Joe Louis: Hard Times Man

Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title an astonishing twenty-five times and reigned as world champion for more than eleven years. He got more column inches of newspaper coverage in the 1930s than FDR did. His racially and politically charged defeat of Max Schmeling in 1938 made Louis a national hero. But as important as his record is what he meant to African-Americans: at a time when the boxing ring was the only venue where black and white could meet on equal terms, Louis embodied all their hopes for dignity and equality.

Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed historian and biographer Randy Roberts presents Louis, and his impact on sport and country, in a way never before accomplished. Roberts reveals an athlete who carefully managed his public image, and whose relationships with both the black and white communities—including his relationships with mobsters—were far more complex than the simplistic accounts of heroism and victimization that have dominated previous biographies.

Richly researched and utterly captivating, this extraordinary biography presents the full range of Joe Louis’s power in and out of the boxing ring.

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Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman's Journey

Hiking the Continental Divide: One Woman's Journey

is the story of our 2,414 mile hike from Mexico to Canada on the Continental Divide Trail.  During the course of our six-month trek we hiked through:

• Arid ranchland in New Mexico
• Snow packed mountains in Colorado
• The Red Desert and Wind River Range in Wyoming
• The Anaconda-Pintlar and Glacier Natl Park in Montana

In addition to tales of the trail, Hiking the Continental Divide Trail: One Woman's Journey contains valuable information for those seeking to make their own section or thru-hike of the CDT, including:

• Thru-hikers Preparation & Timeline
• Equipment List
• Food List
• Itinerary
• Map List & Sources
• Complete Index

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Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run

Built on the success of her popular blog on RunnersWorld.com, Kristin Armstrong’s new book is an intensely personal look at how running creates a special sense of community for the women who participate, and how it has helped her and many others mark the milestones of their lives. Each of the 26 chapters (the .2 is the epilogue) is dedicated to a specific theme, such as Friendship, Gratitude, Healing, Balance, and Motherhood. The specific experience of running is knitted into each chapter,
but the real messages about inspiration, growth, family, empowerment, and endurance are universal. Mile Markers details the essence of Armstrong’s belief that running is a valuable source of connection, life, and health for all the women who love it.

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Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool

For millions of basketball fans in the 1970's, Walt "Clyde" Frazier defined the world cool. One of the greatest point guards in NBA history. Clyde guided the New York Knicks to their only two championships with a style and flair that was wholly his own. Worshipped for both his skills on the court and his flamboyant fashion sense off it, he was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987, was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1996, and is currently the Knick's color analyst on the MSG Network.
Back in 1974, Clyde and New York Times sportswriter and future Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow collaborated on a book that has become an iconic and much-sought-after piece of basketball history. Now, three decades later, Rockin' Steady is back with an all-new introduction, afterword, and everything that made it one of the most uniqie sports books of all time, including:
Rare, full-color photos from legendary photographer Walter Iooss Jr.

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