Batter Up!
Before multi-million dollar contracts and performance enhancing steriods there was just the game. Baseball. In But Didn’t We Have Fun? Peter Morris digs deep into the early days when it was just a fun game to pass the time.
August 11th, 2008
July 28th, 2008
Ouch!
Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, blood, loose teeth, swollen eye-sockets and a whole lot more………if that’s what you’re looking for than read Boxing, A Cultural History,796.8 B666b 2008.
July 9th, 2008
Breaking Down Barriers
Opening Day, 921 E34o 2008, by Jonathan Eig, is the story of Jackie Robinson and how he made baseball history.
May 8th, 2008
Never Give Up
In Standing Tall, 796.3230 S918s 2008, C. Vivian Stringer tells the tale of her amazing, and very often, difficult life.Nothing can get her down, not even Don Imus.
April 23rd, 2008
Home of the Sox
Faithful to Fenway,796.357 B731f 2008, by Michael Borer is a tribute to one of the most beloved stadiums in the U.S.
April 10th, 2008
Equal Play
Equal Play, Title IX and Social Change, 796.082 E64 2007, “is a comprehensive and authoritative summary in support of young women’s athletic rights.”
March 26th, 2008
Float Like a Butterfly
Twelve Rounds to Glory, YA 796.83 S644t 2007, by Charles R. Smith Jr. is the life story of Muhammad Ali as told for children ages 9-12.
March 10th, 2008
Dangerous Recreation
In Motorized Obsessions,621.43 J83m 2007, author Paul Josephson analyzes the relationship between dirt bikes, jet skis, ATVs and the harm they bring on the environment as well as their riders.
February 11th, 2008
Everything Sports
Sports, 796 G985s 2004, by Allen Guttmann is a wonderful source of sports history. It is the winner of the Book Award of the North American Society for Sport History and is also a selection of the History Book Club.
January 28th, 2008
Superbowl 2008
Superbowl Sunday 2008 is upon us. Check out the cover article of the Jan. 28, 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated for all the juicy details.