Sound smart and play smarter with this compendium of the tricks, techniques, and unwritten rules every sports fan needs—from naming your fantasy team to betting with friends, doing a flip turn to investing in memorabilia, winning at arm wrestling to hosting a Super Bowl party, and so much more. With over 150 to-the-point entries, plus helpful illustrations, charts, and lists, Up Your Game! will get you in the know in no time.

Bradford, CEO of two of the country's top 50 tech companies, shares with you his six "UP Principles" as he discusses how important networking is to your success or business.

As a sports and wellness medicine practitioner whose clients include Olympic and professional athletes, triathletes, and weekend warriors, Dr. Naresh Rao has uncovered the secrets of how and why elite athletes consistently perform at the highest levels. In Step Up Your Game, he reveals what separates the best athletes from the rest of us, despite our best efforts in any chosen sport. According to Rao, top athletes know that peak performance requires much more than consistent practice. He reveals a comprehensive program that takes into account every aspect of optimizing wellness—from monitoring health to improving nutrition, following a thorough training protocol, and developing a plan for recovering from and preventing injury. The mental game is just as important as the physical one; these athletes make sure to address their motivational, psychological, and spiritual needs, too. In short, the athletes who are at the top of their game know that if they want to improve—whether it’s their accuracy at the goal, time at the finish line, or consistency of play—they need to take each of these aspects into consideration every single day. Step Up Your Game reveals how remarkable success is available to athletes with the conviction and desire to improve. By integrating Dr. Rao’s program into an existing fitness routine, readers will take ownership of their training in a systematic way, remove the stress that often hampers outcomes, and—most importantly—begin to fully enjoy their exercise experience as they work to achieve their healthiest selves. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

This critically acclaimed novel from a master of contemporary American fiction is a story of genius, performance, and the psychological forces that drive the competitive spirit Brian Stoppard is blessed with prodigious natural talents. Howard Cohen, less so. Starting in middle school in New York, Howard watches Brian effortlessly win at everything he tries: He’s a natural chess champion, a perfect athlete, a brilliant student. As the two move through life as friends and competitors, Brian’s easy success is a constant source of envy, awe, and inspiration for the ambitious but less-gifted Howard. Told with great humor and style, The Game Player is a story of those born to greatness and those who must strive for it. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Rafael Yglesias, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Want to succeed at paintball but don't know how? Confused of the many things to learn, know about and master? Are you interested in improving your paintball game? Are you looking for the best paintball guns, paintball gear and how to make your paintball equipment last longer? Are you looking for cheap paintbal supplies? Or are you looking to GET PAID to play paintball? This book has the answers to all those questions. This book covers the basics of paintball, paintball rules, various paintball gun reviews, paintball gear, paintball tournaments and paintball parks. Additional information covered in the book: You can find sponsors to help pay for your paintball hobby! You can join tournaments and turn paintball into a career! There are fields all over the world, and you can make your own too. Find out how! Paintball is a great way to relieve stress! Learn the different guns and which paintball gun you should get. Learn what paintball gear you will need Learn how to keep your paintball equipment ageless and last forever! Most importantly, learn effective tips to excel in your game and impress everyone

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how! If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought out examples that forgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated concepts and solutions based on years of professional experience. Level Up! 2nd Edition has been NEWLY EXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn what perils and pitfalls await during a game’s pre-production, production and post-production stages, and provide even more creative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projects including: Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration all the way to production Learning how to design the most exciting levels, the most precise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your players challenged Creating games for mobile and console systems – including detailed rules for touch and motion controls Monetizing your game from the design up Writing effective and professional design documents with the help of brand new examples Level Up! 2nd Edition is includes all-new content, an introduction by David “God of War” Jaffe and even a brand-new chili recipe –making it an even more indispensable guide for video game designers both “in the field” and the classroom. Grab your copy of Level Up! 2nd Edition and let’s make a game!

So what is this game you came to play? It is more than you think and much more amazing than you might realize or ever begin to imagine. Your specific role in this game also has great value as well as a whimsical aspect to be explored. It comes with a great many challenges but also lots of wonderful opportunities, and it requires immense finesse, fortitude, and skill. Like a good book, this game offers overlapping plots, ongoing twists and turns, unexpected story shifts, great character development, thrilling perspectives, and a surprise ending. So what is this game? It is the life you have come to live. But it is not what you may believe, and things are not what they seem! There are important questions worth asking, pondering, and coming to understand in order for you to play with greater expertise and grace, such as: 1. Who are you? 2. What choices are you making? 3. Why? You are invited to come along for an awesome roller-coaster ride of ideas, concepts, and likely new information. You might even find the answers you are looking for to those three questions, so buckle up, take a deep breath (and exhale), steady yourself, and read on!