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Chronicle of the Olympics

(2nd Edition)

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9.6
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    When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport

    Current rating
    9.6
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  • 3

    The World's Game:

    A History of Soccer
    (Illinois History of Sports)

    Current rating
    9.5
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  • 4

    The 100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time

    Current rating
    9.5
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  • 5

    The New American Sport History:

    Recent Approaches and Perspectives
    (Sport and Society)

    Current rating
    9.5
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  • 6

    A Wee Nip at the 19th Hole:

    A History of the St. Andrews Caddie

    Current rating
    9.4
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  • 7

    The Game We Knew:

    Hockey in the Fifties

    Current rating
    9.4
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  • 8

    Lessons of the Locker Room:

    The Myth of School Sports

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    9.4
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  • 9

    Leahy's Lads:

    The Story of the Famous Notre Dame Football Teams of the 1940s

    Current rating
    9.2
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  • 10

    The Caesars Palace Sports Book of Betting

    Current rating
    9.2
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  • 11

    Frozen in Time:

    The Greatest Moments at the Winter Olympics

    Current rating
    9.0
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  • 12

    Pigskin:

    The Early Years of Pro Football

    Current rating
    8.9
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  • 13

    Pioneers of the Hardwood:

    Indiana and the Birth of Professional Basketball

    Current rating
    8.9
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  • 14

    Best American Sports Writing 1995

    (Best American Sports Writing
    (Paper))

    Current rating
    8.8
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  • 15

    The Book of Irish Golf

    Current rating
    8.8
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  • 16
    Best of Sports Illustrated

    Current rating
    8.6
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  • 17
    Sports Fans Who Made Headlines

    Current rating
    8.3
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  • 18
    Hurricanes Handbook; Stories, Stats and Stuff about Miami Football

    Current rating
    8.1
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  • 19
    Thank You Sabres:

    Memories of the 1972-73 Season

    Current rating
    8.1
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  • 20
    When I Was Your Age...:

    Remarkable Achievments of Famous Athletes at Every Age from 1-100

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    8.1
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    Stanford:
    Home of Champions
    The Kid on the Sandlot:
    Congress and Professional Sports, 1910-1992
    Sporting Time:
    New York City and the Rise of Modern Athletics, 1820-70
    (Sport and Society)
    People of Prowess:
    Sport, Leisure, and Labor in Early Anglo-America
    (Sport and Society)
    Greatest Teams:
    The Most Dominant Powerhouses in Sports
    Against the Wind:
    Memories of Clare Hurling
    March to the Finals:
    The History of College Basketball's Illustrious Finale
    Washington-Baltimore Sports Quiz/Orioles, Redskins, Bullets, Capitals
    (Even the Colts and the Senators)
    Making the American Team:
    Sport, Culture, and the Olympic Experience
    (Sport and Society)
    Hockey Legends
    Volunteers Handbook; Stories, Stats and Stuff about Tennessee Football
    Arrowhead:
    Home of the Chiefs
    Greatest Football Games of All Time
    That's Not the Way It Was
    (Almost Everything They'Ve Told You About Sports Is Wrong)
    Sandlot Seasons:
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    (Sport and Society)
    Making the Majors:
    The Transformation of Team Sports in America
    Beyond the Baron:
    A Personal Glance at Coach Adolph Rupp
    Cruelty and Civilization:
    The Roman Games
    Til the Fat Lady Sings:
    Classic Texas Quotes
    (Classic Texas Quotes ; V. 1)
    From Set Shot to Slam Dunk:
    The Glory Days of Basketball in the Words of Those Who Played It
    Highland Games:
    The Making of the Myth
    (Edinburgh Education and Society Series)
    Great Sports Upsets 2
    East Side West Side:
    Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960
    Clemson Handbook; Stories, Stats and Stuff about Tiger Football
    Badgers Handbook:
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    Stories, Stats and Stuff About Uw Football
    Michigan:
    Champions of the West
    American Sports:
    From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports
    The Memorial Cup:
    Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship
    The Joy of Sports:
    End Zones, Bases, Baskets, Balls, and the Consecration of the American Spirit
    Playing the Field:
    Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them
     
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