Read On…Sports

Craig A. Clark is a member of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Reading List committee.Richard T. Fox was librarian at Cuyahoga County Public Library and Cleveland Public Library, a past member of the RUSA CODES Sophie Brody medal committee for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature, and former chair of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Cleveland Public Library.

[U]seful for readers' advisory in libraries and will appeal to sports fans, so consider a copy in your circulating collection as well.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionSports DefinedCriteria for SelectionHow to Use This BookA Note for LibrariansSymbolsChapter One: CharacterBest of the Best—Great Athletes/Great WritersOutstanding Athletes—Outstanding AutobiographiesThe Lives of Great CoachesOwners—Titans of the GameOne of a Kind—Unique IndividualsSport FamiliesYer Out!—The OfficialsThese Women RockVoices of Sport—AnnouncersOut of the Closet…and into the SpotlightYo Rocky—Underdogs"I'll Play the Game"—The Sporting Lives of WritersYou Are Not Supposed to Be Here—BreakthroughsPoliticians and CelebritiesChapter Two: StoryDid You See That Game?Greatest RivalriesGame Changers—Reinventing SportTitle IX—Leveling the Playing Field (Almost)Fabulous Firsts and Unbreakable RecordsEndurance—Highest, Fastest, and FurthestThere's a War On (U.S. Wars)Political UnderpinningsThe Seedier Side of SportsInside Scoops—Tell-AllsCheaters Never WinHigh School Hopes and DreamsBubble Gum in Every Pack—CollectiblesStay Tuned—Media and SportsThe Thrill of MysteryForgotten, Forlorn, and Misbegotten Teams and LeaguesChapter Three: SettingFantasy LeaguesOff the Beaten Path—Unlikely Pastimes That Pass for SportIt's a Business, Not a GameThe Most Dangerous SportsOutdoor Life—Nature and SportRoad Trips—Traveling and SportsOut of This World—Sports in Speculative FictionThe Olympics1936—An Olympic YearSport amid ChaosTools of the Trade—EquipmentAt the Movies—Craig's Favorite Books to FilmAt the Movies 2—Richard's Favorite Books to FilmChapter Four: LanguageThe Art of the Essay and ArticleThese Guys Are Funny—Humor in SportsBehind the Pen (Keyboard)—Writers' LivesNonsports Writers Writing about SportsFor Literary Enthusiasts—Sports and So Much MoreHistorical Novels of the GameThe Fantastic—Novels That Stretch the ImaginationInterviews—The Best Questions Asked and AnsweredDiaries…A Day in the LifeThe "A" Team—AnthologiesPoetry and Other ShortsPlaywrights Play Right—Broadway and SportsChapter Five: MoodBefore the Fall……After the FallGood Advice, Great CoachesNostalgia—The Good Old DaysFans or Fanatics?Fathers and Sons (and Daughters Too)Remembrance—Lives Cut ShortSports Photography—A Picture Is Worth…At What Cost—The Price of ExcellenceFor the Love of the Game (Not the Money)Love and Devotion—Beyond the GamesI Can Do Anything You Can Do—Athletes with DisabilitiesExtraordinary FriendshipsIt's Tebow Time—You Gotta Have FaithThe Futility of Being a Cleveland Sports Fan (or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Defeat and Despair)SourcesIndex—Titles by SportName Index