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Roger I. Abrams: Legal Bases
 
Legal Bases
Baseball and the Law

Abrams, Roger I.

240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1998
paper 1-56639-890-8
EAN 978-1-56639-890-9
cloth 1-56639-599-2
EAN 978-1-56639-599-1
Excerpt available

Roger I. Abrams:The Money Pitch
 
The Money Pitch
Baseball Free Agency and Salary Arbitration

Abrams, Roger I.

240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2000
cloth 1-56639-774-X
EAN 978-1-56639-774-2
Excerpt available

Bob Bloss: Rookies of the Year
 
Rookies of the Year
Bloss, Bob

224 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2005
cloth 1-59213-164-6
EAN 978-1-59213-164-8
Excerpt available

Bob Bloss: Baseball Managers
 
Baseball Managers
Stats, Stories, and Strategies

Bloss, Bob

400 pp • 6x9.2 • Spring 1999
cloth 1-56639-661-1
EAN 978-1-56639-661-5
Excerpt available

Gary Caruso: Braves Encyclopedia
 
The Braves Encyclopedia
Caruso, Gary

544 pp • 9x12 • Fall 1995
cloth 1-56639-384-1
EAN 978-1-56639-384-3

One Last Read

One Last Read
Collected Works of the World's Slowest Sportswriter

edited by Didinger, Ray

384 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2007
cloth 1-59213-600-1
EAN 978-1-59213-600-1

Ray Didinger, Robert S. Lyons: The Eagles Encyclopedia
 
The Eagles Encyclopedia
Didinger, Ray and Robert S. Lyons

320 pp • 8.5x11 • Fall 2005
cloth 1-59213-449-1
EAN 978-1-59213-449-6

Frank Dolson: Jim Bunning
 
Jim Bunning
Baseball and Beyond

Dolson, Frank

320 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1998
cloth 1-56639-636-0
EAN 978-1-56639-636-3
Excerpt available

Mike Eisenbath: The Cardinals Encyclopedia
 
The Cardinals Encyclopedia
Eisenbath, Michael, foreword by Stan Musial

652 pp • 9x12 • Spring 1999
cloth 1-56639-703-0
EAN 978-1-56639-703-2
Excerpt available

Muhammad Ali
 
Muhammad Ali
The Making of an Icon

Ezra, Michael

256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2008
paper 1-59213-622-1
EAN 978-1-59213-622-9
cloth 1-59213-661-3
EAN 978-1-59213-661-2

Long Distance Love

Long Distance Love
A Passion for Football
Farred, Grant

216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2007
paper 1-59213-374-6
EAN 978-1-59213-374-1
cloth 1-59213-373-8
EAN 978-1-59213-373-4


The Boxing Scene 
The Boxing Scene
Hauser, Thomas

296 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2008
paper 1-59213-977-9
EAN 978-1-59213-977-4
cloth 1-59213-976-0
EAN 978-1-59213-976-7

Equal Play

Equal Play
Title IX and Social Change
edited by Hogshead-Makar, Nancy and Andrew Zimbalist

328 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2007
paper 1-59213-380-0
EAN 978-1-59213-380-2
cloth 1-59213-379-7
EAN 978-1-59213-379-6

Jerome Holtzman, George Vass: Chicago Cubs Encyclopedia
 
The Chicago Cubs Encyclopedia
Holtzman, Jerome and George Vass

568 pp • 9x12 • Spring 1997
cloth 1-56639-547-X
EAN 978-1-56639-547-2

George H. Ingram, Jr., Robert F. Marler, Jr., Robert R. Smith: Fishing the Delaware Valley
 
Fishing the Delaware Valley
Ingram, Jr., George H., Robert F. Marler, Jr. and Robert R. Smith, foreword by Joe Humphreys

256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1997
paper 1-56639-665-4
EAN 978-1-56639-665-3
cloth 1-56639-588-7
EAN 978-1-56639-588-5
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Wheelchair Warrior
 
