**NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the YearAn NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.**Posnanski writes of major moments that created ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of the FallA moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball**After his bestselling home run books Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski turns from the national pastime to the number one sport in America. Why We Love Football is Posnanski’s newest must-ha...

"One of the best baseball books in years"—a journey with Negro League legend Buck O'Neil by the New York Times–bestselling author of The Baseball 100 ( Cleveland Plain Dealer).Winner of the Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearWhen legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked award-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, that simple question eventually led the pair on a ...

"The best book ever written about the Big Red Machine . . . You'll see Bench, Morgan, and Sparky in different lights than you've ever seen them before." — Cincinnati EnquirerThe New York Times–BestsellerAward-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski hits a grand slam with The Machine—a thrilling account of the magical 1975 season of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's legendary "Big Red Machine," from spring training thro...

'Joe Posnanski is baseball's greatest modern-day storyteller, and his passion and expertise leap through every page of this book' New York TimesWhy We Love Baseball is the classic countdown of baseball's most memorable episodes, updated with a new introduction for the UK edition. Here are moments that forged legends -- Babe Ruth's called shot, Kirk Gibson's limping home run –- side by side with unsung heroes, gale-force tantrums and eye-watering mishaps. With baseball poised for British ta...

A legendary sportswriter picks the 100 moments that have defined the game.Hidden gems jostle with classic tales given a fresh twist as Posnanski takes readers on an irresistible journey through the archives of the game right up to the present day.Why We Love American Football is an expert, hilarious and sometimes poignant take on one of the world's most avidly watched sports.

**USA TODAY BESTSELLERNPR's Book of the DayNew York Times bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski travel the world in a hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans and the things they love: baseball, basketball, chess, darts, football, futbol, Indigenous North American stickball, pickleball, WWE, Taylor Swift, Star Wars, and more.**Two great friends. Lots of frequent flyer miles. And a bottomless appetite for experiencing sports. That’s...

**NEW YORK TIMES bestsellerWinner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the YearNational Sports Media Association Sports Book of the YearAn NPR "Book of the Day"#1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski is back with a masterful ode to the game: a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to make you fall in love with the sport all over again.**Posnanski writes of major moments that created ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERA Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of the FallA moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball**After his bestselling home run books Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski turns from the national pastime to the number one sport in America. Why We Love Football is Posnanski’s newest must-ha...

Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day.Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden?...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year“An instant sports classic.” —New York Post * “Stellar.” —The Wall Street Journal * “A true masterwork…880 pages of sheer baseball bliss.” —BookPage (starred review) * “This is a remarkable achievement.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Jo...

When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year-old O'Neil in hopes of rediscovering the love that first drew them to the game.The Soul of Baseball is as much the story of Buck O'Neil as it is the story of baseball. Driven by a relentless optimism and his two great passio...