Sports & Recreation

A provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance of—and punctures the hype around—big-time contemporary American athletics

In an increasingly secular, fragmented, and distracted culture, nothing brings Americans together quite like sports. On Sundays in September, more families worship at the altar of the NFL than at any church. This appeal, which cuts across all demographic and ideological lines, makes sports perhaps the last unifying mass ritual of our era, with huge numbers of people all focused on the same thing at the same moment. That timeless, live quality—impervious to DVR, evoking ancient religious rites—makes sports very powerful, and very lucrative. And the media spectacle around them is only getting bigger, brighter, and noisier—from hot take journalism formats to the creeping infestation of advertising to social media celebrity schemes.

More importantly, sports are sold as an oasis of community to a nation deeply divided: They are escapist, apolitical, the only tie that binds. In fact, precisely because they appear allegedly “above politics,” sports are able to smuggle potent messages about inequality, patriotism, labor, and race to massive audiences. And as the wider culture works through shifting gender roles and masculine power, those anxieties are also found in the experiences of female sports journalists, athletes, and fans, and through the coverage of violence by and against male bodies. Sports, rather than being the one thing everyone can agree on, perfectly encapsulate the roiling tensions of modern American life.

Michael Serazio maps and critiques the cultural production of today’s lucrative, ubiquitous sports landscape. Through dozens of in-depth interviews with leaders in sports media and journalism, as well as in the business and marketing of sports, The Power of Sports goes behind the scenes and tells a story of technological disruption, commercial greed, economic disparity, military hawkishness, and ideals of manhood. In the end, despite what our myths of escapism suggest, Serazio holds up a mirror to sports and reveals the lived realities of the nation staring back at us.

• Bali — "The Island of the Gods," famous for its marine life and the USS Liberty shipwreck off Tulamben
• North Sulawesi — Where active volcanoes tower over lush plateaus and gorgeous coral reefs
• Nusa Tenggara — The vast region from Lombok to Timor featuring everything from submerged seamounts, walls and drop-offs to freshwater caves, slopes and sandy muck diving bays
• Maluku — An often overlooked but unique sites that host the perfect combination of reefs and critters
• Raja Ampat and West Papua — Quickly becoming the "mecca" for Indonesian diving, with beautiful landscapes, white sand beaches and shallow water corals which make it the postcard trip of a lifetime

• How-to Basics—How to build a fire, create a hammockand tarp shelter, build a life raft and even a tree house!
• Safe Water Collection—Filtration, sterilization,distilling seawater and tips for collecting rain and dew
• Cooking Outdoors—Make a simple stove, a portable solar cooker or a spit-roast barbecue
• Safety First—Learn life-saving CPR and first aid for cuts, sprains, fractures, bites and stings
• Need a Knot?—Learn to tie an array of square, sailor's, sheep bend, tegrette, bowline, double,spiral, Prussian and reef knots
• And Much More—Tools and emergency supplies, map reading, knife skills and what to do inthe event of an emergency or natural disaster

Uncover the true story behind the Netflix documentary Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul.

“The book the NBA doesn’t want you to read.” —Deadspin.com

Tim Donaghy loved basketball. In many ways, his zest for the game came from his father, who officiated high school and college games for over 30 years. After graduating from Villanova, Donaghy was unsatisfied with his career until he followed his heart and became a basketball referee, first in the CBA and then the NBA, where he officiated for 13 seasons: 772 regular-season games and 20 playoff games.

He loved his job, his family, his life. He felt like he had everything. And then, suddenly, he had nothing. He succumbed to a gambling addiction and to intimidation from well-connected criminals—and began using inside information to win bets for them. Following an FBI investigation, Donaghy pled guilty to two federal charges, and on August 15, 2007, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. He was released on November 4, 2009, after serving his sentence.

This is his story, which provides a stunningly candid admission of his mistakes, as well as his insider’s account of the world of professional basketball. With a foreword by Phil Scala, the FBI special agent who worked the Gambino case, Personal Foul reveals how the fast life of professional sports can tempt and trap the unwary and unwise.

