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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 ... »
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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 ... »
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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. ... »
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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 ... »
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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... »
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