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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
4
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
6
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.
30
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
32
The Game They Played (STANLEY COHEN)
The Game They Played
STANLEY COHEN
33
Veeck as in Wreck (BILL VEECK AND ED LINN)
Veeck as in Wreck
BILL VEECK AND ED LINN
34
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons (BEN HOGAN AND HERBERT WARREN WIND)
Ben Hogan's Five Lessons
BEN HOGAN AND HERBERT WARREN WIND
35
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
39
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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