Donaghy has written an unforgettable page-turner, one of the most controversial sports books ever published. It will confirm your suspicions about the influence of the front offices of major league sports, while examining the corrosive power of money and fame.

From the Introduction:

I’m guilty.

For 13 years I was a referee in the National Basketball Association, living a glamorous life on and off the court, rubbing elbows with superstar players and celebrity A-listers. I suppose many would say that I had it all—a great job, money, a wonderful family—but it was all an illusion.

You see, during my last four years in the NBA, I led a secret life that would ultimately cost me everything: my integrity, my reputation, my career, my livelihood, my marriage, my family, and my freedom.

Read the deeply moving and impeccably researched account of the events surrounding the plane crash that killed the 1961 US figure skating team.

Only once has the United States lost an entire national team to disaster: 1961, when all eighteen members of the US figure skating team died in the crash of Sabena Flight 548. Sixteen family members, coaches, and friends died with them. Frozen in Time takes you, for the first time ever, inside the lives of these skaters, revealing their friendships and romances, rivalries, sacrifices, and triumphs.

The skaters you’ll read about were the top finishers at the 1961 US National Championships. Winning a medal at Nationals earned each skater passage aboard Sabena Flight 548, a state-of-the-art Boeing 707. The plane would take them to Brussels, where they planned to board a new plane for Prague, host city of the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. Some of the skaters brought parents or older siblings as chaperones. Coaches and judges also boarded the plane, and some of them brought spouses and children. When the plane crashed in a Belgian field on February 15, entire families were shattered, and the American skating program suffered a staggering blow that threatened to cripple it for many years.

Frozen in Time takes you on a journey to experience the highly competitive US National and North American championships of that fateful year. This story takes place in the final days of what now seems like an antique era, when the world was black and white, when figure skating was not a well-publicized sport. The book portrays strong, accomplished women leading unconventional lives on a national stage in a conservative era. The story of the Owen and Westerfeld women—along with all the dedicated athletes—transcends the world of sport and touches the human heart. It is one of the most powerful and tragic stories in the history of American sports.

“. . . a reverential tribute. Skating enthusiasts will want to add this to the shelf.”
—Publishers Weekly

Delve into the history of this storied baseball field, which served as home to the Cincinnati Reds for more than 50 years!

The Cincinnati Reds played at Crosley Field from 1912 through 1970. The ballpark remains an iconic part of the city’s history and is still beloved throughout Reds Country. Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, by Greg Rhodes and John Erardi, presents the field through text and over 150 vintage photographs. A favorite ballpark in all of Major League Baseball, Crosley Field hosted the first night game, the first of Johnny Vander Meer’s back-to-back no-hitters, two all-star games, and four World Series. From the outfield terrace to the “Moon Deck,” from Lombardi’s “snooze” to Big Klu’s biceps, from Blackwell’s “whip” to Rose’s belly-flop slides, from the Redlegs to the Big Red Machine, Cincinnati’s Crosley Field has all the memories covered in words and pictures.

The authors also present the great Negro Leagues (baseball leagues formed by Black baseball players after they were excluded from the Major Leagues due to systemic racism) teams that played at Crosley, as well as the field’s many colorful characters, such as longtime announcer Waite Hoyt and the top-hatted vendor known as Peanut Jim. This wonderful coffee-table book is a must-have for any baseball fan in Ohio—and beyond.

“What a book! The photographs bring Crosley Field back to life and put you right back in your seat at the old ballpark. If you care about great ballparks and what made them special, this is the book for you. An inside-the-park home run!”
—Joe Nuxhall, Cincinnati Reds legend

Get the book that covers what you need to know about foot care, including footwear, prevention, and treatment.

Hiking, backpacking, running, walking, and other athletic endeavors, your feet take a beating with every step. Don’t wait until foot pain inhibits your speed, strength, and style. Learn the basics—along with the finer points—of foot care before pain becomes a problem. Foot expert and ultrarunner John Vonhof and physical therapist Tonya Olson share how the interplay of anatomy, biomechanics, and footwear can lead to happy (or hurting!) feet. Fixing Your Feet covers all that you need to know to care for your feet, right now and hundreds of miles down the road!

