among the Thugs is a book about the experience, and the attractions, of crowd violence. ... Read more

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What sort of man spends his Saturday afternoons with people named Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin' Sammy? Bill Buford's acclaimed Among the Thugs is a book about the experience, and the attractions, of crowd violence.
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Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

by Alex Hutchinson ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per... ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per...
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Cut to Black

A Legendary Life in Sports (and Maybe a Few Beers)

by Rod Black ...

Rod Black shares all the stories, all the fun, and all the inside scoops in this revelatory book about his forty years in Canadian sports broadcasting.Foreword by Joe CarterFor more than four decades, Rod Black has been one of Canada’s most versatile sportscasters. He has either hosted or called play-by-play for practically every sport there is. Rod broadcasted some pivotal Blue Jays games in 1992 ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Rod Black shares all the stories, all the fun, and all the inside scoops in this revelatory book about his forty years in Canadian sports broadcasting.Foreword by Joe CarterFor more than four decades, Rod Black has been one of Canada’s most versatile sportscasters. He has either hosted or called play-by-play for practically every sport there is. Rod broadcasted some pivotal Blue Jays games in 1992
... Read more
The Tragic Story of Willie Davis

and Other Expos Vignettes

by Danny Gallagher ...

Relive the glory days of the Montreal Expos.In his eleventh book on the Montreal Expos, Danny Gallagher combines vignettes from the team’s storied history — including Charlie O’Brien’s transformation of the catcher’s mask, Andre Dawson’s amazing 1983 season, and an exclusive interview with outfielder Milton Bradley — with an in-depth look at centre fielder Willie Davis, the Expos’ player of the ... Read more

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Relive the glory days of the Montreal Expos.In his eleventh book on the Montreal Expos, Danny Gallagher combines vignettes from the team’s storied history — including Charlie O’Brien’s transformation of the catcher’s mask, Andre Dawson’s amazing 1983 season, and an exclusive interview with outfielder Milton Bradley — with an in-depth look at centre fielder Willie Davis, the Expos’ player of the
... Read more
Game in the Desert

by Jack O'Connor ...

This book—a reprint of the original 1939 edition—offers an in-depth look at some of the most sought-after game in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Included are black and grizzly bears, doves, elk and deer, and even Mexican jaguars. Each animal-dedicated chapter details habitat and behavior and includes stories from the author. Based mostly on the author’s observations of game while on ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

This book—a reprint of the original 1939 edition—offers an in-depth look at some of the most sought-after game in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Included are black and grizzly bears, doves, elk and deer, and even Mexican jaguars. Each animal-dedicated chapter details habitat and behavior and includes stories from the author. Based mostly on the author’s observations of game while on
... Read more
The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Walleye Tactics

An Angler's Quick Reference Book

by Monte Burch ...

Series series Skyhorse Pocket Guides
How to catch these sought-after game fish in any season and any condition.If you want to catch a walleye on a consistent basis, you need to know its behavior-what it eats, where it prefers to hold, where it goes when water temperatures change, and more.In The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Walleye Tactics, Monte Burch gives you all the information you’ll need to catch walleyes in any season. Providing ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

How to catch these sought-after game fish in any season and any condition.If you want to catch a walleye on a consistent basis, you need to know its behavior-what it eats, where it prefers to hold, where it goes when water temperatures change, and more.In The Pocket Guide to Seasonal Walleye Tactics, Monte Burch gives you all the information you’ll need to catch walleyes in any season. Providing
... Read more
Perform Under Pressure

Change the Way You Feel, Think and Act Under Pressure

by Ceri Evans ...

The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantageUsed by the planet’s top performersIn Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment.Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’.No one is immune to ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantageUsed by the planet’s top performersIn Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment.Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’.No one is immune to
... Read more

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