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 Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the WorldBest Price: $12.75 "Olympics that Changed The World." Huh? Once again ... "Olympics That Changed... |  The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed ForeverBest Price: $10.40 In The Greatest Game Ever Played, Mark Frost provides a brilliant account of 20-year-old Francis... |  The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFLBest Price: $11.50 Bowden always delivers. This is a quick read of the '58 NFL Championship Game. It's like... |  Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in AmericaBest Price: $13.40 I'm only partially through the book, but what a story. The fact that he couldn't even stand up... |  Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest RivalryBest Price: $12.15 I enjoyed the stories about Palmer and Nicklaus, especially the account of their first meeting... |
 Blazing Saddles: The Cruel and Unusual History of the Tour de FranceBest Price: $15.41 In this fascinating book, award-winning sports writer Matt Rendell covers every corner of... |  The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 EditionBest Price: $19.77 I really liked this book; however, it was more of an almanac than a picture book. Very cool. |  An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport: . . . and Other Random Thoughts from Childhood to FatherhoodBest Price: $12.15 I bought this book because I like Kenny's sense of humor. I was right, it was funny and a quick... |  Seabiscuit: An American LegendBest Price: $0.01 I can't recall the number of non-fiction books that I've read. Little matter, this is the most... |  Then Tress Said to Troy: The Best Ohio State Football Stories Ever Told with CDBest Price: $14.79 This was a great gift for my brother. I read it over and there was a lot of history of OSU... |
 The Ball is Round: A Global History of SoccerBest Price: $10.40 Very good book. If your interested in football (i.e. soccer) this covers everything. There are... |  Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game (Sporting)Best Price: $12.96 David Wangerin's humorous and thorough book tells the story of American soccer's long struggle... |  Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas FootballBest Price: $5.75 My Father, Leon Pickett, was the oldest living member of he Mighty Mites until April 2, 2008. I... |  The Tour Is Won on the Alpe: Alpe d'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour de France (Photography)Best Price: $11.59 L'Alpe d'Huez represents the pinnacle of cycling achievement, and has served as the penultimate... |  The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record BookBest Price: $23.55 Literally and figuratively at 784 pages, the just-released The Bud Collins History of Tennis is... |
 Sneaker Wars: The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of SportBest Price: $13.98 Most fascinating account of a family and the business that they started in a small community... |  In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the RoadBest Price: $7.76 I picked up this book after having read the fictional "Cosmic Banditos". It's the... |  Disposable: A History of Skateboard ArtBest Price: $18.78 Since ive loved skateboarding and art for many years, i was really glad to get my hands on this... |  Slam Dunked: The NCAA's Shameful Reaction to Athletic Integration in the Deep SouthBest Price: $16.16 I was a student at USL during the time the events in this book took place. Beryl Shipley was... |  The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True StoryBest Price: $4.47 This I believe was Frost's 1st golf history book and previously all his other work had been... |
 One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept the NationBest Price: $14.08 If you'd like to learn about the history of racing but want it on a more personal level, this is... |  From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de FranceBest Price: $14.06 Can you believe David Walsh? David certainly belives and promotes the thought that liars and... |  Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated HistoryBest Price: $19.78 ive been a packer fan since the lombardi era, but only vaguely knew the pre-50s history of this... |  Successful Coaching: America's Best Selling Coach's GuideBest Price: $23.89 Pros: - lots of topics - chapters are well-categorized and information within them make... |  Sports Illustrated: The Football BookBest Price: $16.00 I bought this months ago and still have it out on my coffee table - that's how much I love this!... |