Inside You’ll Find

• Tried-and-true methods of foot care from numerous experts
• Tips and anecdotes about recovery and training
• Information about hundreds of foot-care products for nearly every foot ailment
• High-interest topics such as “Barefoot & Minimalist Footwear,” “Blister Prevention,” and “Providing Foot Care for Athletes”
• Discussions of individual foot care and team care

“From heels to toes, products to pathology, resources to rehabilitation, this book has it all. An essential guide.”
—Runner’s World

Laugh out loud with this hilarious look at various outdoor pursuits, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy.

A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning—not by doing but by crashing and burning! The works of this American treasure were almost lost forever, but Menasha Ridge Press is proud to help bring back William’s irreverent illustrations.

The best-selling author entertained and instructed readers with his crash-and-learn humor and art for more than 20 years. The Nealy Way of Knowledge is a collection of classic cartoons that portray his insight and humor. In this wild armchair adventure, you’ll encounter strange but true camping stories, outdoor products you can’t do without, hot-air rubber chickens, skater moms, puns, an ode to duct tape, the roots of mountain biking, terrorizing squirrels, killer woodchucks, and spawning kayaks. If you don’t fall on the floor laughing, you might want to check your pulse.

Topics include:

• Skiing
• Mountain biking
• Kayaking
• Climbing
• Inline skating
• Fishing
• Hunting
• And general sick humor

William’s zany illustrations have been bound and bandaged together in a monumental new collection of books that include cartoons long out of print. The Nealy Way of Knowledge is a wonderful part of The William Nealy Collection, ideal for anyone who loves to laugh and enjoys the great outdoors.

Learn the basics of rock climbing and how to lead with gear from an experienced rock-climbing instructor.

It is one of the world’s most exhilarating sports, and this book can help get you going! Traditional Lead Climbing teaches you the rock-climbing basics, and it’s the first and only guidebook intended to teach you how to lead with gear! Written by Heidi Pesterfield, a rock-climbing instructor for more than 17 years, the book is filled with step-by-step directions that you can trust.

Unlike other types of climbing, such as sport and direct-aid climbing, “trad” climbing relies on placing your own gear as you climb from the ground. It’s also one of the more dangerous climbing activities, where expert guidance is a must. Heidi’s invaluable book provides essential details about everything from equipment to rope management to climbing techniques. This guide helps you learn how to safely tie in to the “sharp end” of the rope and lead both single and multipitch trad routes.

Dozens of close-up photos, along with fun yet informative drawings, show situations that climbers might encounter and how to deal with them. Plus, in addition to covering the basics, Traditional Lead Climbing offers sidebars that showcase the experience, wisdom, and advice of a number of world-class climbers. Regardless of your climbing background—bouldering, sport climbing, top-roping, or mountaineering—you will learn how to

• Transition from the gym to the great outdoors
• Place protection on lead
• Build multidirectional anchors
• Navigate routes and climb cracks
• Explore the multipitch adventure
• Employ basic self-rescue techniques

“If you want the knowledge and nerve to take the sharp end of the rope—buy this book. When your jams meltdown and you yell out ‘falling!’—Heidi’s beta will help you live to tell the tale.”
—Timmy O’Neill,
world-renowned climber and
host of the award-winning film
Return2Sender

Laugh while you learn basic and advanced techniques for inline skating and rollerblading from an expert and renowned cartoonist!

William Nealy revolutionized learning how to inline skate. Whether you’re a rank beginner or a skating pro, William’s Inline! educates and entertains like no other how-to manual you’ve ever read! His hard-earned crash-and-burn skating experience, four-dimensional drawings, and twisted sense of humor give you the most comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and detailed book on skating ever written.

