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Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink
remains the classic of the genre and an unforgettable chronicle of
his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach
Bob Knight. This anniversary edition features an updated package
and a new Introduction by Feinstein.
Granted unprecedented access to the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball
program during the 1985-1986 season, John Feinstein saw and heard
it all--practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and mid-game
huddles--as the team strove to return to championship form. A
Season on the Brink, recently named #6 on Sports Illustrated's "Top
100 Sports Books of All Time" list, not only captures the drama and
pressure of big-time college basketball, but paints a vivid
portrait of a complex, brilliant coach as he walks the fine line
between genius and madness.
There is no event in sports quite like the Final Four. John
Feinstein will explore what it means to a school, a coach and a
player to be in the Final Four or even at The Final. There are
moving stories of players and coaches who thought they'd never make
it to college basketball's final weekend, spectacular triumphs of
the winning teams and heartbreaking defeat of those who missed the
cut. He also brings us inspiring and dramatic stories from people
behind the scenes: from officials and referees to scouts and
ticket-scalpers. With the unflinching eye of a seasoned reporter
and the remarkable skill of a true storyteller, Feinstein exposes
the driving force behind one of the most revered events in American
sports.
The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and
performer David Feherty-one of the most universally beloved figures
in the game. John Feinstein, who has spent four decades finding
intriguing sports characters and narratives and turning them into
classic books, chronicles the life and career of David Feherty. The
two have known each other for years, beginning with Feinstein's
work on A Good Walk Spoiled, researched and written at a time when
Feherty was an excellent player, who won five times in Europe and
was on the '91 Ryder Cup team, but also a functioning alcoholic. In
retirement from the game, Feherty has sobered up, while his golf
world persona has only grown in stature. Feherty is now a grand
ambassador for golf, a man who is feted by US Presidents and
respected by every big name in the game. Feinstein tells hilarious
true tales about Feherty's time in the limelight and interactions
with stars such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Payne Stewart, and
Seve Ballesteros. He also details Feherty's struggles with
alcoholism, the death of his son who was lost to addiction, and the
highs and lows of Feherty's marriages. Feinstein captures the human
being behind the athlete, and his triumphant rebound as a golf
commentator after his athletic career fell apart. Feherty is
fall-down-funny, self-deprecating, and a lifelong underdog who has
thrived as a commentator and television interview host, and most
recently as a touring standup comic, using the difficult
experiences of his life as a source for humour and understanding,
which Feinstein mines with an expert's touch.
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Donna Eden is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine. In this
important book she shows you how to work with you body's energy to
create physical, psychological and spiritual health and wellbeing.
Discover how to: * Bring more energy and vitality into your
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written, step-by-step approach for everyone who wants to achieve a
healthier body, a sharper mind and a more joyful spirit.
From the author of Raise a First, Take a Knee: John Feinstein's
bestselling classic is "the best-ever account of life on the PGA
tour" (Golf Magazine) and a must-read for anyone who loves the game
of golf. Traveling with the golfers on the PGA Tour, Feinstein gets
inside the heads of the game's greatest players as well as its
struggling wannabes. Meet superstars like Nick Price, who nailed a
fifty-foot putt at the seventeenth to win the British Open, and
Paul Azinger, who marked his return from a bout with cancer with an
emotional appearance at the Buick Open. Go behind the scenes for
Davis Love III's unforgettable come-from-behind victory in the
Ryder Cup. In golf, Feinstein eloquently relates, the line that
separates triumph from disappointment is incredibly fine. "One week
you've discovered the secret to the game; the next week you never
want to play it again."
From the author of Raise a Fist, Take a Knee and A Good Walk
Spoiled, this "must-read" national bestseller takes you inside the
dramatic world of the highest-pressure golf tournament in the world
(Tampa Tribune). It is the tournament that separates champions from
mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends
and can be the final stop on the down escalator for fading stars.
The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most
grueling competitions in any sport. Every fall, veterans and
talented hopefuls sweat through six rounds of hell at Q school, as
the tournament is universally known, to get a shot at the PGA Tour,
vying for the 30 slots available. The grim reality: If you don't
make it through Q school, you're not on the PGA tour. You're out.
And those who make it to the six-day finals are the lucky ones:
hundreds more players fail to get through the equally grueling
first two stages of the event. John Feinstein tells the story of
the players who compete for these coveted positions in the 2005 Q
school as only he can. With arresting accounts from the players,
established winners, rising stars, the defeated, and the endlessly
hopeful, America's favorite sportswriter unearths the inside story
behind the PGA Tour's brutal all-or-nothing competition.
Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson return in another
fast-paced, action-packed sports mystery. The two teenage sports
reporters have kept in touch after their wild time at the Final
Four, and when Susan Carol manages to score a press pass to cover
the first week of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in New York,
Stevie works out a way to be there as well. The behind-the-scenes
action in the world of professional tennis is occasionally
bewildering, but it turns downright inconceivable when a young
Russian phenom, Natalia Makarova, disappears right before her
second-round match. Everyone is looking for Natalia-including
Stevie and Susan Carol. The rumors are growing wilder by the hour.
