{"title":"Sports \u0026 Recreation--Extreme Sports","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"undeniable-how-to-reach-the-top-and-stay-there","title":"Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou become the best you can be by learning from others. That \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis how bowhunter and ultramarathoner Cameron Hanes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eapproaches each day in his pursuit of greatness in this essential guide to finding success.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I like people who put themselves in a position to become undeniable at what they do. You might not like me, but you cannot deny the work I put in and the results to show for it. You can say whatever the f**k you want, but I want to be undeniable and how it makes you feel is no factor.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndure\u003c\/i\u003e, Cameron Hanes' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book, demonstrated how to push beyond your physical limits to improve yourself. In \u003ci\u003eUndeniable\u003c\/i\u003e, Hanes brings together outliers of today--men and women who are experts in their field--to share their unique and motivating perspectives on reaching the pinnacle of success and remaining there. From popular neuroscientist Andrew Huberman to ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter, you will hear how undeniable individuals have obtained their winning mindset. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany books show how to pursue a dream and successfully make it happen, but few spotlight what to do when you've reached the pinnacle. After fighting so hard and reaching your goals, how do you stay on top? In his pursuit for greatness, Cam has trained with and interviewed track athletes, MMA fighters, NFL Super Bowl champions and experts in other disciplines. All of them legends who have earned their names. What makes them tick? How do they remain undeniable? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUndeniable\u003c\/i\u003e, Cam reveals the lessons he has learned from truly exceptional people. By examining their unique traits and abilities, you will earn an edge from these greats and add tools on your own journey toward greatness.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1250365945\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781250365941\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Hanes, Cameron, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (May 2025)","offer_id":45658648379589,"sku":"9781250365941","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781250365941.jpg?v=1768902128"},{"product_id":"powder-days-ski-bums-ski-towns-and-the-future-of-chasing-snow","title":"Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*A \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller!*\u003cbr\u003e*An \u003cem\u003eOutside Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eBook Club\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePick!\u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Award!\u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A sparkling account.\"--\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of skiing is, in many ways, the story of America itself. Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport took hold across the country, driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop backcountry hills gave way to groomed trails and eventually the megaresorts of today. Along the way, the pioneers and diehards--the ski bums--remained the beating heart of the scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1335429832\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781335429834\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Hansman, Heather, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Nov 2023)","offer_id":45658708345029,"sku":"9781335429834","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781335429834.jpg?v=1768902594"},{"product_id":"the-way-out-a-true-story-of-survival-in-the-heart-of-the-rockies","title":"The Way Out: A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"On par with \u003cem\u003eInto the Wild..\u003c\/em\u003e. Fast-paced, yet thoughtful and empathetic, all the way to its devastating conclusion, this psychological thriller will haunt me whenever I step off the pavement into the woods. I couldn't stop reading it, and I can't stop thinking about it.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Bill Gifford, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of \u003cem\u003eOutlive\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA harrowing, never-before-told story of life and death in the Colorado mountains--thirty hours that changed lives forever and forced a reckoning about the cost of adventure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You wanna ski a lap?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Cole Walters-Schaler couldn't resist. This was why they'd come to the backcountry, after all--three fathers and four teenage children together for a bonding alpine getaway outside Salida, Colorado, in January 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin minutes, Cole and Brett Beasley, a longtime Forest Service ranger and expert outdoorsman in his mid-forties, had pushed off from their cabin, expecting to be gone for a half hour or so. But an unforgiving blizzard transformed their quick jaunt into a thirty-hour ordeal that would end in tragedy, as the community raced to find them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way Out\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of those ensuing hours and their aftermath--an almost unbelievable event that shook a tight-knit mountain community and raised difficult questions about life and death, guilt and redemption, and the pursuit of adventure. Why, when we know that the wilderness can kill, can't we stay away? When the unthinkable happens, how does a community forgive the survivors? And how do the survivors forgive themselves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on firsthand interviews with those closest to the tragedy, including the key eyewitness, and written with the gripping intensity of classics such as \u003cem\u003eInto Thin Air\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTouching the Void, \u003c\/em\u003e O'Neil recreates that fateful day. \u003cem\u003eThe Way Out\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful investigation of the allure of the mountains and the aftermath of trauma, and an unforgettable look at life at its very edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Way Out\u003c\/em\u003e includes 12 black-and-white personal photos throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0063375540\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780063375543\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: O'Neil, Devon\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Nov 2025)","offer_id":45937261707461,"sku":"9780063375543","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780063375543.jpg?v=1772856679"},{"product_id":"the-endurance-artist-lazarus-lake-the-barkley-a-race-with-no-end","title":"The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley \u0026 a Race with No End","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rare look into an enigmatic accountant from the Tennessee backwoods who morphs into Lazarus Lake, the world's most notorious race maker.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Endurance Artist\u003c\/i\u003e is an all-access pass to the world's most grueling races and the mastermind behind them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGary Cantrell, better known by the \u003ci\u003enom de guerre\u003c\/i\u003e Lazarus Lake, has been described as a \"hillbilly genius\" and the \"Leonardo di Vinci of pain.