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Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books

After all, when done right, sportswriting transcends bats and balls to display all the traits of great literature: incision, wit, force and vision, suffused with style and substance. Herewith the editors of SI's favorite sports books, compiled with love and reason, out of intense and sometimes unruly discussions.
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The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
The Sweet Science by A. J. Liebling
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The Boys of Summer
The Boys of Summer
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Ball Four
Ball Four
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Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
5
You Know Me Al (RING LARDNER)
You Know Me Al (RING LARDNER)
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A Season on the Brink (JOHN FEINSTEIN)
A Season on the Brink (JOHN FEINSTEIN)
7
Semi-Tough (DAN JENKINS)
Semi-Tough (DAN JENKINS)
8
Paper Lion (GEORGE PLIMPTON)
Paper Lion (GEORGE PLIMPTON)
9
The Game (Ken Dryden)
The Game (Ken Dryden)
10
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
11
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
A River Runs Through It (Montana)
12
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
13
Loose Balls
Loose Balls
14
Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
Bang the Drum Slowly (MARK HARRIS)
15
Heaven Is a Playground (RICK TELANDER)
Heaven Is a Playground (RICK TELANDER)
16
Levels of the Game (JOHN MCPHEE)
Levels of the Game (JOHN MCPHEE)
17
The Breaks of the Game (DAVID HALBERSTAM)
The Breaks of the Game (DAVID HALBERSTAM)
18
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
The Summer Game (ROGER ANGELL)
19
The Long Season (JIM BROSNAN)
The Long Season (JIM BROSNAN)
20
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Jerry Kramer)
Instant Replay: The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer (Jerry Kramer)
21
Everybody's All-American (FRANK DEFORD)
Everybody's All-American (FRANK DEFORD)
22
Fat City (LEONARD GARDNER)
Fat City (LEONARD GARDNER)
23
The City Game (PETE AXTHELM)
The City Game (PETE AXTHELM)
24
The Natural
The Natural
25
North Dallas Forty (PETER GENT)
North Dallas Forty (PETER GENT)
26
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi (David Maraniss)
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi (David Maraniss)
27
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life (ROBERT CREAMER)
28
The Golf Omnibus (P.G. WODEHOUSE)
The Golf Omnibus (P.G. WODEHOUSE)
29
About Three Bricks Shy of a Load (ROY BLOUNT JR.)
About Three Bricks Shy of a Load (ROY BLOUNT JR.)
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A Fan's Notes
A Fan's Notes
31
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life (RICHARD BEN CRAMER)
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life (RICHARD BEN CRAMER)
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The Game They Played (STANLEY COHEN)
The Game They Played (STANLEY COHEN)
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Veeck as in Wreck (BILL VEECK AND ED LINN)
Veeck as in Wreck (BILL VEECK AND ED LINN)
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons (BEN HOGAN AND HERBERT WARREN WIND)
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons (BEN HOGAN AND HERBERT WARREN WIND)
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The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
36
Beyond a Boundary (C.L.R. JAMES)
Beyond a Boundary (C.L.R. JAMES)
37
A False Spring (PAT JORDAN)
A False Spring (PAT JORDAN)
38
Life on the Run (BILL BRADLEY)
Life on the Run (BILL BRADLEY)
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The Red Smith Reader (RED SMITH)
The Red Smith Reader (RED SMITH)
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An Outside Chance: Essays on Sport (THOMAS MCGUANE)
An Outside Chance: Essays on Sport (THOMAS MCGUANE)
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