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Give the perfect gift of inspiration to the men in your life with one of these great books. Men can be challenging to shop for each year. We'll get your shopping started with a selection of books that make the ideal present for any guy on your list.
Wrap up the perfect Christmas or birthday gift for dads, brothers, or any guy on your list. Give him the gift of the great outdoors or sport, history, or adventure.
A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains
By Graham Zimmerman
“Obviously for fans of extreme outdoor sports, Zimmerman's debut is also recommended for readers seeking wisdom and balance in any pursuit.”—Julia Kastner, Shelf Awareness
A sponsored athlete who is sought out as a climbing partner, Zimmerman knows that he must find a balance between his ambitions as an alpinist and his social responsibilities--as a husband, climate advocate, and community leader. As A Fine Line traces Graham's journey, mountain lovers everywhere will see themselves in this coming-of-age story of adventure and personal reckoning.
Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA
By Alex Squadron and Andre Ingram
Life in the G details the G League experience and the relentless pursuit of the NBA dream through the lens of the Birmingham Squadron’s inaugural season.
Welcome to the G League--the official minor league of the National Basketball Association. Life in the G is about the arduous quest to achieve an improbable goal: making it to the NBA. Alex Squadron details the pursuit of a dream in what turned out to be the most remarkable season in the history of minor league sports.
Otis W. Leader: The Ideal American Doughboy
By Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer
Trek through unforgettable battles of the infamous Western Front in an uplifting story of endurance, bravery and perseverance.
Amid the growing tensions of WWI, Otis W. Leader left behind three children, his job, and his home in Oklahoma to enlist in the Army. He was chosen to represent the "Ideal American Doughboy," and lived up to that title earning multiple honors including a Purple Heart. Sawyer explores Leader's time during and after the Great War to construct an unprecedented war memoir, bringing to light an uplifting story in Leader's own words of endurance, bravery, and perseverance throughout unforgettable battles on the infamous Western Front.
MARTY GLICKMAN: The Life of An American Jewish Sports Legend
By Jeffrey S Gurock
"Going beyond the story of an American Jewish athlete kept out of Hitler’s Olympics, this book speaks to the wider world of American sports and culture. It is the story of a kid whose dreams eventually led him all the way up to the announcer’s booth at Madison Square Garden."—Gerald Eskenazi, New York Times sports reporter
For close to half a century after World War II, Marty Glickman was the voice of New York sports. He was as iconic as Mickey Mantle, Walt Frazier, and Joe Namath. He was active from the 1940s to the 1990s. Many of today's most famous sportscasters were Glickman disciples. In Marty Glickman, Gurock showcases the life, triumphs, and adversities of this important contributor to American popular culture.
Walking the Hill: The Art of Accidental Transformation
By Gary Hal Plep and Mark Yoslow
Feeling alone with no sense of purpose? Not sure where you belong? Challenged by taking the next step into the life you want? If you are tired of doing life alone and hungry for an adventure that will organically change you this is your book.
What was intended to be a simple sharing exercise and a time to bond between two men became a form of meditation, deep revelation, and healing. Walking the Hill: The Art of Accidental Transformation is an example of how nature can nurture healing. Experience this guided, meditative unfolding of man's true nature unto himself. It will challenge and inspire.
Boston Ball
By Clayton Trutor
Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, and Gary Williams played no small role in the making of modern college basketball. Collectively, they've won more than 2,300 games and six national championships and reached thirteen Final Fours. Boston Ball is the story of how three ambitious young coaches learned their trade in the shadow of the dynastic Celtics. Trutor shares the story of how the young players made these teams into winners.
GEORGE ALLEN: A Football Life
By Michael Richman and Dick Vermeil
George Allen was a fascinating and eccentric figure in the world of football coaching. His remarkable career spanned six decades, from the late 1940s until his sudden death in 1990 at the age of seventy-three. Although he never won a Super Bowl, he never had a losing season as an NFL head coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Best Anchorages of the Inside Passage
By Anne Vipond and William Kelly
One of the finest cruising grounds in the world, the Inside Passage is a boater’s paradise with hundreds of pristine islands and anchorages. This new, expanded 2nd edition is a selection of boating destinations of the Coast of British Columbia with over 600 color photos, maps and illustrations.
This post is sponsored by Mountaineers Books, University of Nebraska Press, Chickasaw Press, New York University Press, Gary Plep, and Ocean Cruise Guides.