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Great Sports-Related Titles of 2011

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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 6, 2011
THE VOODOO WAVE: INSIDE A SEASON OF TRIUMPH AND TUMULT AT MAVERICK'S
by Mark Kreidler
"A finely crafted tale of the enigmatic world of big-wave surfers."
ESPN: The Magazine sportswriter Kreidler (Six Good Innings: How One Small Town Became a Little League Giant, 2008, etc.) goes inside the sport and business of big-wave surfing, covering the 2010 Maverick's Surf Contest on the coast of Northern California. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011
LET THERE BE PEBBLE: A MIDDLE-HANDICAPPER'S YEAR IN AMERICA'S GARDEN OF GOLF
by Zachary Michael Jack
"A real-life golf fantasy year, boldly lived and exuberantly told."
A golfer's unabashed love letter to one of the world's most spectacular courses. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 10, 2011
BLOOD AND SMOKE: A TRUE TALE OF MYSTERY, MAYHEM, AND THE BIRTH OF THE INDY 500
by Charles Leerhsen
"By the time the big race rolls around, Leerhsen has already spun a fascinating tale."
On the centennial of the Indy 500, controversy still reigns over who won the inaugural race, as this lively account of a tumultuous event makes plain. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 3, 2011
EVEL: THE HIGH-FLYING LIFE OF EVEL KNIEVEL: AN AMERICAN SHOWMAN, DAREDEVIL, AND LEGEND
by Leigh Montville
"A biography as sensationalist and superior as the daredevil himself."
Inside the life and entertainment career of America's greatest daredevil, who lived "as if his pants were on fire." Read full book review >
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Released: April 12, 2011
Kirkus Star BOTTOM OF THE 33RD: HOPE, REDEMPTION, AND BASEBALL'S LONGEST GAME
by Dan Barry
"Destined to take its place among the classics of baseball literature."
New York Times columnist Barry (City Lights: Stories About New York, 2007, etc.) delivers an all-angle take on the longest, and surely the strangest, game in baseball history. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 29, 2011
THE TIMELESS SWING
by Tom Watson, Nick Seitz
"An excellent visual reference that can be stored in a golf bag for use on the course."
A picture-heavy instruction manual from PGA Hall of Famer Watson that pays particular attention to improving posture and swing. Read full book review >