Inline! teaches you everything you need to know to become a seasoned blader, from taking your first baby steps on blades to more advanced skills such as getting air, descending stairs, expert turning techniques, and more. Inline! also includes chapters on how skates work, skate maintenance, safety, and all the important body armor. Finally, Inline! teaches you the many ways to stop—or safely fall—while you’re climbing the learning curve. All of this is delivered in William’s hilarious, accessible cartoon style.

Inside you’ll find:

• Entertaining and educational content for beginners and experts
• Basic skills to advanced techniques like descending stairs and jumping
• Important information on skate maintenance, safety, and more
• Riotous cartoons that make learning fun!

Whether you’re an armchair skater or a guerrilla blader, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

Learn basic and advanced techniques for using GPS to enhance your favorite outdoor activities, from hiking to fishing.

Hikers, backpackers, mountain bikers, anglers—outdoor adventurers of all kinds—will find Outdoor Navigation with GPS an essential tool for making the most out of your backcountry trips.

Along with an explanation of the fundamentals of traditional navigation, author Stephen W. Hinch shows GPS users everything from basic GPS navigation skills to advanced techniques such as creating custom maps and even how to select the most appropriate receiver. This comprehensive book includes more than 100 helpful diagrams and illustrations, and the new edition features details about the latest receivers from the top manufacturers. With years of experience as a GPS instructor, Stephen answers the most common GPS questions in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style.

You will learn:

• Basics of how GPS technology works
• Essentials of wilderness navigation
• How to create and navigate to waypoints
• Advantages and limitations of GPS-enabled mobile phones
• Latitude and longitude, UTM coordinates, position formats, and map datums
• How to use GPS with Google Earth and Google Maps
• How to find your way if your GPS unit fails
• How to get started with fun activities like geocaching and orienteering

Outdoor Navigation with GPS is useful for hiking, geocaching, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, backpacking, outdoor photography, mountain biking, and more!

Hike, Bike, or Ride on America’s Premier Rail-Trails with This Official Guide

All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted into public multiuse trails. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy recognizes the best of them through its Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. Selections are based on scenic value, amount of use, amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance, community connections, and geographic distribution. These Hall of Fame rail-trails are found in 29 states and in nearly every environment—from downtown urban corridors to pathways stretching across wide-open prairie, along coastlines and through mountain ranges.

In Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, the experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present the 33 best rail-trails—from Massachusetts’ Minuteman Bikeway to Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace to Oregon’s Springwater Corridor. You’ll appreciate the detailed maps for each trail, plus driving directions to trailheads. Quick, at-a-glance icons indicate which activities each trail can accommodate, from biking to fishing to snowmobiling. Best of all, the succinct descriptions are written by rail-trail experts, so you know it’s information that you can rely on! As an added bonus, this official guide takes a look at the fascinating railroad history behind each trail.

These rail-trails represent pioneers of the movement; they inspired trail development across the nation, or they’ve revolutionized how trails impact communities along their routes. Whether you’re on feet, wheels, or skis, you’ll love the variety in this collection!

Laugh and learn kayaking skills, from basic to advanced, through detailed text and more than 400 humorous illustrations!

If you want to learn how to paddle—and laugh out loud while doing so—William Nealy’s classic illustrated kayaking-skills manual remains dead-on hilarious. Kayak demonstrates important paddling techniques through humorous illustrations, along with detailed explanations from the renowned kayaker.

This book is perfect for beginners and more experienced paddlers, from hardcore hippy hairboaters who used to catch air in their block-long Dancers to insane youngsters clattering tiny plastic boats down steep creeks with more rocks than water. You’ll get to know everything from kayak and rapids anatomy to paddling techniques to river rescue methods.

Inside you’ll find

• Over 400 illustrations that break down even the most complex kayaking skills
• Carefully crafted information to reflect the latest in paddling technology
• How-to descriptions that make even difficult whitewater techniques understandable

William Nealy is back and more useful and entertaining than ever. You may break a rib laughing, but with him holding your hand, you’ll be less likely to break a bone while boofing an insane rapid or even an entire waterfall!

