Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland27 reviews Mark Kreidler Harper Paperbacks, 2008 A Major Decision + Takes you to the Mat + Five stars for Four Days to Glory + Great book + Very good book             Bernard Darwin On Golf (On)4 reviews Bernard Darwin The Lyons Press, 2004 An absolute gem + Husband loves it. + Darwin on Golf + The Ultimate Darwin Book             The Sweet Science8 reviews A.J. Liebling North Point Press, 2004 Boxing as culture + Sweet writing + Cut-rate Mencken but still entertaining... + Rest In Peace;Floyd.... + Great Stuff!             Arthur Ashe On Tennis: Strokes, Strategy, Traditions, Players, Psychology, and Wisdom Je Moutoussamy-Ashe Knopf, 1995 Featuring introductions by Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, John McPhee, and George Vecsey, this collection of invaluable instructional advice and tennis wisdom from the late Arthur Ashe is infused with the finest insights of a great man and a great tennis mind.             The Rivals: Chris Evert vs. Martina Navratilova Their Epic Duels and Extraordinary Friendship22 reviews Johnette Howard Broadway, 2005 Game, Set and Match + Excellent read + Great....but Now Dated + ICE PRINCESS VS NAVRAT             About Three Bricks Shy: And The Load Filled Up4 reviews Roy Blount Jr University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004 the 1976 Steelers, just like the 2004 Steelers + Steelers fan in the 70s and fovever + Greatest football TEAM ever, Greatest football TOWN ever. Big Ben: 27-4 as a starter (2004-2005 seasons)---only losses (3 of which were injury-related): Patriots, 2004 AFC Championship game (if Plax holds on to sure TD pass, we are only down 7 with about 7+ minutes to go in that game; Ben did some good things and was battling thumb and toe injuries) and ...             Soccer in Sun and Shadow, New Edition33 reviews Eduardo Galeano Verso, 2003 Fine writing with or without a game + One of my all-time favorite books + My favorite book about soccer There are few books of non-fiction whose writing transcends the subject matter, but this is such a book. I am not a soccer player but this book made me a fan of the game and a fan of Galeano. He puts us on a field, in the stands, at the goal, in the sun, and under the shadows. He transports us ...             Boxing's Greatest Fighters9 reviews Bert Randolph Sugar The Lyons Press, 2006 Entertaining and well-written + Boxing History + Great Overview of the Sweetest Scientists This latest edition of "Boxing's Greatest Fighters" is an update from the 1984 edition. I have both copies, mainly because I was curious to see how Bert Sugar re-ranked some of my favorite fighters. For example, Sugar Ray Leonard moved from #56 to #25. Overall, this is a well-written, ...             The Story of the Tour De France5 reviews Bill McGann, Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing, 2006 BILL AND CAROL'S LABOUR OF LOVE + Bringing the Tour de France to life + Not just another Tour de France book + History placed in context, drenched in rich detail... + Understanding the world's most famous bike race             Season on the Brink34 reviews John Feinstein Simon & Schuster, 1989 Quite Possibly The Best Trip To The Brink + an assembled hall of Hoosier magic + Thrilling look at NCAA Basketball + Road to Satisfaction             The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation28 reviews Sally Jenkins Doubleday, 2007 Indian history, school history, football history... + The Real Americans + Three intertwined books... + Come for the Football. Stay for the History. + Great Book!             Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure4 reviews Alexander Wolff Grand Central Publishing, 2003 An excellent basketball travelogue. + A wonderful journey + Comprehensive and Fascinating + A true vision of the global game             The Game17 reviews Ken Dryden Wiley, 2003 Wonderfully insightful look at the NHL in the 70's + A deeply intelligent meditation on Hockey and Life As a hockey fan growing up in the late '60's and early '70's, Ken Dryden was one of my heroes. The Canadiens seemed to always win the Stanley Cup in those years and Dryden was the goalie to watch in the '70's. The Game chronicles the latter stage of his career and provides a great deal of insight ...             Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics10 reviews Jeremy Schaap Houghton Mifflin, 2007 An Amazing History Lesson + A real close to Triumph + Emerging Triumphant + Good History lesson             Once More Around the Park: A Baseball Reader2 reviews Roger Angell Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2001 the pinnacle + If only he weren't a Mets/Red Sox fan! I have been fortunate enough to share a love of baseball and a particular interest in the Mets and the Red Sox with Roger Angell, though I've not followed him into his current infatuation with the Yankees. As a result, I've not only read all of his books, his name is also one of the few whose ...             Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer9 reviews Jerry Kramer Doubleday, 2006 One of the NFL's best teams in their greatest season + Not just for hard-core football fans + A Timeless Classic + A Football Classic + Greatness             The NFL Century: The Complete Story of the National Football League, 1920-20002 reviews Smithmark Publishers, 1999 The Perfect Holiday Gift for a Football Fan! I purchased this book two months ago, and I still am looking threw it once a day! It is every thing you need to know about football! It has amazing pictures and it gives an all decade team for every decade! The only thing I do not like is that Dan Marino is not on the 80's team! This is a ...             Harvey Penick's Little Red Golf Book Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1993             The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story69 reviews Mark Frost, 2005 Not Just a Great Game! + Great read even for a non-golfer! + Wonderful account of the times. + If you like the movie you need to read this + Great story!             Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream283 reviews H.g. Bissinger Da Capo Press, 2000 Book provides "Hoop-Dreams" insights for the gridiron set + Friday Night Lights + Well-written, but flawed, look at Texas high school football Bissinger, the author, came to Odessa to follow the Permian Panthers thru their entire 1988 season, attending practices as well as games, spending time with several of the key players and their families, reading the newspapers, interviewing the movers and shakers in the desolate, tapped-out ...