\" His Barkley Marathons is considered the most difficult ultramarathon ever devised, a fight club in the wilderness run in secret. With books hidden in the woods, a cigarette-start, and elevation gain that amounts to summiting Mount Everest twice, the Barkley defies convention. Big's Backyard Ultra pushes human beings to their absolute limit on a four-mile loop that is run every hour starting on the hour until there is just one runner standing--most recently, a high school teacher who ran 450 miles without sleep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Jared Beasley uncovers the world of a recluse hell-bent on rewriting the rules to reveal a life reimagined and failure reinvented. Laz calls into question our obsession with winning and fairness, success and failure, and whether these ideas handicap potential.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798990795822\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Beasley, Jared\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: 80\/20 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"80\/20 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Sep 2025)","offer_id":46080631406789,"sku":"9798990795822","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798990795822.jpg?v=1776039156"},{"product_id":"breath-the-new-science-of-a-lost-art","title":"Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2020 by NPR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe--and how we've all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.\" --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of \u003ci\u003eBig Magic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEat Pray Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat twenty-five thousand times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. The answers aren't found in pulmonology labs, as we might expect, but in the muddy digs of ancient burial sites, secret Soviet facilities, New Jersey choir schools, and the smoggy streets of São Paulo. Nestor tracks down men and women exploring the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya, and Tummo and teams up with pulmonary tinkerers to scientifically test long-held beliefs about how we breathe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance; rejuvenate internal organs; halt snoring, asthma, and autoimmune disease; and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on thousands of years of medical texts and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry, and human physiology, \u003ci\u003eBreath \u003c\/i\u003eturns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0735213615\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780735213616\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Nestor, James\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (May 2020)","offer_id":46081452212421,"sku":"9780735213616","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (Dec 2025)","offer_id":46081452245189,"sku":"9780735213623","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780735213616.jpg?v=1776046238"},{"product_id":"miscalculated-risks-attacked-crippled-paralyzed-drowning-unconscious-and-freezing-in-the-wild-just-not-all-at-once","title":"Miscalculated Risks: Attacked, Crippled, Paralyzed, Drowning, Unconscious and Freezing in The Wild (Just Not All at Once)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Cooper was compulsively drawn to perilous places. It nearly got him killed over a half-dozen times.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its action-packed, often-comical pages, \u003cem\u003eMiscalculated Risks\u003c\/em\u003e recounts how Cooper's increasingly dangerous ventures far into wilderness landed him in dire situations: Mortally wounded in a Mexican jungle, twenty roadless miles from the nearest medical facility. Half-drowned and severely hypothermic on an isolated Oregon river, shooting sixty-nine miles of rapids during a weeklong blizzard. Deathly sick and out of water in sun-scorched desert . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetelling the near-fatal adventures in Cooper's own words, \u003cem\u003eMiscalculated Risks\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a mix of unforgettable characters: The superhuman mill worker and the ADHD-tormented tax assessor, Cooper's quirky cohorts on over thirty mountaineering ascents. And the charismatic hippie, offbeat national park ranger and reckless journalist who join Cooper on thirteen daring expeditions on foot through five trackless deserts-including to places where nobody in recorded history had gone before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-13: 9798998909504\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Cooper, Michael\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Larrea Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Larrea Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Oct 2025)","offer_id":46081816199365,"sku":"9798998909504","price":18.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9798998909504.jpg?v=1776049689"},{"product_id":"the-plunge-maverick-swimmers-an-unlikely-quest-and-the-transformative-power-of-cold-water","title":"The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn to Run\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWhy We Swim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ein a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming--and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mesmerizing...I loved this book.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Adam Grant, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When award-winning \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e writer Chris Ballard receives a cryptic text promising to extend his athletic life, he has no idea it will lead him into a parallel athletic universe--one populated by record-breaking grandmothers, obsessive scientists, rogue visionaries chasing Olympic legitimacy, and everyday people willingly plunging into freezing water together, a realm that subverts the idea of what \"elite\" athletes are supposed to look like. What begins as curiosity becomes a three-year reporting journey across continents, from the saunas of Finland and seas of Ireland to Norway, England, and Boston. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blending adventure journalism with rigorous research, \u003ci\u003eThe Plunge\u003c\/i\u003e traces humanity's long relationship with cold water--from the ancient Greeks and Victorian sea bathers to polar plungers and modern laboratories studying stress, resilience, and mental health, a lifeline for those \"drowning on dry land.\" Reporting from the front lines of emerging science, Ballard explores how brief, voluntary cold exposure can sharpen focus, elevate mood, reduce inflammation, stunt cortisol, and retrain the body's stress response, creating a rare state of being both calm and alert. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along the way, Ballard introduces pioneers like legendary distance swimmer Lynne Cox, follows Ram Barkai's improbable quest to bring ice swimming to the Olympics, and charts a global movement that's surged from fringe ritual to mainstream phenomenon. As his reporting deepens, so does his participation: Ballard graduates from cold plunges to competing alongside Olympians at the Ice Swimming World Championships. Along the way, his body and outlook change in surprising and measurable ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfolding through vivid scenes and unforgettable characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Plunge\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of endurance, science, and human connection, an exploration of why, in a climate-controlled, screen-saturated world, so many people are choosing to seek out discomfort--and what becomes possible when we do hard things together.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1668055864\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781668055861\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Ballard, Chris\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Jun 2026)","offer_id":46099830800581,"sku":"9781668055861","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781668055861.jpg?v=1776645711"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/sports-recreation-extreme-sports.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}