Your Informative (and Entertaining!) Guide to Fly Fishing

Fly fishing is a wonderful way to catch fish, and it is much simpler than you might think. More and more people are using this thrilling technique to catch trout, bluegill, sailfish, and more. You can count yourself among them. It just takes the right equipment, a little bit of know-how, and some practice. If you’ve never tried because you heard it’s “too hard,” then you are missing out! In Thrasher’s Fly Fishing Guide, professional fly fisher Susan Thrasher provides an all-in-one resource to get you on the water and fly fishing with success.

Inside You’ll Find:

• Introduction to the basics, including terminology and equipment
• Discussion of various methods, from dry fly fishing to Euro nymphing
• Personal stories and anecdotes to entertain and encourage
• Advanced tips, such as fly fishing from a kayak and understanding various fly line designs
• Recommendations on lodging, guides, and nearby activities for destination trips

Whether you’ve never hooked a fish or have spent your whole life casting a fly to that elusive brown trout, you’ll enjoy Thrasher’s engaging writing style, and you’ll appreciate her step-by-step approach that can take you from “never tried” to “let’s go again tomorrow!”

Laugh out loud with this hilarious collection of William Nealy’s beloved river maps, together in book form for easy reading!

A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning—not by doing but by crashing and burning! For years his informative and hilarious cartoon maps of popular canoeing and kayaking streams have delighted whitewater paddlers. Practically collectors’ items, these maps are sought by paddlers all over the United States for their relevance and wild insider’s perspective.

A brilliant and uproarious follow-up to Whitewater Home Companion: Southeastern Rivers, Volume I, this second volume is a special guidebook to 11 celebrated Southeastern streams in six states. It’s special because it provides, in map format, a wealth of information on each of the rivers described—and additionally special because it is embellished throughout with William’s nationally renowned art and humor.

William was a phenomenon, unilaterally deciding that whitewater paddlers should have a sense of humor. Now, largely because of him, most of them do. If you have any doubts concerning your own sense of humor, you should read this book just to be on the safe side.

Featured Rivers:

• Appalachia
• Chattahoochee, Atlanta
• Cumberland, “Below the Falls”
• Cumberland, “Big South Fork Gorge”
• James River at Richmond
• Maury River, Goshen Pass
• New River Gorge, Revisited
• New River, South Fork
• Potomac River, Lower
• Shenandoah River
• Wilson Creek Gorge

William’s zany illustrations have been bound and bandaged together in a monumental new collection of books that include cartoons long out of print. Whitewater Home Companion is a wonderful part of The William Nealy Collection, ideal for anyone who loves to laugh and enjoys the great outdoors.

Laugh out loud with this hilarious look at the trials and tribulations of paddling, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy.

A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning—not by doing but by crashing and burning! The works of this American treasure were almost lost forever, but Menasha Ridge Press is proud to help bring back William’s irreverent illustrations.

A follow-up to William’s best-selling Kayaks to Hell, Whitewater Tales of Terror is an outrageous collection of cartoons, featuring epic adventures, unusual new outdoor products, whitewater songs, and unsolicited advice. This is William at his finest, turning the sport of whitewater paddling inside out and demonstrating in the process the insight and humor that made him one of America’s most acclaimed sports satirists.

Topics include:

• Campsites
• Colorful river expressions
• Paddling manners
• Kayak shopping
• Much, much more!

William’s zany illustrations have been bound and bandaged together in a monumental new collection of books that include cartoons long out of print. Whitewater Tales of Terror is a wonderful part of The William Nealy Collection, ideal for anyone who loves to laugh and enjoys the great outdoors.

Nealy’s expertise (acquired through years of crash and burn) enables him to translate hard-learned reflexes and instinctive responses into easy-to-understand drawings: drawings that will make you a much better rider.

Nealy’s cartoon illustrations combine insight with humor and knowledge with humiliation. So, if you are ready to shorten the learning curve and master the advanced techniques of mountain biking, get ready to have some laughs and log a few miles with William Nealy.

Laugh out loud with this hilarious guide to downhill skiing, as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist William Nealy.

A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning—not by doing but by crashing and burning! The works of this American treasure were almost lost forever, but Menasha Ridge Press is proud to help bring back William’s irreverent illustrations.

