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Great Sports Books (page 2)


Cover art for CARLISLE VS. ARMY
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 4, 2007

"Gripping, inspiring coverage of three powerful forces' unforgettable convergence: the sports version of The Perfect Storm."
Sports Illustrated staffer Anderson (The All Americans, 2004, etc.) chronicles a 1912 game that proved a turning point not just for college football, but for the sport as a whole. Read full book review >
Cover art for RAMMER JAMMER YELLOW HAMMER
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 24, 2004

"Existentialism of the purest sort--that is, it includes laughter."
New York Times reporter St. John spends a season road tripping in an RV with the University of Alabama football fan club Read full book review >
Cover art for A CIVIL WAR
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 1, 1996

"The game, a narrow one-point victory for Army, provided a stunning climax to the season. It also supplies a stirring ending for this exceptional book."
Feinstein, author of the bestselling A Good Walk Spoiled (1995), again delivers the goods, this time chronicling the 1995 season of the West Point and Annapolis football teams, culminating in their annual game. Read full book review >