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"The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more '1918' chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life--that's eighty years, followed by death--without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able (finally) to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his "Sports Guy" columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began. The result is Now I Can Die In Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp, critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place. But wait think the story ended with the Curse? Think again. Fast forward another few years, and the Red Sox have won the World Series again, lost their most controversial player and first ballot hall-of-famer Manny Ramirez, and found a new star, the American League's 2007 rookie of the year and 2008 MVP, Dustin Pedroia. That's a lot more to write about, and Simmons has. It's all being added to the new expanded trade paperback edition of Now I Can Die In Peace: a completely entertaining volume that will bring the old fans back and new ones aboard. Written by Bill Simmons. Paperback: 464 pages. Less

ESPN Meat Market— Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting takes you into a season of college football's number 1 recruiting machine. In college football circles, the first Wednesday in February is New Year's Day, the Fourth of July and Christmas all rolled into one. It's payoff time for a year spent screening miles of videotape and probing mountains of data, balancing the promise of a dazzling 40-yard dash time against the perils of a putrid GPA, and text messaging high schoolers 50 times a day. It's the day when coaches across the country camp out in front of their fax machines waiting for their football futures to be decided by a bunch of 18 year olds. It's National Signing Day. In this surprising and unprecedented dissection of college football's secret season, author Bruce Feldman takes you deep inside the war room of Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron, the combustible Cajun who built national championship teams at the University of Miami and USC before setting up shop in the Deep South. In a blow-by-blow account of the year leading up to National Signing Day 2007, Feldman reveals the inner secrets of Orgeron's success, recounting every step along the way as Orgeron and his Ole Miss staff pick 25 winners from a list of 1,000 names. Meat Market makes the actual football season—the one that runs from September through January—read like a postscript. Hardcover: 320 pages. Less

forget the image of maiden aunts and country fairs - cake decorating has become cutting edge. peggy porschen is at the front of this new trend. her cute designs have won her a host of celebrity clients - she provided the chocolate faberge eggs for elton john s "white tie and tiara ball" and designed the stunning cake for stella mccartney s wedding. her instantly recognizable designs are inspired by current trends: bollywood mini cakes are lavishly decorated in rich pinks and glitzy golds cookies include funky handbags doris day polka dots candy colored stripes and romantic sugar blossoms and butterflies. the book begins with an easy-to-follow introduction showing all the equipment basic recipes and techniques needed to make the cakes. readers of all skill levels can then go onto the subsequent chapters: cookies cup cakes miniature cakes and large cakes. all the designs have comprehensive instructions and crystal clear photography so that a stunning professional finish can always be achieved. by peggy porschen 144 pages Less