Play From Your Heart: A Journey Through Loss, Resilience, and the Beautiful Game by Scott Martin, with Coryanne Hicks, opens with the confident stride of a rising college soccer coach at the height of his career. In the summer of 1993, Martin is thriving, invited...

Playing Blackjack Like an Engineer by David A. Janover, PE, presents blackjack as a structured decision-making system rather than a casual casino pastime. The book begins by reframing the game through engineering principles such as probability, optimization, risk control, and process thinking. Janover begins with...

Ironmania by David Evans details the 1984 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championship and explores the personal, cultural, and historical factors that transformed the event into a global sensation. Evans places the race at a pivotal moment when Ironman evolved from a niche endurance challenge into...

Echoes of Stark Park: Lessons on Resilience, Growth and the Journey to Legacy by Freddie Owens is a memoir packed with lessons about life and pursuing a passion. His story starts in Milwaukee, a town in the '80s and '90s that was nothing like the...

Next Play by Owen Pace is a self-help book featuring 25 well-known sportspeople whose life stories and lessons learned can be applied by others to their daily lives. It’s split into three sections: section one is about courage, section two is about resilience, and the...

Mind Reset: The Science of Total Weight Management by Dr. Bill Sun offers a comprehensive and holistic approach to sustainable weight loss that transcends traditional dieting and workout methods. The book examines the reasons why most weight-loss plans fail, underlining that actual, lasting change requires...

The Compete-Learn-Honor Playbook: Simple Steps to Take Your Mental and Emotional Tennis and Pickleball Skills to a New Level by Peter C. Scales is a guide that combines sports psychology and practical application. Known to many as Coach Pete, the author draws on decades of...

Stumps and Sovereignty: South Asian Cricket from Empire to the Digital Age by Sufghan Sarwar Khan traces cricket’s evolution from its rural English origins to its establishment in South Asia, where colonial trade started early play in India. Indian participation expanded through local clubs, while...

In Building Bridges Between Athletics and Community, Lee Burchett explains that athletics shapes student identity by embedding character development into everyday sports practices, using drills, team meetings, and competition as moments to teach leadership, accountability, and perseverance. He says that coaches aren’t just trainers but...

Athletes are respected because they inspire people from all walks of life. In Game Changers, author Dan Gold presents the stories of some of these extraordinary sportsmen and sportswomen who not only left a mark in their respective sports but changed the world through their...