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Friday Night Lights, 25th Anniversary Edition: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
H.G. Bissinger · Da Capo Press
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
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The 25th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Sports Illustrated's best football book of all time, with a new afterword by the authorReturn once again to the timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa - the winningest high-school football team in Texas... |
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The Secret Lives of Sports Fans
Eric Simons · Overlook Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
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Sports fandom is either an aspect of a persons fundamental identity, or completely incomprehensible to those who arent fans at all. What is happening in our brains and bodies when we feel strong emotion while watching a game? How do sports fans resemble political junkies, and why do we form... |
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Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major
John Feinstein · Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Pages: 343
Format: Hardcover
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It is the tournament that separates champions from mortals. It is the starting point for the careers of future legends and can be the final stop on the down escalator for fading stars. The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament is one of the most grueling competitions in any sport. Every... |
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The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
David Halberstam · Hyperion; First Edition edition
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky were all members of the famed 1940's Boston Red Sox. Their legendary careers led the Red Sox to a pennant championship and ensured the men a place in sports history. David Halberstam, the bestselling author of the baseball classic... |
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Firehouse
David Halberstam · Hyperion; 1 edition
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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“If you have tears, prepare to shed them.” --Frank McCourt "In the firehouse, the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses, and, most important, share terrifying risks; their loyalties... |
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