 The Acorn PeopleBest Price: $2.24 this book changed my view on haddiecapped people. i think every kid should have to read it. it... |  The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest RacehorseBest Price: $8.81 Lawrence Scanlan approaches the life & times of Secretariat and covers a wealth of angles in... |  The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a NationBest Price: $11.36 "The Real Americans" is a well written and researched book. I have always wondered... |  Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball AssociationBest Price: $4.79 I can't recommend this book highly enough. I love basketball to death but have the misfortune... |  Boxing: A Cultural HistoryBest Price: $20.00 I was given this--wouldn't have imagined that I was interested in boxing. After reading the... |
 The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of the 1990sBest Price: $7.14 This book is a 'must' for the die-hard fan of America's Team... the Dallas Cowboys! |  Strides: Running Through History With an Unlikely AthleteBest Price: $12.82 The joys of running are probably incomprehensible to those who don't indulge, but Benjamin... |  The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve ItBest Price: $3.33 If you enjoy running and reading. This is an awesome story. I didnt want to put the book down. |  Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian SoccerBest Price: $4.84 It's hard to explain how good this book is. When I was searching for a soccer book, I wanted one... |  Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle AdventureBest Price: $6.99 If the author's intent in undertaking an ambitious round-the-world tour of the world from the... |
 The Best American Sports Writing of the CenturyBest Price: $7.35 Years ago I read a piece included in this book, called 'Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu' by John Updike.... |  The Story of the Tour De FranceBest Price: $14.72 Bill and Carol have have given us a wonderful history of the first 60 years of the Tour de... |  The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship TeamBest Price: $4.95 Excellent account of what playing football for Paul Bryant was like when he was possibly at his... |  The Nebraska WayBest Price: $8.72 A good review of the Devaney, Osborne and Solich years. Provides a fair amount of insight as to... |  Blood Feud: Detroit Red Wings v. Colorado Avalanche: The Inside Story of Pro Sports' Nastiest and Best Rivalry of Its EraBest Price: $7.06 There's a lot more to learn in this book than just the infamous brawl that took place on... |
 Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse SportBest Price: $17.35 Whether it is the bravado of show jumping, the elegance of dressage, or the thrill of three-day... |  Seabiscuit, the Rest of the StoryBest Price: $6.98 The book promised more than it delivered. The author admittedly was not a writer, and it showed... |  The Scorecard Always Lies: A Year Behind the Scenes on the PGA TourBest Price: $4.79 As an avid golf reader, I was surprised to see this book appear as an Amazon suggestion. Why... |  The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the WaterBest Price: $3.84 I am the proud parent of a stroke rower. This story, of very different women, from widely... |  Factory Lightweights: Detroit's Drag Racing Specials of the '60sBest Price: $15.65 Excellent reference for the factory lightweight drag cars. Contains several historical pictures... |
 The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL SuperpowerBest Price: $4.79 I've read alot of his daily stuff, and LOVE his writing style. He's as good as they come. The... |  Sir Walter: Walter Hagen and the Invention of Professional GolfBest Price: $6.99 As a retired Naval Flyer, I thought I had lived a grand life thus far, but Walter is my new role... |  Horse Racing's Top 100 MomentsBest Price: $15.65 My husband is an avid horse race lover and this book provided him with alot of enjoyment and... |  Ohio State University Football VaultBest Price: $33.82 In the Ohio State University? Football VaultTM: The History of the Buckeyes?, Ohio State... |  The Silent GladiatorsBest Price: $21.34 In the introduction, Mr. Hopping relates that development of his book; "The Silent... |
 Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 ChampionshipBest Price: $12.25 I grew up in the Anthracite Coal Region of eastern Pennsylvania (Mount Carmel) and remember my... |  Bicycle: The HistoryBest Price: $19.80 This is a good book, but I am more concerned about what it does NOT say than what it does. ... |  Single Action SixgunsBest Price: $15.31 Pretty good, but for gun enthusiasts like me who read a lot of gun magazines, especially... |  The History of Browning Firearms: Fortifications Around the WorldBest Price: $14.63 This book has some okay pictures and covers the major milestones of Browning, but there were... |  Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of SportsBest Price: $8.50 Zirin was an important discovery for me. As a kid, I followed professional baseball and... |
 Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New EditionBest Price: $5.46 Although I am not a sailor (and was occasionally left beind by Rousmaniere's use of sailing... | ||||
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