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Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books - Page 2

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 Unforgettable Season (GORDON H. FLEMING)
The Unforgettable Season
GORDON H. FLEMING
42
The Celebrant (ERIC ROLFE GREENBERG)
The Celebrant
ERIC ROLFE GREENBERG
43
Big Red of Meadow Stable (WILLIAM NACK)
Big Red of Meadow Stable
WILLIAM NACK
44
The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
45
End Zone (DON DELILLO)
End Zone
DON DELILLO
46
Foul! the Connie Hawkins Story (DAVID WOLF)
Foul! the Connie Hawkins Story
DAVID WOLF
47
Shoeless Joe
Shoeless Joe
48
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
49
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
50
Baseball's Great Experiment (JULES TYGIEL)
Baseball's Great Experiment
JULES TYGIEL
51
Laughing in the Hills (BILL BARICH)
Laughing in the Hills
BILL BARICH
52
Dollar Sign on the Muscle (KEVIN KERRANE)
Dollar Sign on the Muscle
KEVIN KERRANE
53
The Bronx Zoo (SPARKY LYLE AND PETER GOLENBOCK)
The Bronx Zoo
SPARKY LYLE AND PETER GOLENBOCK
54
The Professional W.C. Heinz
The Professional W.C. Heinz
55
The Baseball Encyclopedia (MACMILLAN)
The Baseball Encyclopedia
MACMILLAN
56
A Savage Business (RICHARD HOFFER)
A Savage Business
RICHARD HOFFER
57
The Glory of Their Times (LAWRENCE RITTER)
The Glory of Their Times
LAWRENCE RITTER
58
The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball (EDITED BY JOHN THORN)
The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball
EDITED BY JOHN THORN
59
Among the Thugs
Among the Thugs
60
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball (John Helyar)
The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball
John Helyar
61
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.
62
Days of Grace (ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD)
Days of Grace
ARTHUR ASHE WITH ARNOLD RAMPERSAD
63
Out of Their League (DAVE MEGGYESY)
Out of Their League
DAVE MEGGYESY
64
Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf (JOHN UPDIKE)
Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf
JOHN UPDIKE
65
In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle (MADELEINE BLAIS)
In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle
MADELEINE BLAIS
66
They Call Me Coach (JOHN WOODEN WITH JACK TOBIN)
They Call Me Coach
JOHN WOODEN WITH JACK TOBIN
67
Cosell (HOWARD COSELL)
Cosell
HOWARD COSELL
68
Down the Fairway (BOBBY JONES AND O.B. KEELER)
Down the Fairway
BOBBY JONES AND O.B. KEELER
69
Big Game, Small World (ALEXANDER WOLFF)
Big Game, Small World
ALEXANDER WOLFF
70
The Last Shot (DARCY FREY)
The Last Shot
DARCY FREY
71
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND DOUGLAS KENT HALL)
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND DOUGLAS KENT HALL
72
Out of the Bunker and Into the Trees (REX LARDNER)
Out of the Bunker and Into the Trees
REX LARDNER
73
The Fight (Norman Mailer)
The Fight
Norman Mailer
74
Only the Ball Was White (ROBERT PETERSON)
Only the Ball Was White
ROBERT PETERSON
75
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book (HARVEY PENICK WITH BUD SHRAKE)
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book
HARVEY PENICK WITH BUD SHRAKE
76
Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George? (JOE JARES)
Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George?
JOE JARES
77
Annapurna
Annapurna
78
The Great American Novel (Philip Roth)
The Great American Novel
Philip Roth
79
Soccer in Sun and Shadow (EDUARDO GALEANO)
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
EDUARDO GALEANO
80
The Story of American Golf (HERBERT WARREN WIND)
The Story of American Golf
HERBERT WARREN WIND
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