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In Players, Teams, and Stadium Ghosts, sportswriter Bob Hunter has assembled a Hall of Fame collection of his best writing from the Columbus Dispatch. Fans will encounter some of the biggest names in sports and relive great moments from games played by...

In Players, Teams, and Stadium Ghosts, sportswriter Bob Hunter has assembled a Hall of Fame collection of his best writing from the Columbus Dispatch. Fans will encounter some of the biggest names in sports and relive great moments from games played by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816641840Author Sam CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint University of Minnesota PressPublisher University of Minnesota Press

Tough and witty, SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture in America-sports. It's a sweaty Oz that has grown in a century from a crucible for character to a complex of capitalism, a place where young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802128690Author Bill HeaveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Grove PressPublisher Grove Press

As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone. Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found that elusive level ground. But at the same time,...

Tough and witty, SportsWorld is a well-known commentator's overview of the most significant form of mass culture in America-sports. It's a sweaty Oz that has grown in a century from a crucible for character to a complex of capitalism, a place where young...

Bob St. John recalls the antics of himself and others, such as Randy Galloway, Frank Luksa, Gary Cartwright, Dan Cook, and Blackie Sherrod, in this memoir of those madcap days of Texas sportswriting.Book InformationISBN 9781556227974Author Bob JohnFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501108341Author Colin CowherdFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Memorable Stories From a Half Century of Sports Journalism For the last half century.For the last half century, Pulitzer Prizewinning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the centre of some of the most memorable moments in sports history. From the World...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Michigan Notable Books 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780804138901Author Jalen RoseFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Crown ArchetypePublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804138130Author Colin CowherdFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 202mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345520838Author ESPNFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House AustraliaPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 386g

Cultural critic Gerald Early has gathered here a collection of 13 writers who offer personal reflections on the public obsession with sport. They range from the pool hustler to the closet baseball fan; from late-night rodeo on cable TV to tennis games on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606999950Author Murray OldermanFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892553396Author Alex BelthFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Persea Books IncPublisher Persea Books IncWeight(grams) 766g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849351362Author Matt HernFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 167g

Brian Doyle himself explains it best: ""A few years ago I was moaning to my wry gentle dad that basketball, which seems to me inarguably the most graceful and generous and swift and fluid and ferociously-competitive-without-being-sociopathic of...

Wingbeats and Heartbeats is a wingshooter's odyssey to the wild places where, at the end of the day, the companionship of faithful gun dogs and good friends matters more than a bulging game bag. In this sometimes humorous and sometimes poignant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501160325Author Michael RapaportFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560255413Author Brock YatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth Press

For fourteen years during the golden age of sports, Paul Gallico was one of America's ace sportswriters. He saw them all-the stars and the hams, the immortals and the phonies in boxing, wrestling, baseball, football, golf, tennis, and every other field...

For more than twenty years, Bill Heavey-a three-time National Magazine Award finalist-has staked a claim as one of America's best writers. In feature stories and his Field & Stream column "A Sportsman's Life," as well as other publications,...

It’s been more than fifty years since Wilt Chamberlain began excelling on a Philadelphia basketball court. After his rookie season in the NBA, he broke a slew of league records and became one of the most revered professional athletes in Philadelphia...

In this reissue of Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, fans can relive the most profound memories from more than 100 years of athletics at the University of Maryland in College Park. Authored by David Ungrady, a former two-sport athlete at the school, the...

Though boasting a smaller student body than most other Southeastern Conference schools, Vanderbilt University’s spirit and passion is without bounds—and with good reason. This book highlights several Vandy sports programs whose teams have shined over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949480085Author Lowell CohnFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Rare Bird Books, a Vireo BookPublisher Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book

Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks - there's no city like Chicago when it comes to sports. Generation after generation, Chicagoans pass down their almost religious allegiances to teams, stadiums, and players and their never-say-die attitude, along with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781598537109Author W C HeinzFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Library of AmericaPublisher Library of AmericaWeight(grams) 143g

Strike fast, strike hard-whether it's scoring a homerun or front-page news, Diane K. Shah, former sports columnist, knows how to grab the best story. In her memoir A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps, follow Diane's escapades, from interviews with...

In an age when sporting stars can win championships whilst hosting chat shows, the relationship between sport and television has never been stronger. Broadcasters' schedules determine when fixtures are played and if a sport isn't deemed 'TV friendly'...