LibraryAware August 2025

Tee it Up - Everything Golf

Golf
by Gary McCord

Golf For Dummies teaches you the rules of the game and gives you tips on improving your play. If you're more of a spectator, you'll love this book's coverage of the latest golf trends and the best players on the pro courses. Helpful illustrations make it easy to understand how golf really works, so you can step onto the green with confidence. In this new edition, you can learn all about new golf formats and recent changes to the rulebook.

Every Shot Counts : Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy
by Mark Nathan Broadie

Applying cutting-edge science analyses to the game of golf, a Columbia Business School professor shows golfers of all skill levels how to make better decisions on the course.

The Story of the Masters : Drama, Joy and Heartbreak at Golf's Most Iconic Tournament
by David Barrett

The Story of the Masters is the first comprehensive year-by-year history of the world's most famous golf tournament. Veteran golf journalist David Barrett draws upon contemporaneous reporting and other source material to offer dramatic accounts of each year the tournament has been played, starting in 1934.

The Ball in the Air : A Golfing Adventure
by Michael Bamberger

One of the most celebrated contemporary gold writers captures golf as a way of life, profiling a collection of golfers you won't find elsewhere, taking you into golf societies, and showcases both private and public courses across the U.S. and the U.K.

A Course Called America : Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course
by Tom Coyne

Globe-trotting golfer Tom Coyne criss-crosses America to the find the greatest golf experience in the country.

The Long Game

In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies are determined to learn how to play and create their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert.

New Sports Books

On Her Game : Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports
by Christine Brennan

Drawing on dozens of extensive interviews and exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting, a veteran journalist narrates Clark's rise, including the formative experiences that led to her scoring more points than any woman or man in major college basketball history.

Uncommon Favor : Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three
by Dawn Staley

While Dawn Staley's name resonates with both longtime WNBA fans and newcomers, she has kept her personal life private. Beginning with her humble origins on the North Philadelphia basketball court and her rise to national fame at the University of Virginia -- where she led her team to three Final Fours -- Staley recounts the key moments that shaped her winning mindset.

It's Only Drowning : A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground
by David Litt

David Litt, Yale-educated writer with a fear of sharks, learns to surf with help from brother-in-law Matt, daredevil electrician with a shed full of surfboards, and they set out on a journey that spans coasts, and even continents, before taking them to Oahu's famously dangerous North Shore.

Baddest Man : The Making of Mike Tyson
by Mark Kriegel

An acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s offers a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history.

Lucky Loser : Adventures in Tennis & Comedy
by Michael Kosta

This memoir chronicles the author's journey from struggling professional tennis player to successful comedian and senior correspondent and co-host of The Daily Show, exploring the parallels between the two careers.