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2002 Great Books

From the book "Great Books for every Book Lover: 2002 Great Reading Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile"

1-21 ~ All Star Sports Books
22 ~ American Classics
1. I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story
by Hank Aaron
  
2. The Runner's Literary Companion: Great Stories and Poems About Running
by Garth Battista
  
3. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
by H. G. Bissinger
  
4. Ball Four: The Final Pitch
by Jim Bouton
  
5. October 1964
by David Halberstam
  
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 Ivy League Autumns: An Illustrated History of College Football's Grand Old Rivalries
by Richard Goldstein
  
7. Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes: The Definitive Oral History of America's Team
by Peter Golenbock
  
8. Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs
by Peter Golenbock
  
9. Boston, a Century of Running : Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Boston Athletic Association Marathon
by Hal Higdon
  
10. They're Off: Horse Racing at Saratoga
by Ed Hotaling
  
11. Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game (Bison Book)
by Roger Kahn
  
12.
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 Idols of the Game: A Sporting History of the American Century
by Robert Lipsyte
  
13. The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine
by Michael MacCambridge
  
14.
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 75 Seasons: The Complete Story of the National Football League, 1920-1995
by Peter King
  
15. The Illustrated History of Mickey Mantle
by Gene Schoor
  
16. Green Bay Replay: The Packers' Return to Glory
by Dick Schaap
  
17. Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero
by Charles Sprawson
  
18. Cobb: A Biography
by Al Stump
  
19. Golf Dreams : Writings on Golf
by John Updike
  
20. Baseball: An Illustrated History
by Geoffrey C. Ward
  
21. Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball
by George F. Will
  
22. Little Women (Signet Classics)
by Louisa May Alcott
  
23. Go Tell It on the Mountain (Penguin Modern Classics)
by James Baldwin
  
24.
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 The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin
  
25. Death Comes for the Archbishop
by Willa Cather
  
26. Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner
  
27. The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner
  
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Created by PrincessOfMayhem on Jun 24, 2007.