The Sportsman: Unexpected Lessons from an Around-the-World Sports Odyssey

Jones, a defensive captain with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and host of the Travel Channel's Dhani Tackles the Globe, touts his blueprint for physical and spiritual renewal through sampling the world's sports in his new book. With an assist from writer Grotenstein, he survives the arduous process of being a professional football has-been, cut from two teams, and pushes his body and mind in the off-season as a world competitor in activities like surf lifesaving in Australia, biking in Italy, and mountaineering in Nepal. By recognizing the worst in himself, Jones explains in honest, bold terms that trying to best his emotional demons and physical limitations makes him "wiser, stronger, and more in touch with the world." Well-meaning and reflective, this hybrid memoir-travelogue can appeal to those wanting self-evaluation and mental and physical challenges. (June)