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What are your top ten nonfiction sports books to gift your literate friends this Xmas?
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:31 pm
I always try to five books as gifts every year especially for family members , coworkers and friends that I want to give something to with a bit of meaning but won’t have a hefty price tag. A well thought out book to me means more than an expensive bottle of scotch or bourbon. Much more personal and obviously something that will stand the test of time. Any suggestions on ones that might not be quite known? Tia
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Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:38 pm to mouton
Imperfect, the Jim Abbott book is a good one.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:39 pm to mouton
1/9: What Happened in the Locker Room
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:45 pm to EvrybodysAllAmerican
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Imperfect, the Jim Abbott book is a good one
Never knew this existed. As a kid I hoarded his rookie cards. Thanks for this.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:51 pm to mouton
I’d prefer the bourbon
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:52 pm to mouton
Are they LSU fans? Meat Market is a great read with O when he was at Ole Miss. Goes behind the scenes on recruiting.
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:57 pm to JJ27
Sandy Koufax biography by Jane Leavy I think.
This post was edited on 11/27/19 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 11/27/19 at 11:59 pm to malvin
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I’d prefer the bourbon
Why can’t we have both gif *
Posted on 11/28/19 at 12:25 am to mouton
All baseball and all worth the price:
1 The Mick - Mickey Mantle
2 Moneyball - Michael Lewis
3 The Glory of Their Times - Lawrence S. Ritter
4 Baseball's Most Wanted - Floyd Conner
One interesting item: On April 2, 1931 Jackie Mitchell pitched in an exhibition game for the Chattanooga Lookouts against the mighty New York Yankees, and stunned the crowd by striking out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Jackie was a seventeen-year-old girl. The very next day Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned women from playing professional baseball.
5 Good Enough to Dream - Roger Kahn
1 The Mick - Mickey Mantle
2 Moneyball - Michael Lewis
3 The Glory of Their Times - Lawrence S. Ritter
4 Baseball's Most Wanted - Floyd Conner
One interesting item: On April 2, 1931 Jackie Mitchell pitched in an exhibition game for the Chattanooga Lookouts against the mighty New York Yankees, and stunned the crowd by striking out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Jackie was a seventeen-year-old girl. The very next day Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned women from playing professional baseball.
5 Good Enough to Dream - Roger Kahn
Posted on 11/28/19 at 12:25 am to mouton
Any John Feinstein book would fill this bill. Has written books on almost all types of professional sports as well as college football and basketball. I have found every one to be excellent.
Posted on 11/28/19 at 12:56 am to mouton
Posted on 11/28/19 at 1:00 am to mouton
Why can’t we have both
The Jim Abbott story?
This post was edited on 11/28/19 at 1:03 am
Posted on 11/28/19 at 1:24 am to mouton
Drive - Larry Bird
Posted on 11/28/19 at 1:26 am to mouton
Boys Will Be Boys - About the early 90's Cowboys.
Posted on 11/28/19 at 1:57 am to mouton
Beyond Weird by Philip Ball. It is a great contemporary overview of the current thoughts on quantum mechanics. It is an accessible book for pretty much anyone and a pretty engaging read regarding a fascinating subject that is often difficult to approach.
Posted on 11/28/19 at 2:43 am to Obtuse1
Just finished Never Settle by Marty Smith. Incredible read.
Posted on 11/28/19 at 5:58 am to mouton
Summer of '49- end of DiMaggio's career and the beginning of Mantle's
Posted on 11/28/19 at 5:59 am to mouton
I enjoyed Moneyball
Posted on 11/28/19 at 6:20 am to mouton
Heir to a Dream. Pete Maravich autobiography. Awesome.
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