BOSTON MILLS PRESS (dist. by Firefly)

The Happy Camper (Apr., $19.95) by Kevin Callan offers basic wilderness and campsite instruction.

BRASSEY'S

You Can Quote Me on That: Greatest Tennis Quips, Insights, and Zingers (Mar., $17.95) by Paul Fein collects funny, angry and provocative quotes from tennis's biggest stars.

DK

Eyewitness Companions: Golf (Apr., $30) by DK editors covers history, how to play, rules and etiquette.

DUKE UNIV. PRESS

Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling (Mar., $23.95), edited by Nicholas Sammond, looks at the popular phenomenon of pro wrestling.

GLOBE PEQUOT

Hoop Tales: UConn Huskies Men's Basketball (Mar., $9.95) by Wayne Norman and Robert Porter contains 12 stories for Husky fans.

HARCOURT

Surf Diva: A Girl's Guide to Getting Good Waves (Mar., $14) by Izzy Tihanyi and Coco Tihanyi is by the founders of the original surf school for women. Advertising. Author publicity.

HAWORTH PRESS

Football and American Identity (Apr.; $24.95, cloth $39.95) by Gerhard Falk analyzes why the game is the essence of the American spirit.

HOUGHTON/MARINER

She's Got Next: Life Played Under a Hoop (June, $13) by Melissa King. King's journey is part memoir, part travelogue and part spiritual quest into the world of American basketball. Author tour.

LYONS PRESS

A Tale of Two Cities: The 2004 Yankees—Red Sox Rivalry and the War for the Pennant (Mar., $14.95) by Tony Massarotti and John Harper is a behind-the-scenes account of this great baseball rivalry.

MCGRAW-HILL

The Baseball Maniac's Almanac (May, $12.95), edited by Bert Randolph Sugar, is a compilation of stats, figures and little-known nuggets of information.

MARLOWE & COMPANY

Bike for Life: What Every Cyclist Should Know to Stay Fit, Safe and Healthy (Mar., $16.95) by Roy M. Wallack and Bill Katovsky teaches safe and enjoyable cycling.

MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS

Gym Climbing: Maximizing Your Indoor Experience (Mar., $19.95) by Matt Burbach is a new title in the Mountaineers Outdoor Expert series by the editor of Urban Climber.

NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS/FROG, LTD.

Bruce Lee Fighting Words (Aug., $16.95) by Bruce Thomas paints a new picture of the icon based on his own words.

PENGUIN/CHAMBERLAIN BROS.

Yankees Suck! (Apr., $9.95) by Jim Gerard reveals fans from across the country who have two teams to root for: their own and whoever is playing the Yankees.

PLUME

The Devil Wears Pinstripes (Apr., $14) by Jim Caple. ESPN.com's "designated Yankee hater" lays waste to all things Yankee.

POCKET/WWE BOOKS

Walking a Golden Mile (Mar., $16) by William Regal follows Regal's life out of poverty to reach the top of the WWE's roster.

WWE Confidential (Apr., $14) by Aaron Feigenbaum takes an inside look at WWE superstars.

SHERIDAN HOUSE

The Last Voyage of the Lucette (Mar., $23.95) by Douglas Robertson. The son of Dougal Robertson, author of Survive the Savage Sea adds to the story of the Robertson family who survived a tragedy at sea.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. PRESS

Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime (Mar.; $19.95, cloth $50) by Jean Hastings Ardell reveals just how involved women are, and always have been, in the game.

SOUVENIR PRESS (dist. by IPG)

The Great Prize Fight (Apr., $14.95) by Alan Lloyd reconstructs the first boxing world championship in 1860 between an American and a British publican.

SPORTS PUBLISHING

Life Lessons from Little League (Mar., $14.95) by Vincent A. Fortanasce. A psychologist and member of Little League's Operating Board gives advice and observations. Advertising.

TRACKS

Street Skateboarding: Endless Grinds and Slides: An Instructional Look at Curb Tricks (June, $12.95) by Evan Goodfellow. Photos with instructions show how to perform cutting-edge street skateboarding tricks.

TRINITY UNIV. PRESS

Baseball in the Lone Star State: The Texas League's Greatest Hits (Apr.; $19.95, cloth $45) by Tom Kayser and David King provides a storied history of the minor league.

TUTTLE

The Japanese Samurai Code: Classic Strategies for Success (Mar., $12.95) by Boye Lafayette De Mente explains how to enhance personal skills and performance using the Japanese samurai code.

UNIV. OF ALABAMA PRESS

Satchel Paige's America (Mar., $16.95) by William Price Fox captures the spirit of the outrageous and humorous pitcher.

UNIV. OF NEBRASKA PRESS

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods: Dispatches from the Disappearing Heart of Baseball (May, $12.95) by John Schulian. A veteran sportswriter pays tribute to Negro leagues, mining town dreamers and certifiable eccentrics who give baseball its heart and soul.

WISH PUBLISHING

Soccer Skills and Drills: Skill Developing Games and Activities for Girls Six and Up (Mar., $16.95) by Stephen McGill ranges from the basic to the fairly advanced.

WORKMAN

Baseball Prospectus 2005 (Mar., $17.95) by the Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts analyzes the performance of every major league baseball team and the more than 16,000 professional players.

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