History of Sports Books


Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse SportOlympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse Sport
Best Price: $18.26
Whether it is the bravado of show jumping, the elegance of dressage, or the thrill of three-day...
Tales from the Chicago BlackhawksTales from the Chicago Blackhawks
Best Price: $4.87
Harvey Wittenberg was so much a part of the old Chicago Stadium, this book was worth reading all...
A Place on the Team: The Triumph and Tragedy of Title IX (Princeton Paperbacks)A Place on the Team: The Triumph and Tragedy of Title IX (Princeton Paperbacks)
Best Price: $12.00
Just to let people know, the very nice Publisher's Weekly review contains a fairly serious...
Penn State Sports Stories and MorePenn State Sports Stories and More
Best Price: $49.96
A great book for all fans of Penn State Football and sports in general. Bergstein has known...
Soccer's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Clumsy Keepers, Clever Crosses, and Outlandish Oddities (Most Wanted)Soccer's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Clumsy Keepers, Clever Crosses, and Outlandish Oddities (Most Wanted)
Best Price: $1.54
I ordered this book for a graduate of a school where I buy books for each student reflecting...


Hemingway's HurricaneHemingway's Hurricane
Best Price: $16.47
The hurricane that hit the Florida Keys in 1935 is still listed as the most intense hurricane to...
Bunion Derby: The 1928 Footrace Across AmericaBunion Derby: The 1928 Footrace Across America
Best Price: $16.46
Ostensibly a book about running - it is concerned with the cross country foot race from Los...
Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful FriendshipSound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
Best Price: $0.50
Howard and Ali were pals...you can feel their love for each other in this book. We miss both...
The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable GameThe Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game
Best Price: $8.75
If I am not mistaken, the playoff game between the Bengals and the Chargers was played in even...
Favre: His Twenty Greatest GamesFavre: His Twenty Greatest Games
Best Price: $11.93


Sports-talk Radio in America: Its Context And CultureSports-talk Radio in America: Its Context And Culture
Best Price: $26.35
Edited by John Mark Dempsey, Ph.D., Sports-Talk Radio in America: Its Context and Culture is an...
About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and PlayersAbout Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players
Best Price: $11.49
On January 30, 1892, the University of Georgia played its first football game, beating Mercer...
Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in GolfUneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf
Best Price: $12.39
Peter Mc Daniel, and Tiger Woods have written a most interesting chronological history of...
Athletries: The Untold History of Ancient Greek Women AthletesAthletries: The Untold History of Ancient Greek Women Athletes
Best Price: $11.89
With the Summer Olympics looming, this is a wonderful and timely book on the history of women...
The Game of Our LivesThe Game of Our Lives
Best Price: $10.95
I first read this book when I was 11 years old and once again 12 years later. Both times it made...

The Way of the GladiatorThe Way of the Gladiator
Best Price: $4.00
I didn't know the gladiator games had spectator shows of animals (from drunken chimpanzees,...
A Brief History of American SportsA Brief History of American Sports
Best Price: $12.00
Gorn and Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what...
The Rangeley and Its Region: The Famous Boat and Lakes of Western MaineThe Rangeley and Its Region: The Famous Boat and Lakes of Western Maine
Best Price: $19.80
This book is extremely interesting to anyone interested in the history of Western Maine or the...
Mercedes-Benz 300SL: Gullwings and Roadsters 1954-1964 (Ludvigsen Library)Mercedes-Benz 300SL: Gullwings and Roadsters 1954-1964 (Ludvigsen Library)
Best Price: $22.19
In 1952 Mercedes-Benz astonished the racing world with the successes it achieved with its 300SL,...
Chicago's Wrigley Field (IL) (Images of Baseball)Chicago's Wrigley Field (IL) (Images of Baseball)
Best Price: $12.66
Its sorta sounds like a George Carlin's bit on footbal and baseball. Major league teams are...

The World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make ThemThe World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make Them
Although currently out-of-print, this work is a "must have" for anyone seeking...
The American Boy's Book Of Sports And GamesThe American Boy's Book Of Sports And Games
Best Price: $3.94
Hundreds of ingenious pastimes for boys (and girls) of any age--includes over 1,000 illustrations!
The World's Game: A HISTORY OF SOCCER (Illinois History of Sports)The World's Game: A HISTORY OF SOCCER (Illinois History of Sports)
Best Price: $12.00
Very pleased with how fast I recieved the book. It was in wonderful shape
On This Day in Tennis History: A Day-by-Day Anthology of Anecdotes and Historical HappeningsOn This Day in Tennis History: A Day-by-Day Anthology of Anecdotes and Historical Happenings
Best Price: $13.57
Fun and fact-filled, this compilation offers anniversaries, summaries, and anecdotes of events...
Once a Vol, Always a Vol! The Proud Men of Volunteer NationOnce a Vol, Always a Vol! The Proud Men of Volunteer Nation
Best Price: $6.50
This book is a fun look back over the history of Vol greats! We loved the pictures.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities & Trivia (Ripley's Believe It Or Not!)Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities & Trivia (Ripley's Believe It Or Not!)
Best Price: $8.11
A baseball hit 400 feet has twice the destructive energy as a bullet fired from a .8 calibur...
Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All TimeTop 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time
Best Price: $16.99
Where is Harlee Race, Tommy-TWO-Ton -Truck.....Stomper/Choaker, the Mexican Mink? or Kerry Von...
Chief Illiniwek: A Tribute to an Illinois TraditionChief Illiniwek: A Tribute to an Illinois Tradition
Best Price: $15.96
On February 21, 2007, Chief Illiniwek made his last appearance as the official symbol of the...
Novi V-8 Indy Cars 1941-1965 (Ludvigsen Library Series)Novi V-8 Indy Cars 1941-1965 (Ludvigsen Library Series)
Best Price: $13.82
Lots of pictures, B/W only! Some good diagrams, but lacking in information to go with them!!...
Sports of the Times: A Day-By-Day Selection of the Most Important, Thrilling and Inspired Events of the Past 150 YearsSports of the Times: A Day-By-Day Selection of the Most Important, Thrilling and Inspired Events of the Past 150 Years
Best Price: $7.67
I'd prefer a book that gives brief statements about each day of the year for many different...

Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECWHardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW
Best Price: $4.00
started out pretty good shows how Paul Heyman "Robbed Peter to pay Paul" and so on...
Hoop Tales: Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball (Hoop Tales Series)Hoop Tales: Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball (Hoop Tales Series)
Best Price: $0.98
As life long Terps fan, this read is a must. I loved it. Mr. Moore really has captured what...
The Best St. Louis Sports Arguments (The Best Sports Arguments)The Best St. Louis Sports Arguments (The Best Sports Arguments)
Best Price: $6.95
100 great sports debates for each city-from who was the best coach to what was the best play of...
Six-Man FootballSix-Man Football
Best Price: $4.66
Coach Underwood has produced the definitive text on six-man football, an absolute necessity for...
The Ancient Olympic GamesThe Ancient Olympic Games
Best Price: $12.56
When you buy a book that deals with a certain subject, you look for a few things that make the...

Legendary DeerslayersLegendary Deerslayers
Best Price: $10.00
Emphasizing adventure, natural history, and Americana from a simpler, more romantic era of deer...
The Six-Day Bicycle Races: America's Jazz-age SportThe Six-Day Bicycle Races: America's Jazz-age Sport
Best Price: $27.09
This book contains some excellent vintage race pics. The text is essentially a transcript of the...
The Egg Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Ole MissThe Egg Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss
Best Price: $20.46
This book is a great read. The format is set up in such a way that you can pick it up and read...
The Evolution of American Bicycle RacingThe Evolution of American Bicycle Racing
Best Price: $1.73
Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace (Capoeira)Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace (Capoeira)
Best Price: $5.99
I have been training capoeira for 13 years and have read many books on the subject. This is the...

Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic DreamBerlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream
Best Price: $4.90
Guy Walters book is a worth while read. For a time the Nazi party formed an unholy marriage with...
Baseball  (2d ed.): A History of America's Game (Illinois History of Sports)Baseball (2d ed.): A History of America's Game (Illinois History of Sports)
Best Price: $28.05
Great book, I actually read this book during the All-Star Break and it conjured up reminants of...
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean (Jaguar Books on Latin America)Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean (Jaguar Books on Latin America)
Best Price: $2.35
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the...
ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: The 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing HistoryESPN Ultimate NASCAR: The 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History
Best Price: $4.99
This book is full of magnificent photos, on the history of the nascar. For a Frenchman as I,...
Loose BallsLoose Balls
Best Price: $19.75
Thanks to other reviewers here, I discovered this book. They made it sound worth buying,...

The Association Game: A History of British FootballThe Association Game: A History of British Football
Best Price: $25.69
The story of British football's journey from public school diversion to mass media entertainment...
Want Some Aggro?: The True Story of West Ham's First Guv'norsWant Some Aggro?: The True Story of West Ham's First Guv'nors
Best Price: $8.58
As if we need another book about violence? Get a life and go out one night in your town centre...
Honoured CanadiensHonoured Canadiens
Best Price: $26.40
The beginning of the 2008/2009 NHL season marks a significant date in hockey history, for it...
A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006
Best Price: $3.98
A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006 chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid...
Horns! A History: The Story of Longhorns FootballHorns! A History: The Story of Longhorns Football
Best Price: $2.00
Bought for my husband - he loved it. Texas football up to lat years Rose Bowl game - with...

Hitler's Olympics: The 1936 Berlin Olympic GamesHitler's Olympics: The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
Best Price: $17.55
This was a very well written book. I enjoyed the person stories of some of the athltes. What I...
Louisville Cardinals FootballLouisville Cardinals Football
Best Price: $5.77
Great book and a must have for any fan of Louisville Athletics and fans of NCAA football. Gives...
Ancient Greek AthleticsAncient Greek Athletics
Best Price: $8.85
The earliest Olympic games began more than twenty-five-hundred years ago. What were they like,...
Contesting Identities: Sports in American FilmContesting Identities: Sports in American Film
Best Price: $10.00
Contesting Identities: Sports In American Film by Aaron Baker (Associate Professor of Film and...
Sports Illustrated: Fifty Years of Great WritingSports Illustrated: Fifty Years of Great Writing
Best Price: $1.99
I got this for my sports fanatic son. He read it cover to cover and quotes it all the time. ...

The Jockey Club's Illustrated History of Thoroughbred Racing in AmericaThe Jockey Club's Illustrated History of Thoroughbred Racing in America
This is the very best history of horse racing in America written in modern times! It has...
The Big 5-0: The Big 5 Turns 50The Big 5-0: The Big 5 Turns 50
Best Price: $14.92
$24.95 is way too expensive for a book that is only 100 pages. Other than that the content in...
   
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