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1	Natural more books like this by Professor Bernard Malamud add to wishlist One of America's great baseball novels, THE NATURAL is the story of venerable ballplayer Roy Hobbs, who was forced out of the game when he was young but returns to baseball to pull the New York Knights out of their slump. Malamud has said of this novel: "Baseball had interested me, especially its comic aspects, but I wasn't able to write about the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Missing Links more books like this by Rick Reilly add to wishlist The hilarious and surprise bestselling golf novel of 1996, "Missing Links" is the story of four middle class buddies who are a regular foursome at the single worst golf course in America. Adjacent to these municipal links lies the Mayflower Country Club, the most exclusive private course in all of Boston. Soon there's a bet of $1,000 a piece--the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	For Love of the Game more books like this by Michael Shaara add to wishlist The story of Billy Chapel, a great baseball hero who may be pitching his last game. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Hot Summer Nights more books like this by Luann McLane add to wishlist In this steamy triple-header, McLane delivers three fun and flirty stories about a local baseball team . . . and America's other favorite pastime. Includes: "Hot August Night," "Heat Wave," and "Hotshot." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.44! \| signed copies
5	Field of Thirteen more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist In this collection of short stories set in and around the world of horse racing, Francis doesn't stray far from the familiar territory he knows best. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Rider more books like this by Tim Krabbe, Sam Garrett (Translator) add to wishlist A bicycle racer named (like the author) Tim Krabbé enters a grueling race over the mountains, and while he rides he tries to figure out why on earth he is doing something so dangerous and pointless. Why, in other words, is he obsessed with it? The answer, he finds, has less to do with his love of the sport than with his hatred of something else. see all copies from $6.45! new only from $7.26! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Ruffians more books like this by Tim Green add to wishlist From the moment he signs his big contract with the NFL, Clay Blackwell's talents plunge him into a realm of ruthlessness, lawlessness and a conspiracy that makes playing for the Ruffians of Birmingham, Alabama, the most dangerous job a man could ever have. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Best American Sports Writing of the Century more books like this by David Halberstam (Introduction by), Glenn Stout (Foreword by) add to wishlist These 50 pieces of exemplary 20th-century American sports writing, selected by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Halberstam, include works by Jimmy Cannon, Red Smith, Damon Runyon, and Frank Deford. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The kingdom of Shivas Irons more books like this by Michael Murphy add to wishlist A sequel to Murphy's 1972 novel, "Golf in the Kingdom". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner more books like this by F X Toole add to wishlist F.X. Toole has been a boxing professional for over twenty-five years. These short stories and novella look at the world of boxing from this unique perspective. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Great American Novel more books like this by Philip Roth add to wishlist Gill Gamesh, the only pitcher who ever literally tried to kill the umpre. The ex-con first baseman, John Baal, 'The Babe Ruth of the Big House', who never hit a home-run sober. If you've never heard of them - or of the Rupert Mundys, the only homeless big-league ball team in American history - it's because of the Communist plot, and the capitalist ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Full Court Press more books like this by Mike Lupica add to wishlist Mike Lupica of the New York Daily News writes a comic novel about the first woman player in the NBA. Needless to say, she finds it a mixed blessing in a career that includes scandal, jealousy, sexism, and her own doubts about her abilities. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Celebrant more books like this by Eric Rolfe Greenberg add to wishlist "In this fictionalization of the life and times of New York Giants pitching star, Christy Mathewson, the author has written a richly detailed narrative." - "Library Journal". "The reconstructed accounts of Mathewson's most famous games reflect painstaking research and a colorful imagination." - "Booklist". "Greenberg splendidly evokes the essence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.08! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Harlan's Race more books like this by Patricia Nell Warren add to wishlist A sequel to Warren's 1976 novel "Front Runner," in which Harlan Brown tries to find reasons for the murder of his lover Billy Sive and the transformation of gay culture through the emergence of AIDS and militant gay activism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Once Around the Track more books like this by Sharyn McCrumb add to wishlist "New York Times"-bestselling author McCrumb's sweet, laugh-out-loud funny novel, one of her most appealing yet, begins with an irresistible premise--an all-female NASCAR team. All-female except for its driver, who is a sexy bad boy who loves women, cigarettes, and fast cars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Winter Games more books like this by John Feinstein add to wishlist When an old friend of reporter Bobby Kelleher is murdered while recruiting the local high school basketball star, Bobby finds himself under suspicion. To clear himself and avenge his friends death, Bobby plunges deep into a ruthless world of coaches, assistants, agents, and equipment reps, eager to profit from the teenager's talents. As he closes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Crash Course more books like this by Matthew Reilly, Pablo Raimondi (Illustrator) add to wishlist The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Area 7" delivers a high-octane techno-thriller featuring Jason Chaser, a 14-year-old hover-car racing phenom who's geared to take the world by storm. Gritty, black-and-white illustrations by Raimondi give this work a funky, graphic-novel feel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Fan's Notes more books like this by Frederick Exley add to wishlist A fictionalized memoir of the author's childhood and maturity. Exley grew up the son of a football star, and as such grew up with a reverence for the sport that was both powerful and mythological. His role as fan--specifically, as a fan of the New York Giants--provided him with an escape from his own identity and confusions, but kept him ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19	The chess players more books like this by Frances Parkinson Keyes add to wishlist Based on the life of Paul Morphy see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Man on Spikes more books like this by Eliot Asinof, Marvin Miller (Foreword by) add to wishlist Sixteen years in the life of a baseball player who finally ends up in the major leagues. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $10.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Rude Behavior more books like this by Dan Jenkins add to wishlist The "best and funniest work yet" ("Chicago Tribune") from the bestselling author of "Semi Tough." Broadcaster Billy Clyde Puckett is bored and hanging out at a bar with two adorable gals. Running back Tommy Earl, Billy Clyde, and a whole gang of semi-famous football legends are reuniting with a plan: to take the most outrageous, misfittingest, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	End Game more books like this by Dev Stryker add to wishlist "P" is for pawn; "B"is for bishop; "D" is for dead; the letters are carved into the foreheads of corpses found on the streets of the fashionable Upper East Side of Manhattan. Detective Paul Regal gets a call from the killer, revealing that the bodies represent pieces on a chessboard of city blocks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	The bears' Christmas more books like this by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain add to wishlist Daddy Bear tries to show his son how to use the sled, skates, and skis Santa brought for Christmas. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	The tumult and the shouting; my life in sport. more books like this by Grantland Rice add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25	Three to show; a trilogy. more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist see all copies from $3.98! new only from $99.41! \| first editions

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