Wheelchair Warrior
Gangs, Disability, and Basketball

Juette, Melvin and Ronald J. Berger

184 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-475-0
EAN 978-1-59213-475-5
cloth 1-59213-474-2
EAN 978-1-59213-474-8

Kevin Kerrane: Batting Cleanup, Bill Conlin
 
"Batting Cleanup, Bill Conlin"
edited by Kerrane, Kevin, foreword by Dick Schaap

240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1997
cloth 1-56639-541-0
EAN 978-1-56639-541-0
Excerpt available

Leonard Koppett: The Man in the Dugout
 
The Man in the Dugout
Baseball's Top Managers and How They Got That Way

Koppett, Leonard

424 pp • 7x10 • Fall 1999
cloth 1-56639-745-6
EAN 978-1-56639-745-2
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Leonard Koppett: Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball
 
Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball
Koppett, Leonard

521 pp • 7x10 • Fall 1998
cloth 1-56639-638-7
EAN 978-1-56639-638-7

Richard C. Lindberg: White Sox Encyclopedia
 
The White Sox Encyclopedia
Lindberg, Richard C., photographs by Mark Fletcher

592 pp • 9x12 • Spring 1997
cloth 1-56639-449-X
EAN 978-1-56639-449-9

Danny Litwhiler

Danny Litwhiler
Living the Baseball Dream
Litwhiler, Danny with Jim Sargent, foreword by Stan Musial

312 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2006
cloth 1-59213-524-2
EAN 978-1-59213-524-0

On Any Given Sunday

On Any Given Sunday
A Life of Bert Bell
Lyons, Robert S.

344 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009
cloth 978-1-59213-731-2
Robert S. Lyons: Palestra Pandemonium
 
Palestra Pandemonium
A History of the Big 5

Lyons, Robert S.

240 pp • 8.375x10.875 • Fall 2002
cloth 1-56639-991-2
EAN 978-1-56639-991-3
Excerpt available

Toby Miller: Sportsex
 
Sportsex
Miller, Toby

192 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2002
paper 1-56639-994-7
EAN 978-1-56639-994-4
Excerpt available

Boyd Newman, Linda Newman: Hikes Around Philadelphia
 
Hikes Around Philadelphia
edited by Newman, Boyd and Linda Newman

224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 1997
paper 1-56639-530-5
EAN 978-1-56639-530-4
cloth 1-56639-529-1
EAN 978-1-56639-529-8
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Richard Orodenker: The Phillies Reader
 
The Phillies Reader
edited by Orodenker, Richard

302 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2005
paper 1-59213-398-3
EAN 978-1-59213-398-7
cloth 1-56639-503-8
EAN 978-1-56639-503-8
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James Naismith

James Naismith
The Man Who Invented Basketball

Rains, Rob with Hellen Carpenter

224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009
cloth 978-1-4399-0133-5
Larry Platt: New Jack Jocks
 
New Jack Jocks
Rebels, Race, and the American Athlete

Platt, Larry

208 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2002
paper 1-59213-191-3
EAN 978-1-59213-191-4
cloth 1-56639-954-8
EAN 978-1-56639-954-8
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The Redskins Encyclopedia

The Redskins Encyclopedia
Richman, Michael, foreword by Dexter Manley

336 pp • 8.315x10.875 • Fall 2007
cloth 1-59213-542-0
EAN 978-1-59213-542-4

Robin Roberts, C. Paul Rogers, III: The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
 
The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
Roberts, Robin and C. Paul Rogers, III, foreword by Pat Williams

390 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1996
paper 1-56639-790-1
EAN 978-1-56639-790-2
cloth 1-56639-466-X
EAN 978-1-56639-466-6
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Russell Schneider: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia
 
