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| Andres Perea (center) taking the ball up the field on Saturday afternoon. Provided by NYCFC. |
New York City Football Club's week at Citi Field could best be summed up by the theme of ABC Wide World of Sports, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat."
A Whole Lotta History: One Direction and the Sound That Shaped a Generation
By Jason Lipshutz
Atria Books; hardcover, 304 pages; $29.00; available this Tuesday, November 3rd
Jason Lipshutz is the co-chief content officer at Billboard, where he has written about music for over a decade and done cover stories on Taylor Swift, U2, Olivia Rodrigo, Blink-182, Lorde, Bob Iver, and Louis Tomlinson. His first book was It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park. He has made appearances on Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight.
The Game
By Peter King
Norton; hardcover; $39.99
Peter King is one of the most recognizable sportswriters in the country, an authority on the NFL like no other. He wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 2018, including his weekly multiple-page column "Monday Morning Quarterback." He was a fixture on NBC's Sunday Night Football in the 2010s. King has authored five books, including Inside the Helmet. He received the National Sportswriter of the Year award three times, and he currently lives in Brooklyn.
Upstate
By Kim van Alkemade
William Morrow; paperback, 416 pages; $19.99
Kim van Alkemade is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into eleven languages. She had a career teaching writing at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, and now works at an independent bookstore in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she lives with her partner, their rescue dog, and two feisty backyward chickens.
Looking for Terry: A Memoir
By Terry Bradshaw, with David Fisher
Harper Select; hardcover, 272 pages; $29.99
Terry Bradshaw is one of the most beloved sports figures of the past half century. The Blond Bomber, as he was known in his playing days, led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl championships. He has been a fixture on NFL coverage, first with CBS, and then since 1994, on the pregame show FOX NFL Sunday. In addition to that, he also has been a movie and television actor and an entrepreneur. His larger-than-life personality, marked by his humor and self-deprecation, made him a household name beyond the gridiron. The exploits of Terry and his family were showcased on The Bradshaw Bunch on E! Entertainment from 2020-22. "Pappy" Bradshaw and his wife Tammy live in Texas near their daughters Rachel, Lacey, and Erin, and their families.
The Hockey 100: The Story of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in Modern History
By Sean McIndoe & Dan Robson, with The Athletic Hockey Staff
William Morrow; hardcover; $45.00; available today, Tuesday, October 27th
The Athletic has created the world's largest sports newsroom, with its trademark being a focus on deep reporting, expert analysis, and unmatched journalism. A part of The New York Times Company, its breadth of coverage can be found on their website and in their Sports section in their daily newspaper.
The Cost of Care: How Four Nurses Put Patients First in a Profit-Driven System
By Theresa Brown
Algnoquin Books; hardcover, 256 pages; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, October 27th
Theresa Brown, RN, lectures nationally and internationally on issues related to nursing, health care, and the end of life. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, CNN.com, the American Journal of Nursing, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Her first book was Critical Care, and she is also the author of The Shift, which was a New York Times bestseller.