Skiing Tales of Terror is an insightfully demented look at what it means to ski. Learn while you laugh at Nealy’s self-effacing humor. It won’t matter if you are a member of your nation’s alpine team or just getting ready to hop onto the bunny slopes, this book will lighten your heart and expand your mind as it teaches you several skiing techniques.

Topics include:

• Beardsickles
• Lift operators
• Screaming slides
• Snowboarding
• Much, much more!

William’s zany illustrations have been bound and bandaged together in a monumental new collection of books that include cartoons long out of print. Skiing Tales of Terror is a wonderful part of The William Nealy Collection, ideal for anyone who loves to laugh and enjoys the great outdoors.

Laugh out loud with this hilarious collection of William Nealy’s beloved river maps, together in book form for easy reading!

A celebrated author and cartoonist, William Nealy gained cult-hero status in the outdoor-sports community by blending his passion for the outdoors with his unique style of caricatures. He had a knack for learning—not by doing but by crashing and burning! For years his informative and hilarious cartoon maps of popular canoeing and kayaking streams have delighted whitewater paddlers. Practically collectors’ items, these maps are sought by paddlers all over the United States for their relevance and wild insider’s perspective.

In Whitewater Home Companion: Southeastern Rivers, Volume I, William coupled his most celebrated Southeastern US river maps with an anthology of cartoons, paddling homilies, and unsolicited advice. Artistically bizarre, totally irreverent, and laced with lethal doses of macho-deflating, highly barbed wit, this masterpiece helped establish William as the Kliban of outdoor literature. Through his distinctive drawing and wholly peculiar river-submarine terminology, William successfully portrays rivers and boaters as never before.

Featured Rivers:

• Chattahoochee
• Chattooga, Sections III & IV
• Cheat Canyon
• French Broad/Big Laurel Creek
• Gauley
• Haw
• Hiwassee
• Locust Fork of the Warrior River
• Nantahala
• New River Gorge
• Nolichucky
• Ocoee
• Savage
• Youghiogheny

William’s zany illustrations have been bound and bandaged together in a monumental new collection of books that include cartoons long out of print. Whitewater Home Companion is a wonderful part of The William Nealy Collection, ideal for anyone who loves to laugh and enjoys the great outdoors.

Laugh while you learn basic and advanced techniques for mountain biking from an expert who is also a renowned cartoonist!

William Nealy has revolutionized learning how to mountain bike. Whether you’re a rank beginner or a cycling pro, William’s The Mountain Bike Way of Knowledge educates and entertains like no other how-to manual you’ve ever read! His crash-and-burn experience, four-dimensional drawings, and twisted sense of humor give you the most comprehensive, easy-to-understand, and detailed book on mountain biking ever written.

The Mountain Bike Way of Knowledge teaches you everything you need to know, from your first ride to the secrets of wheelie turns, log jumps, bar hops, and dog evasion—to name a few. It also includes embarrassing but true stories about the best-selling author’s own experiences. After crashing and burning on mountain bikes for more than a decade, William decided to share his hard-earned wisdom—using his hilarious, accessible cartoon style.

Inside you’ll find:

• Entertaining and educational content for beginners and experts
• Basic skills to advanced techniques like wheelie turns and log jumps
• Anecdotal stories from the author’s own experiences
• Riotous cartoons that make learning fun!

Whether you’re just thinking about buying your first mountain bike or you’re a full-blown mountain bike racer-head, this is the book you’ve been waiting for.

Haultain centers his musings on the frailty of the human body when presented with the stress of physical and mental exertion. In a sport like golf, which Haultain describes as pitting, "yourself against the world,” body and mind become the athlete's premier competitor and are often at odds with one another. Haultain delves deep into this disconnect, leading the reader along the balancing act between assumed potential and real achievement that is central to every world-class golfer's psychology. He does not, however, get lost in the particulars, frequently explaining how his lessons from the golf course can be applied to daily life. In that way, Haultain's essays have become an evergreen source of inspiration and knowledge for golfers and anyone else who wishes to master their mindset and learn new skills.

Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Born to Sprint is the guide to reclaiming natural athleticism through Problem Based Movement. Inside you’ll learn how this new model flips the entire approach to fitness upside down. Working through this step-by-step process, you’ll progress from wiggling your toes to sprinting without fear. More than just getting in shape, this revolutionary book and program will teach you how to master your body. Athleticism is a skill you can learn at any age… Born to Sprint will show you how. 

Inside, you will learn to:  

• Overcome the limiting beliefs keeping you stuck and stiff.  
• Experience a better story about your how your anatomy works.  
• Learn all the pieces of your body with over 100 drills and mobilizations.  
• Connect these pieces by feeling the major tissue chains that tie it all together.  
• Develop natural athleticism through the new Problem Based Movement system.  
• Understand your pain and fix your nagging injuries with real, comprehensive solutions.  
• Transform your body with a simple program that trains strength, skill, stability, and sprinting. 

This book will take you on a journey in seven powerful chapters. After this you will look and feel like a new you... An athletic you. This practical, inspiring roadmap will help you move better, feel stronger, and reclaim your human abilities. Born To Sprint is your path back to sprinting… And so much more!

• Bushido as an Ethical System
• Sources of Bushido
• Honor
• The Education and Training of a Samurai
• Self-Control
• The Influence of Bushido
• The Future of Bushido

• Ken—the wooden sword
• Jo—the wooden staff
• Tanto—the wooden knife

• Arrogance
• Ease and Grace
• Wise Men and Evil
• Being Genuine
• Shame and the Glory

• Use Western boxing and Muay Thai techniques to move out of harm's way as you deliver a devastating array of attacks
• Use Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA techniques to escape holds and move into dominant positions
• Use modern streetfighting techniques
• Use Filipino knife-fighting techniques
• And much more!

• Rectitude: "The power of deciding upon a certain course of conduct in accordance with reason, without wavering."
• Courage: "Doing what is right."
• Benevolence: "Love, magnanimity, affection for others, sympathy and pity."
• Civility: "Courtesy and urbanity of manners."
• Sincerity: "The end and the beginning of all things."
• Honor: "A vivid conscious of personal dignity and worth."
• Loyalty: "Homage and fealty to a superior."

• Compound and Recurve bows
• Archery equipment and accessories
• Training preparation and safety
• Advanced shooting methods
• Fun archery games
• How to make your own bow

• Personal accounts of Grandmaster Angel Cabales and how he developed his system
• The dynamics of body positioning, distance control, and both single-stick and empty-hand defensive methods
• A comprehensive set of training drills for practitioners at different levels

• Tai Chi Chuan as a Martial Art
• The Concept of Yin-Yang and Tai Chi Chuan
• The Historical Development of the Various Styles
• Advice from the Great Masters
• Techniques and Skills of Pushing Hands
• Specific Techniques for Combat Situations
• Taoism and Spiritual Development in Tai Chi Chuan
• And much more

• The origins of Karate—its philosophy, history, and different schools
• How to find a teacher and a class that are right for you
• Getting ready for your first class—what actually happens in a Karate class?
• The essential elements—stances, blocks, thrusts, strikes, punches, and kicks
• How to complement your Karate training with sparring drills and kata
• Effective ways to succeed in Karate—how to create a training program, test for belt promotion, and an overview of competitions and tournaments
• Resources to help you develop your knowledge and understanding of Karate

• Beautiful, step-by-step photos and easy-to-understand text
• Guidance for selecting, maintaining, and using your sword
• Wisdom about the practical value of meditation
• Inspirational biographies of some of the greatest samurai swordsmen, men whose words and deeds embodied the true spirit of the samurai warrior
• Downloadable video

• The Styles
• The Principles
• Quotations from Old Masters
• Sixty-Four Questions and Answers About T'ai Chi Ch'uan
• Six Levels of Development
• The Thirteen Basic Positions and Techniques
• Advanced Practice
• Important Questions to Ask Yourself and more!

