From Pulitzer Prize-winning "New York Times" columnist Dan Barry comes the beautifully recounted story of the longest game in baseball history--a tale celebrating not only the robust intensity of baseball, but the aspirational ideal epitomized by the hard-fighting players of the minor leagues.

"It's career week in Miss Taylor's class! When Lauren says that she wants to be a football announcer, some of her classmates laugh and ask how she could work in a sport she can't even play. Lauren is bummed out, especially since she knows a ton about football. She feels even worse when she wants to play kickball at recess and the boys won't let her join their teams. Instead of backing down, Lauren, Emelyn, Ruby, and Myka challenge them to a game--boys...

"This is the go-to instructional guide for the modern rockhounder and prospector, ideal for enthusiasts at all skill levels"--

Covers the art of war, focusing on the psychology and physics of lethal assault and decisive victory as the essence of warfare.

Horses communicate, with each other and with those outside their species, with every flick of a tail, every twist of an ear, with movements both subtle and grand. Their desires and dislikes are constantly expressed. While working with and observing the horses in her life, Sharon Wilsie found her artist's eye unconsciously freeze-framed equine gestures, no matter how slight or fleeting. She soon realised how herd members reacted to the same posture...

With a contentious teachers' strike jeopardizing their season, the Witches banded together to unify a fractured community. Led by famed head coach Ken Perrone, this team of underdogs scored improbable victories in the face of adversity.

The first globally broadcast swim match, the one-hundred-meter at the 1924 Olympics, saw three great swimmers shatter records and invite unprecendented scrutiny about race, class, and celebrity. This book traces the careers and rivalries of these men and the epochal times they lived in.

"Big windups. High-scoring games. Worldwide interest. There are many reasons to love softball-discover 12 of them! Topics include softball's unusual history, its equipment, rules, and records, the National Pro Fastpitch league, and star players, like Monica Abbott and Jennie Finch. Includes a glossary, index, and editor-curated online resources for up-to-date information"--

Former star lacrosse player Joe Logan agrees to coach a rag-tag team of Native American lacrosse players who are long-time losers, despite lacrosse being a part of their tribal heritage for centuries.

Twelve-year-old Nick García dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.