Best Sports Town In America - April 2024

To Kill a Mockingbird

Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060935464
• ASIN: 0060935464
• ISBN: 0060935464
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)

• ASIN: 0060555661
• ASIN: 0060555661
• ISBN: 9780060555665
• Brand: HarperBusiness
• Manufacturer: Collins Business

In Cold Blood

• ASIN: 0679745580
• ASIN: 0679745580
• ISBN: 9780679745587
• Brand: Truman Capote
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Of Mice and Men

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression   They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140177396
• ASIN: 0140177396
• ISBN: 0140177396
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review).In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553447459
• ASIN: 0553447459
• ISBN: 0553447459
• Brand: BROADWAY
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy (Rizzoli Classics)

The perfect guide for those who can't resist succumbing to Italy's charms again and again, now in a popular pocket-sized format. Who hasn't dreamt of being whisked away to a sweet little Italian town buried deep in the countryside? The small towns sprinkled throughout this expansive book are not only rich with beauty but also saturated with as much historical and cultural importance as their sister cities. The fact that they are "off the beaten path"-though sometimes extraordinarily famous for their art, food, and wine, or simply their setting-makes them rare gems even more desirable to see. T... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0847842940
• ASIN: 0847842940
• ISBN: 9780847842940
• Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

All American Boys

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature. In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad’s pleadings that he’s st... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1481463349
• ASIN: 1481463349
• ISBN: 1481463349
• Brand: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
• Manufacturer: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from AwayWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060559713
• ASIN: 0060559713
• ISBN: 0060559713
• Brand: Regan Books
• Manufacturer: Regan Books

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

Winner of the NBCC Award for General NonfictionNamed on Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015--Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year--Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015--Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year--Slate.com's 10 Best Books of 2015--Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015 --Buzzfeed's 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015--The Daily Beast's Best Big Idea Books of 2015--Seattle Times' Best Books of 2015--Boston Globe's Best Books of 2015--St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Best Books of 2015--The Guardian'... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1620402521
• ASIN: 1620402521
• ISBN: 9781620402528
• Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Press

Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition): Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3

A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition!Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kur�... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1421561328
• UPC: 783324847338
• ASIN: 1421561328
• ISBN: 1421561328
• Brand: VIZ Media LLC
• Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

• ASIN: 0316551244
• ASIN: 0316551244
• ISBN: 0316551244
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

• ASIN: 0060883286
• ASIN: 0060883286
• ISBN: 9780060883287
• Brand: Gabriel Garc 237 a M 225 rquez
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history--like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with lau... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401310648
• ASIN: 1401310648
• ISBN: 1401310648
• Brand: Hyperion Books
• Manufacturer: Hyperion

Travels with Charley in Search of America

An intimate journey across America, as told by one of its most beloved writers   To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the interstates and the country roads, dines with truckers, encounters bears at Yellowstone and old friends in San Francisco. Along the way he reflects on the American character, racial hostility, the particular f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140053204
• ASIN: 0140053204
• ISBN: 0140053204
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

National Parks of the USA

A 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council). Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna unique to each of the 21 parks portrayed, this lushly illustrated coast-to-coast journey documents in large format the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places—and shows why they should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. Explore Florida's river-laced Evergla... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1847809766
• ASIN: 1847809766
• ISBN: 1847809766
• Manufacturer: Wide Eyed Editions

Boston: America's Best Sports Town

Boston is a city known for its storied sports heritage. This book recounts the stories behind the triumphs--and occasional setbacks--of the athletes, coaches and teams that have combined to make Boston: America's Best Sports

• UPC: 747598919

The Best American Sports Writing 2017

The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year 

• UPC: 55971032
• Rating: 4.0

The Games Do Count : America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports

Presenting more than 30 personal stories, this is an inspiring and surprising look at how sports have influenced America's best and brightest--from presidents and CEOs to movie stars and pop

• UPC: 38412216

The Finest Nines : The Best Nine-Hole Golf Courses in North America

Discover the finest nine-hole golf courses in North

• UPC: 978840666

The Best American Sports Writing 2015

Culled from hundreds of national, regional and specialty print and digital publications, a new collection showcases the greatest sports journalism from the past year. Original. 35,000 first

• UPC: 45056438
• Rating: 4.0

Playing Through the Whistle : Steel, Football, and an American Town

A Sports Illustrated senior writer presents a moving epic of football in industrial America, tracing the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania's now-shuttered steel mill, and its legendary high school football

• UPC: 50986683
• Rating: 4.0

The Best American Sports Writing 2012

The Best American Sports Writing brings together the finest writing on sports to appear in the past year. Culled from over 350 publications, this collection captures the world of sports in all its drama, humanity, and

• UPC: 19706601
• Rating: 4.0

The Best American Sports Writing 2018

The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past

• UPC: 660430932

The Best American Sports Writing 2015 - eBook

For twenty-five years, *The Best American Sports Writing *has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the past year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Wright Thompson,

• UPC: 897242901
• Rating: 4.0

The Best American Sports Writing 2017 - eBook

For a quarter century, the annual *Best American Sports Writing *has showcased the greatest sports journalism of the previous year. This year’s guest editor, acclaimed author Howard Bryant, continues the tradition, seeking out writing that best captures the

• UPC: 456714258
• Rating: 4.0