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American Hoops
Those who avidly followed the on-court acrobatics and off-court celebrity of the OC Dream TeamOCO in Barcelona in 1992 would hardly recognize what passed as basketball fifty-six years earlier, when the United States first played the game in the 1936 Olympics. In those early days of menOCOs Olympic basketball, many teams lacked basic skills, games were played in the pouring rain, only seven players could suit up, and the rules allowed only two substitutions and no time-outs. How this slow, low-scoring sport became the breakneck game that enraptures millions worldwide is the story of American Hoops.In this fascinating history of Olympic basketball on the world stage and behind the scenes, Cars...
Alongside Hamilton
It's 1893 and thirteen-year-old Rory Mac, a poor, fatherless newsboy for Pulitzer's New York World, needs a break. He gets one when Hamilton "Ton" Fish, a member of the storied Fish family and star athlete at Columbia University, asks him to work his corner for an underground boxing match at McSorley's Alehouse, setting in motion an unexpected but inspiring friendship. Ton gives Rory Mac someone to look up to and access to realms he could previously only dream of--New York's smart set, the power players on Newspaper Row, the Union League. In time, Rory helps Ton, who is big-hearted but whiskey-leaning, pick himself up after life knocks him down. Their friendship carries both men West, to tra...
Underbelly Hoops
UNDERBELLY HOOPS covers Carson Cunningham's final season in the storied and now defunct Continental Basketball Association (CBA). In the process, it takes a sober look at minor league professional basketball, as Cunningham tries to navigate a poor relationship with his coach and yet finish his career on his own terms by playing a final season and winning a championship. As UNDERBELLY HOOPS shows, the CBA was a realm where hopeful players desperately hung on and crusty motels might very well have no clocks. It was a place where a trainer could be ordered to fill the visiting team's cooler with warm shower water and a coach might tell a player (namely, Cunningham) that he was focusing too much...
Before the Curse
Before the Curse: The Chicago Cubs' Glory Years, 1870–1945 brings to life the early history of the much beloved and often heartbreaking Chicago Cubs. Originally called the Chicago White Stockings, the team immediately established itself as a powerhouse, winning the newly formed National Base Ball League's inaugural pennant in 1876, repeating the feat in 1880 and 1881, and commanding the league in the decades to come. The legendary days of the Cubs are recaptured here in more than two dozen vintage newspaper accounts and historical essays on the teams and the fans who loved them. The great games, pennant races, and series are all here, including the 1906 World Series between the Cubs and Ch...
King of the Court
"King of the Court provides a highly nuanced and sophisticated analysis of the great African American basketball player from his earliest days up to the present time. With great skill and much insight, Goudsouzian makes clear that Russell was a very complicated man who was full of contradictions in his own private life and in relationship to his business associates, teammates, opponents, the media, and the larger sporting public."--David K.Wiggins, George Mason University "Not only is King of the Court one of the most impressive and important sports biographies to come along in many a season, easily in the same class as David Maraniss's When Pride Still Mattered (on Vince Lombardi) and Wil H...
Serving the Church, Reaching the World
A Festschrift in honour of Don Carson's 70th birthday. One of Don's greatest gifts has been his focus on mission. This collection edited by Richard Cunningham features some of the top theologians writing at their best about mission and the challenges facing the church. The chapters include... Foreword: Dick Lucas Preface: Richard Cunningham Preaching that changes the Church: David Jackman Setting forth the truth plainly: Stefan Gustavsson The context of university evangelism: Tim (& Michael) Keller The importance of systematic theology to the church: Jim Packer The Silence of God: Bill Edgar World Mission (Doing Missions When Dying Is Gain): John Piper Gospel Co-operation without compromise: John Stevens Is God The Only Theologian: Mike Ovey Persuasive Preaching: Richard Cunningham Apologetics: Kirsty Birkett Parachurch ministry: Sinclair Ferguson (tbc)
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21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Revisit a childhood classic with Carson Cunningham’s modern and witty take on a beloved hero in 21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mystery at Rolling Dunes. The 21st CENTURY ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN tells the story of how, one-hundred and seventy years after falling into an Arctic ice hole, Huckleberry Finn is discovered, thawed out, and brought back to life, unleashing his unique personality upon the 21st century. Thawed out by commercial-minded scientists, Huck Finn soon finds himself hunted by those who would love nothing more than to exploit his phenomenal story. But using his signature smarts, Huck escapes the scientists’ clutches and flees to a small town on the sho...
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