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Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship.The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer; and a story about the Spanish Riding School's dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey.Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little-known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination-and captivation-with horses.

The perfect gift for anybody who has ever swung a club or marveled at the skill of touring professionals on television, The Greatest Golf Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most entertaining and insightful stories on the subject of golf.Contributions include some well-known works from renowned writers of the genre, such as Dan Jenkins, Herbert Warren Wind, and John Updike, as well as some rare, lesser-known gems from George Plimpton, Bud Shrake, and the great F. Scott Fitzgerald. The thirty stories in this fascinating collection will lead you from tee to green, avoiding the bunkers while illustrating in vivid detail-through true and fictional tales-all the humor, drama, excitement, and emotion the game of golf is so richly steeped in.

An award-winning author presents a riveting account of the extraordinary career and accomplishments of boxer Muhammad Ali. This biography chronicles Ali's impact on race relations inside and outside the sports world.

A rich trove of 21 classic stories that reveal the true wonder of hunting for treasure.

A diverse collection, complete with all the drama and excitement of a championship bout.

A page-turning collection of the best sailing yarns, from Sir Ernest Shackleton and Joshua Slocum to William F. Buckley and Samuel Eliot Morrison.

Thirty-six fantastic dog tales by some of the world's finest writers.

The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told is a tribute to incredible men and women. Utterly absorbing and eminently entertaining, here is a collection of inspirational stories of life and death and hope-and of resilience and unimagined strength.

The Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told contains 28 of the best fishing tales ever put on paper, including stories by Zane Grey, Ed Zern, Nick Lyons, Earnest Hemingway, and many others.

GREAT AMERICAN BASEBALL STORIES includes twenty-two of the greatest, quirkiest, and most entertaining classic stories in the annals of baseball.

The Greatest Cowboy Stories Ever Told includes twenty-three exciting stories from a variety of contributors, such as Mark Twain, Karl May, Ned Buttline, O. Henry, Bret Harte, Stephan Krane, Frederic Remington, Zane Grey, Max Brand, and Owen Webster.

At 10:35 in the morning of Thursday, December 17, 1903, man got his wings. On the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright flew the motorized aircraft he and his brother Wilbur had constructed to a distance less than the length of the wingspan of today's 747 jet. They made three other flights the same day, the final lasting 59 seconds for a distance over the ground of 852 feet. The world would never be the same after that day. Mankind was finally off the ground in powered flight. And man's experiences in the air would forevermore join the literature of human endeavors. The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told is a diverse, inspiring, and exciting collection of writings on the thrills of taking flight.

An eclectic compilation of writings illustrating the richness of the golfing experience.

The most memorable horse tales ever written about great riders, great horses, and great equestrian adventures.

Thirty great essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime.

A diverse, inspiring, and exciting collection on the thrills of taking flight.

An anthology of the greatest stories of making a break for it.