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October 1964
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Heroes have a habit of growing larger over time, as do the arenas in which they excelled. The 1964 World Series between the Yankees and Cardinals was coated in myth from the get-go. The Yankees represented the establishment: white, powerful, and seemingly invincible. The victorious Cards, on the other hand, were baseball's rebellious future: angry and ... »
The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal
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For someone who's not a rower, Halberstam gets most of this right - the technique, the atmosphere, the obsessiveness (which is common to all levels of rowing, just intensified among Olympians). In some ways the selection for the '84 Olympics was a crux point in the US rowing system, and Halberstam shows just why. If you want to get a view into a sport ... »
Smokey Yunick's Power Secrets
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I bought this book for a friend on mine for christmas this past year. He absolutely loved it. It'a imformative and actually keeps you interested which is a change from most how to books. ... »
The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Strea
Leeson writes so well and describes his responses to rivers and fishing so clearly that you almost experience the rivers with him. I don't fish but I read... »
The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival, and
This is my second favorite book. My first is Off the Map and my third is To Timbuktu. Jenkins is an outstanding author.... »
Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
In compilation of his articles written over a period of 20 years, Twight provides a harsh and bittering look to an extreme alpinist's , a punk's, and a ma... »
Beyond A Boundary
I read Beyond a Boundary for a class I am taking in Cultural Studies. I expected it to be really dull and boring as I am not into sport at all. But after ... »
Hemingway on Fishing
When the taciturn hero of Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River" returns from the Great War, he heads straight to the northern Michigan woods to begin the pr... »
The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Any book by Jim Corbett is an interesting read. Although, nowadays, big game hunting is a thing of the past (I reckon), yet it is through the eyes of the ... »
Feeding the Young Athlete: Sports Nutrition Mad
This book is great for parents and coaches, after commenting some details with other parents and my son's Basquetball coach, everyone asked for the name o... »
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