CORKED

Tales of Advantage in Competitive Sports

Brian Love and Michael Burns

A collection of entertaining short stories of competitive advantage in sports.

Available in:

Paperback 978-1-947989-37-5

Kindle 978-1-947989-38-2

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Bad attitudes, not bad tennis balls @ Aussie Open!

Brian was interviewed about details on Dunlop tennis balls apparently losing their fuzz and their air pressure in the few games each ball...

Brian Love

Feb 3, 20231 min read

Brian is leading a session on materials in sport at Anaheim TMS Conference (2022)

Im also doing two talks, one on K-tape and another on substances on baseball.

Brian Love

Sep 18, 20211 min read

In September, we met with the UMich Alumni Association

We got to meet up virtually with the Hartford section of the University of Michigan Alumni Association. Some chatter about the Hartford...

Brian Love

Sep 18, 20211 min read

Corked swag

We have some Corked bookmarks that we’ll sign for you if you like. The book and bookmark might make a nice gift for a sports fan. Let...

Brian Love

Sep 23, 20201 min read

Skiing through the pandemic.

I was supposed to give a talk on ski waxes at the American Chemical Society's meeting in Philadelphia before they cancelled the whole...

Brian Love

Apr 15, 20201 min read

Corked the heart of discussion in Intro to Sports Management Class at George Mason Univ.

We had fun taking questions about details in new stadium design.

Brian Love

Oct 10, 20190 min read

Corked is now available locally in Ann Arbor at Both Nicola's Books & Bookbound

You can connect direct to their web sites below to purc hase if you prefer the tactile transaction. https://www.nicolasbooks.com/ and...

Brian Love

Jul 3, 20191 min read

We will be at the Ypsilanti Bookfair talking about "Corked on July 6th, 2019

Brian Love

Jun 17, 20190 min read

NPR/Michigan Radio Interview about Corked is now live

We are story # 7 on the June 13th, 2019 episode. Brian and Mike were interviewed by Cynthia Canty. It was fun....

Brian Love

Jun 17, 20191 min read

Upcoming interview on Michigan Radio

We just sat down for an interview with Cynthia Canty of Stateside. We'll upload the link soon when we get it and listen on Michigan...

Brian Love

Jun 12, 20191 min read

AADL Book Event - May 5th

Meet the Authors: Fifth Avenue Press Book Release Reception: AADL's Local Publishing Imprint When Sunday May 5, 2019: 1:00pm to 3:00pm...

Brian Love

Apr 17, 20191 min read

Nice Story About the Book

Thank you to Meredith Bruckner for the article at ClickOnDetroit.com https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/u-m-ann-arbor-le...

Brian Love

Apr 17, 20191 min read

Just Launched!

After hard work and dedication, Corked: Tales of Advantage in Competitive Sports is now available in paperback and kindle through Amazon....

Brian Love

Apr 10, 20191 min read