• Perspective—Origin; Organization; Training; At the Height of Power; The Decline; Ninjutsu in the Modern World
• Search for the Ninja
• Unarmed Combat—The Ninja Fists; Fighting Postures; Other Factors
• Weaponry—Chains and Cords; Sticks and Staffs; Canes with Concealed Weapons; The Ninja Sword; Throwing Blades
• The Way of Invisibility—Sense Deception; Phantom Steps; Reconnaissance; Blending with the Night; Attacking the Eyes; The Art of Disguise
• Shadow Warriors—Espionage; Commando Tactics
• The Realm of the Spirit—Psychological Warfare; The Force of the Killer; The Great Harmony

• The Fine Points of Knife Throwing
• How to Build Targets
• Evolution of the Throwing Knife
• The Art of the Professionals
• The Saga of Skeeter Vaughn
• Tomahawk Throwing
• The Hunt of the "Hog Heaven" Boar
• The Other Throwing Instruments

• On First Principles—including life, existence, time, and death
• On Being Human—including the mind, happiness, fear, and dreams
• On Matters of Existence—health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversity
• On Achievement—work, goals, faith, success, money, and fame
• On Art and Artists—art, filmmaking, and acting
• On Personal Liberation—conditioning, Zen Buddhism, meditation, and freedom
• On the Process of Becoming—self-actualization, self-help, self-expression, and growth
• On Ultimate (Final) Principles—Yin-yang, totality, Tao, and the truth

• Why Tai Chi?
• A Glimpse into the History of Tai Chi
• The Basic Movements
• Tai Chi Forms; including: Part the Horses's Mane, White Crane Spreads Its Wings, Hands Strum the Lute, Wingle Whip, Kick with the Right Heel, Needle at the Bottom of the Sea, Cross Hands, and more!

• A Brief History of the Chinese Sword
• Aspects of T'ai Chi Sword
• The History of Tai Chi Sword
• The Taoist Background
• Important Principles of Tai Chi Chuan
• Practicing Sword as an Exercise for Good Health
• Meditation; Posture; How to Move
• Energy—Ch'i Development; The Movement of Energy by Practicing the Sword Form
• Holding the Sword
• The Techniques in the Sword Form Sequence
• Remarks about Sword Fighting
• Individual and Partner Exercises with the Sword
• Steps to Learning—Difficulties Faced by Beginners in Practicing the Sword
• Comparison of Sword Forms
• List of the Positions in the Sword Form
• The Presentation of the Sword Form
• And more!

• The Way of the Knight by Yamaga Soko
• The Warrior's Rule by Tsugaru Kodo-shi
• Essentials of Military Matters compiled by Yamaga Takatsune
• The Education of Warriors by Yamaga Soko
• Primer of Martial Education by Yamaga Soko

• Strategy—basic physical and mental approaches to combat
• Basic Laws of the Mind and Body—How to harness and maximize the power of one's mind and body
• Strategy of a Virtuous Man—How, with honorable approaches, to approach and win confrontations
• How to Interpret Your Mind—Insights into our mind's workings
• Words and Deeds of a Virtuous Man—Approaches and actions of a man seeking higher ground
• Strategy of the Mind—Best application of our cognitive instincts
• The Law of Anger and the Law of Snapping—How anger manifests and how to work with it
• How to Interpret Wavelengths—Insight into understanding others
• Strategy of Mu—How to build upon a very Eastern approach; the concept of emptiness
• The Pinnacle of Spiritual Attainment—Translations and interpretations of ancient writings
• The Heart of Sutra—Translations and interpretations of ancient writings

• The Art and Science of Judo
• How Can Dynamics Be Applied to Judo?
• Three Principles for Practicing Judo
• Three Laws of Motion
• Kinds of Force
• Acting State of Force
• How to Practice Throwing
• How to Practice Grappling

• How dynamics are applied to Judo
• The three principles for practicing Judo
• The three laws of motion and how they apply to Judo
• Different kinds of force found in Judo techniques
• How to effectively practice throwing and grappling