But they don't even come close to the shocking truth. . . .
A GOOD WALK SPOILED is John Feinstein's acclaimed behind-the-scenes
account of an unusually turbulent year in the punishingly
competitive world of the US professional golf circuit. Beginning
with the tense American victory at the Belfry in the 1993 Ryder
Cup, Feinstein gives close-up insights of the players' minds and
privates lives - including superstars like Nick Faldo, Tom Watson
and Greg Norman - and captures the nonstop pressures of a sport
with virtually no off-season, the intense competition to stay on
the 'money list' and the psychological dangers inherent in a game
where your true opponent is yourself.
Steven Thomas is one of two lucky winners of the U.S. Basketball
Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize?
A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four.
It's a basketball junkie's dream come true!
But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the
players, the media, the money-men, and the fans turn out to be even
more fiercely competitive than those on the court. Steven and his
fellow winner, Susan Carol Anderson, are nosing around the
Superdome and overhear what sounds like a threat to throw the
championship game. Now they have just 48 hours to figure out who is
blackmailing one of MSU's star players . . . and why.
Praise for John Feinstein:
"The best writer of sports books in America today."--"The Boston
Globe"
"Feinstein's beat, it turns out, isn't sports; it's human
nature."--"People" on "A March to Madness"
"A basketball junkie's nirvana."--"Sports Illustrated" on "A March
to Madness"
"One of the best sportswriters alive!"--Larry King, "USA Today" on
"A Good Walk Spoiled"
"From the Hardcover edition."
With a new afterword by the author What does it take to win a major championship and reach the absolute pinnacle of golf? Through a season of the four tournaments—the Masters, the U. S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship—known collectively as the majors, John Feinstein takes us where the television cameras never go, both off the links and "inside the ropes," as he reveals the special challenges and rituals, the frustrations and exhilaration, that mark the lives and careers of the world's greatest golfers.
A CIVIL WAR is an unforgettable portrait of college football in the purest form: two teams that play for the love of the game and for the honour of their respective schools, rather than for money or fame. As Feinstein follows the Army and Navy football teams through a single season, he takes us into the locker rooms, onto the playing fields and inside the lives of the players and coaches. His book captures the personalities and the behind-the-scenes struggles - culminates in a vivid account of the teams' dramatic December face-off, a stratling come-from-behind victory that resulted in a daredevil fourth-down touchdown attempt. In a new afterword to the paperback edition, Feinstein reflects on the extraordinary 1996 season, which saw both teams achieve their best records in decades and win bowl-game berths
Red Auerbach is the architect and mastermind behind one of the most
dominant franchises in professional sports history, the Boston
Celtics. The cigar-chomping Auerbach wasn't a passive bench coach,
but an aggressive, demanding and often volatile mentor who coached
11 Hall of Famers and led Boston to 10 Eastern Division titles in
16 years. Auerbach's passionate style reaped large rewards. From
1959-1966, the Celtics won 8 straight NBA championships, a streak
unmatched in sports history. His career coaching record currently
ranks fifth all-time in NBA history. Auerbach led Boston to 99
playoff victories, third all-time behind Phil Jackson and Pat
Riley. He showcased his coaching prowess in 11 straight All-Star
games, was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1965 and, in 1970, was
selected as the NBA's 25th Anniversary All-Time Team coach.
Auerbach began his coaching career in 1946 in the BAA with the
Washington Capitals and led them to the 1947 and 1949 division
titles. In 1950, Auerbach became head coach of the Boston Celtics.
After coaching, Auerbach joined the Celtics front office full-time
and in 1980 was named NBA Executive of the Year.
After dominating the world of golf from 2000 to 2002, Tiger Woods
struggled with his game in 2003, allowing four relative unknowns to
win major championships. Mike Weir triumphed in the Masters,
becoming the first Canadian to win a major. Jim Furyk emerged
victorious in the U.S. Open. In the British Open, Ben Curtis became
the first player since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to win while playing
in his first major championship. And Shaun Micheel prevailed at the
PGA Championship with the first tour victory of his career.
How does one moment of glory affect the unsung underdog for years
to follow? John Feinstein chronicles the golfers' experiences and
brings his unique insights to the ways their success has
changed--and haunted--their lives forever.
The U.S. Open in June 2008 produced one of the most unexpected,
dramatic, and memorable showdowns in golf history. Day after day,
Rocco Mediate, a respected journeyman whose career had been dogged
by injuries pushed the seemingly invincible Tiger Woods to his
physical and mental limits. Not even Mediate would ever have
predicted that for five days, he would match the unbeaten world
number one, explosive shot for explosive shot.
The first 72 holes ended with Mediate and Woods locked in a dead
heat, and an 18-hole Monday playoff was required to decide a
winner. When this was still not enough to break the tie, the two
men went into a sudden death round before a champion was finally
crowned. Through every stage, the irrepressible Rocco rose to the
ever-escalating pressure with clutch shots, grace, and humor,
emerging as one of the most likable and intriguing golfers of our
time.
