The Best American Sports Writing 1999 Review

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(More customer reviews)If you've liked previous editions, you'll enjoy this one, too. Same formula, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of human-interest stories from the sports world. Choosing a favorite or two is tough, but I love the bittersweet ones, such as about one of baseball's great "bonus baby" players who never panned out, or about the insane distance bicycle racer.
I'm delighted to see an article from a blog breaking through the "print barrier" in the series. I'm a little disappointed that so many stories came from the NY Times, as well as a couple of plain things from the Washington Post. A little more edge and a little less conventionality has been nice in other editions.

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Duke Basketball: A Pictorial History Review

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(More customer reviews)This is s gem of a little book. Loads of great photos with interesting narrative. A must for any long term Duke fan.

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The Duke University men'sbasketball program is certainlyone such tradition, and Lewis Bowlinghas assembled more than two hundredbrilliant photographs spanning theentire history of the program toshow it. Enjoy a front-row view asthis distinctive collection recountsBlue Devil glory, from the first teamsof Trinity College through EddieCameron's masterful guidance and,of course, the unrivaled success underthe watch of Coach K.Featuring forewords from thelegendary Voice of the Blue Devils Bob Harris and former head coachBucky Waters, Cameron Crazies farand wide will hail this celebration ofDuke's greatest moments and some ofbasketball's most legendary coachesand players.

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City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports (Sport and Society) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book has hard-to-find information on Industrial League games. I was delighted to find the content that I did and will be featuring the book in an August exhibit on Industrial Games.

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