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Why We Love Football is Joe Posnanski’s latest in a series of sports books that include Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100.

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The Big Book of Baseball Stories is a good reminder of the cultural impact of baseball in American life.”

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CeCé Telfer summarizes her struggles in her eight-page prologue as the first transgender woman “to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Championships in the 400-meter hu

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Tiger, Tiger is not the first, nor will it most likely be the last, attempt to write the definitive biography of Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer in the history of the game.

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A Life Impossible is a well-written and remarkable book in its honesty. It will be an inspiration to many, . . .”

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The opening of the Major League Baseball season is an affirmation of the end of winter and is marked by the optimism of baseball fans. It is a ritual of spring.

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“provid[es] a detailed record of the 1924 Washington Senators and the roles of Clark Griffith, Walter Johnson, and Bucky Harris in fulfilling its destiny.”

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Sarah Ditum’s book covers a period that she refers to as the “long aughts,” lasting roughly from Britney Spear’s famous 1998 song of “Baby One More Time,” until March 2013 with the release by Robin

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a comprehensive volume capturing the Lardner style and offering a considerable insight into America’s favorite sportswriter.”

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“what is revealed in Magic: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is the life of an American sports hero, full of complexity, wonder, sorrow, and success.”

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“offers as thorough an examination of the question of both race and the quarterback position in professional football, as can be found anywhere.”

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Winner of the 2021 Casey Award as the Best Baseball Book of the Year with The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski has followed up with another baseball title.

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“In Game of Edges, Bruce Schoenfeld has produced a clear and interesting presentation of the revolutions that are still booming through professional sports.”

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a narrative so mesmerizing that it’s impossible to put the book down. Tell Me Everything is, quite simply, an exceptional accomplishment.”

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“explains why the number 42 should never be worn by any baseball player ever again.”

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engaging anyone who believes in the function and power of sports for both individuals and the societies they populate.”

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“For those who were fans of Ralph Lawler the broadcaster, and for those who had never heard of Ralph Lawler, Bingo! reveals an interesting man living an interesting life.”

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“if you love baseball, this interesting book will serve to enhance that love.”

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First played in 1903, then missing a year in 1904, the World Series was held continuously for 90 years until 1994 when the Fall Classic was cancelled by a strike.

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First published in 1998, this excellent book on the growth of basketball as an international game is now being presented as a 20th anniversary edition.

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“a fascinating and compelling story of a tragic hero and the fields on which he lived and played.”

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Even amid all his late-life venting in The Last Days, Geoff Dyer manages to please once again with his artful sentences and close observations.”

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a fascinating and well-written piece, capturing this moment in hockey history.

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“Both well written and intriguing, this is hybrid memoir will stick in your memory long after you finish.”

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Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn’t) is Mike Florio’s highly informative, entertaining, and provocative examination of what makes the NFL work and why at times it doesn’t wor

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