Now, at last, Rocco Mediate tells his own story: his life on tour,
the battles to stay healthy enough to play, the everyday struggles
of a Tour player. It all leads up to his story of the Open, and the
joy he felt as he seized the challenge he'd dreamed of and trained
for his entire life. In this intimate collaboration with
bestselling author John Feinstein, Rocco Mediate looks back at his
life through the prism of the 2008 season and the life-changing
tournament. And through interviews with Rocco's family, friends,
and other top golfers, Feinstein vividly brings to life one of the
most heroic golfing battles of all time.
In 2003, after winning six of the twelve majors from 2000 to 2002,
Tiger Woods struggled with his swing, leaving him lagging behind
the field at both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. With
Woods out of the picture, the stage was set for a newcomer to claim
the top position. Nobody expected that four virtually unknown
players would rise to become first-time champions.
In his debut appearance in a major, Ben Curtis became the only
player since Francis Ouimet in 1913 to prevail on his first time
out. Mike Weir--who was considered a good player but not a great
one--triumphed in The Masters, becoming the first Canadian to win a
major. In the U.S. Open, Jim Furyk was victorious, and the PGA
Championship was claimed by the unknown Shawn Micheel.
But after each player's history-making season, the four have had
little further success. 2008 is the first year since that
unexpected year, when it will be possible for the four golfers to
qualify for the tour.""In MOMENT OF GLORY, John Feinstein returns
to the unlikely year of 2003 and chronicle the personal and
professional struggles of these four players. With great affection
for the underdog and extraordinary access to the players, he then
looks to the 2008 season, giving readers an insider's look into to
how winning (and losing) major championships changes players'
lives.
Pitchers are at the heart of baseball. Each has the potential to
make his team a winner or, very quickly, a loser. The pressure is
huge. In the end, only those with both the arm and the heart and
the ability to manage extraordinary stress will emerge as
champions.
John Feinstein looks into this complex side of the game through the
events of one nerve-racking season and through the eyes of two
great pitchers trying to perform at the highest possible level in
the twilight of their careers in the biggest media fishbowl in
America. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major
Leagues, remarkable highs and heartbreaking lows. Both entered the
2007 season in search of individual milestones and one more shot at
the World Series--Glavine with the Mets, Mussina a few miles and
one borough away with the Yankees. Despite their proximity, they
experienced very different seasons--one pitching for a team dealing
with the pressure of trying to qualify for the World Series for the
first time in seven years; the other with a legendary team,
expected to be there every year.
Feinstein captures the rollercoaster that was the 2007 season for
both teams through the experiences of two pitchers at the center of
it all. John Feinstein provides a true insider's look into the most
intensely watched and scrutinized position in sports-Major League
starting pitcher.
Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the
story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers
working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine
and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both
entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot
at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away
with the Yankees. The two veterans experience very different
seasons--one on a team dealing with the pressure to get to a World
Series for the first time in seven years, the other with a team
expected to be there every year. Taking the reader through contract
negotiations, spring training, the ups of wins and losses, and the
people in their lives-family, managers, pitching coaches, agents,
catchers, other pitchers--John Feinstein provides a true insider's
look at the pressure cooker of sports at the highest level.
Tiger Woods has called the U.S. Open "the most difficult national
championship." With Open, John Feinstein goes behind the scenes to
tell for the first time the full story of how the 2002 U.S. Open
Championship came into being-how a public course was transformed
into one of the most difficult and surprising in the tournament's
history, and how the greatest golfers in the world rose to its
almost insurmountable challenges. The Black course at the public
golf club in Bethpage, New York, has long had a mythic status among
golfers. Designed by legendary course architect A. W. Tillinghast
in 1936, it is known as a work of genius-with long fairways,
gorgeous vistas, and roughs and bunkers that stymie all but the
very best golfers. It is a course where any player can compete, but
its cult reputation means that golfers often have to camp overnight
in the parking lot to get a tee time the next day. The 2002 U.S.
Open at Bethpage Black was the first time in history that golf's
greatest championship had been held at a true public course. Open
is the full drama of that championship, from the moment that
officials first considered holding it there until the last putt
rolled in at dusk on Sunday. Along the way, John Feinstein reveals
the full glory of golf as it's never been explored before. He digs
deep to find out what it really takes to make golf's most famous
event worthy of the champions who compete in it. He tells the
remarkable story of the artisans who transformed the Black from a
downtrodden and rough-around-the-edges public course to one that
top pros hailed as "unbelievable" and "the toughest par-70 I've
ever played in my life." He also tracks the drama of the masters
who battled for supremacy at the Black-Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia,
Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson, Jeff Maggert-to show how true champions
respond to the toughest conditions.Open is the story of people who
devote their entire lives to golf, both behind the scenes and
inside the ropes. Their struggles and exhilarations as they master
the monster known as Bethpage Black make for a story every golf
lover will want to read again and again.
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