Are you curious about how pickleball came to be or how the sport got such a funny name? Do you know what caused pickleball to become the fastest growing sport in America and what people and events helped spark this growth? This first-ever book on the sports history has it all and more, enjoy the historic pickleball journey!

A cook. A speech therapist. A credit union executive. A fashion model-turned-cancer activist. A secretary. A homemaker -- all were mothers. Nineteen lives cut short -- women from all walks of life, hailing from every corner of the United States and a province in Canada. Some were homemakers with little or no formal education; others were career women with college degrees and accomplished resumes. Regardless of their backgrounds, all these women share one thing in common: an addiction to smoking that culminated in an array of illnesses and their untimely demise. Their stories, told by their surviving daughters, pay tribute to the mothers they lost, often at pivotal moments in the daughters' lives, and the legacy they continue to live with every day. A Breath Away offers a powerful anti-smoking message that goes beyond the statistics to today's generation of girls and young women, to think twice before lighting up.

Golf is a disease, not a game. Especially when you take the game up in your fifties, as I did. After a series of injuries stopped my recreational tennis play, and my retirement from a lifetime of coaching and teaching tennis, I tried golf. It didn't take long to realize it was not an easy endeavor. Someone said, "You can't learn anything from a golf book, but you have to read a lot of golf books to find that out!" I found the gurus of golf instruction: Ledbetter, Pelz, and Hogan, who was said to have written the book with the secret! I did find one that really attracted me but in a somewhat different way.

Psychotherapist and avid tennis and pickleball player Neil P. Schulenburg, PhD, combines his two passions to give players this guide to mastering the mental aspects of the games. Before you pick up the racquet or paddle, learn how to reach the right frame of mind for success. Sports are as much about the psychology of the game as they are about strength and skill. Sports like tennis and pickleball require intense focus and discipline. In partner tennis and pickleball, it is also imperative to be aware of your partner's mentality and know how to support without distracting. Mind Game helps players improve their own mental focus and understand the mental focus of other athletes. In simple terms, Dr. Schulenburg explains neuroprocessing and the functions of the two hemispheres of the brain. He shows how to think about the game and review your performance in new ways to help the hemispheres process this information. Dr. Schulenburg's neurological expertise makes him the perfect mental coach for players of all skill sets. Whether you are a seasoned expert or it's your first time setting foot on the court, boost your competitive play with Mind Game.