The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia
Schneider, Russell

584 pp • 9x12 • Spring 1996
cloth 1-56639-405-8
EAN 978-1-56639-405-5

Irwin Silber: Press Box Red
 
Press Box Red
The Story of Lester Rodney, the Communist Who Helped Break the Color Line in American Sports

Silber, Irwin, foreword by Jules Tygiel

256 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2003
paper 1-56639-974-2
EAN 978-1-56639-974-6
cloth 1-56639-973-4
EAN 978-1-56639-973-9
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Silent Gesture

Silent Gesture
The Autobiography of Tommie Smith

Smith, Tommie with David Steele

288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-640-0
EAN 978-1-59213-640-7
cloth 1-59213-639-7
EAN 978-1-59123-639-1

George Sullivan, John Powers: Yankees
 
The Yankees
An Illustrated History

edited by Sullivan, George and John Powers

467 pp • 8.5x11 • Spring 1997
cloth 1-56639-553-4
EAN 978-1-56639-553-3
Excerpt available

Stew Thornley: Land of the Giants
 
Land of the Giants
New York's Polo Grounds

Thornley, Stew

192 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2000
cloth 1-56639-796-0
EAN 978-1-56639-796-4
Excerpt available

Soccer in a Football World
 
Soccer in a Football World
The Story of America's Forgotten Game

Wangerin, David

360 pp • 5.25x8.5 • Spring 2008
paper 1-59213-885-3
EAN 978-1-59213-885-2

Rich Westcott; Frank Bilovsky: The Phillies Encyclopedia
 
The Phillies Encyclopedia
Westcott, Rich and Frank Bilovsky, foreword by Harry Kalas

Third Edition
696 pp • 9x12 • Spring 2004
cloth 1-59213-015-1
EAN 978-1-59213-015-3
Excerpt available

Rich Westcott: Philadelphia's Old Ballparks
 
Philadelphia's Old Ballparks
Westcott, Rich

224 pp • 7x10 • Spring 1996
cloth 1-56639-454-6
EAN 978-1-56639-454-3
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Rich Westcott: Native Sons
 
Native Sons
Philadelphia Baseball Players Who Made the Major Leagues

Westcott, Rich, foreword by Bill Campbell

184 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2003
paper 1-59213-215-4
EAN 978-1-59213-215-7
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The Mogul
 
The Mogul
Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer

Westcott, Rich, foreword by Paul Arizin

312 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 1-59213-655-9
EAN 978-1-59213-655-1

Rich Westcott: Veterans Stadium
 
Veterans Stadium
Field of Memories

Westcott, Rich, foreword by Darren Daulton

248 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2005
cloth 1-59213-428-9
EAN 978-1-59213-428-1

Rich Westcott: Winningest Pitchers
 
Winningest Pitchers
Baseball's 300-Game Winners

Westcott, Rich

216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2002
paper 1-56639-949-1
EAN 978-1-56639-949-4
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Rich Westcott: Great Home Runs of the 20th Century
 
Great Home Runs of the 20th Century
Westcott, Rich

232 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2001
cloth 1-56639-858-4
EAN 978-1-56639-858-9
Excerpt available

Rich Westcott: A Century of Philadelphia Sports
 
A Century of Philadelphia Sports
Westcott, Rich, foreword by Edward G. Rendell

400 pp • 7x10 • Spring 2001
cloth 1-56639-861-4
EAN 978-1-56639-861-9
Excerpt available

Rich Westcott: Phillies '93
 
Phillies '93
An Incredible Season

Westcott, Rich

224 pp • 7x10 • Fall 1994
paper 1-56639-231-4
EAN 978-1-56639-231-0
Excerpt available

Outside the Paint

Outside the Paint
When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground
Yep, Kathleen S.

224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2009
cloth 978-1-59213-942-2

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line
Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business
Zimbalist, Andrew

312 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2006
paper 1-59213-513-7
EAN 978-1-59213-513-4
cloth 1-59213-512-9
EAN 978-1-59213-512-7


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