Recommended Books

Baseball

Economics

Costas, B. (2000). Fair ball: A fan's case for baseball. Broadway Books: New York.

Lewis, M. M. (2003). Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game. W. W. Norton: New York. Hunter Library

General

Angell, R. (2001). Once more around the park: A baseball reader. Ivan R. Dee: Chicago.

Koppett, L. (2001). The thinking fan's guide to baseball. Total Sports Illustrated: Kingston, NY.

History

Angell, R. (2003). Game time: A baseball companion. Harcourt: San Diego.

Players

Bouton, J. (1990). Ball four. Collier Books: New York.

Creamer, R. W. (1992). Babe: The legend comes to life. Simon & Schuster: New York.

Levine, P. (1985). A.G. Spalding and the rise of baseball: The promise of American sport. Oxford University Press: New York.

Thomas, H. W. (1998). Walter Johnson: Baseball's big train. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, NE.

†Tygiel, J. (1997). Baseball's great experiment: Jackie Robinson and his legacy (Expanded ed.). Oxford University Press: New York. Hunter Library

Team Owners

Veeck, B. (2001). Veeck as in wreck: The autobiography of Bill Veeck. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.

Umpires

Conlon, J. & Creamer, R. W. (1997). Jocko. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, NE.

Kaiser, K. & Fisher, D. (2003). Planet of the umps. Dunne Books: New York

Merrill, D. (1998). You're out and you're ugly, too!: Confessions of an umpire with attitude. St. Martin's Press: New York.

Basketball

Sociology

†Adler, P. A. & Adler, P. (1991.) Backboards & blackboards: College athletes and role engulfment. Columbia University Press: New York. Hunter Library

College Sports

Shulman, J. L. & Bowen, W. G. (2001). The game of life: College sports and educational values. Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ. Hunter Library

Football

Coaches

Dent, J. (1999). The Junction boys: How ten days in hell with Bear Bryant forged a championship team. St. Martin's Press: New York.

Maraniss, D. (1999). When pride still mattered: A life of Vince Lombardi. Simon & Schuster: New York. Hunter Library

St. John, B. (2000). Landry: The legend and the legacy. Word Publishing: Nashville, TN.

Sociology

†Bissinger, H. G. (2004). Friday night lights: A town, a team, and a dream. Da Capo Press: Cambridge, MA. Hunter Library

Journalism

Goldstein, N. (Ed.). (2002). The Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law: With Internet guide and glossary. Perseus Books: Cambridge, MA.

Negotiation

†Fisher, R., Ury, W., & Patton, B. (1991). Getting to yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in (2nd ed.). Penguin Books: New York. Hunter Library

Olympics

Cousineau, P. (2003). The Olympic odyssey: Rekindling the true spirit of the Great Games. Quest Books: Wheaton, IL

Psychology

†Cialdini, R. B. (2001). Influence: Science and practice (4th ed.). Allyn and Bacon: Boston. Hunter Library

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). American Psychological Assocation: Washington, D.C. Hunter LIbrary

Sports

General

†Michener, J. A. (1976). Sports in America. Random House: New York. Hunter Library

Smith, G. (2000). Beyond the game: The collected sportswriting of Gary Smith. Grove Press: New York.

Stotlar, D. K. (2001). Developing successful sport marketing plans. Fitness Information Technology: Morganton, WV. Hunter Library

Stotlar, D. K. (2001). Developing successful sport sponsorship plans. Fitness Information Technology: Morganton, WV.

Morals and Ethics

Lumpkin, A., Stoll, S. K., & Beller, J. M. (2003). Sport ethics: Applications for fair play (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill: Boston. Hunter Library

Sportswriters

Schaap, D. (2001). Flashing before my eyes: 50 years of headlines, datelines & punchlines. Harper Entertainment: New York.

Sports Administration

Byl, J. (1990). Organizing successful tournaments: Your complete guide for team and individual sports competition (2nd ed.). Human Kinetics: Champagn, IL.

Sports Stories

Pierce, C. P. (2001). Sports guy: In search of corkball, warroad hockey, Hooters golf, Tiger Woods, and the big, big game. De Capo Press: Cambridge, MA.

Reilly, R. (2003). The life of Reilly. Bishop Books: New York.

†Stout, G. The best American sports writing series. Houghton Mifflin: Boston.

Women

†Smith, L. (Ed.). (1998). Nike is a goddess: The history of women in sports. Atlantic Monthly Press: New York. Hunter Library

Television

Arledge, R. (2003). Roone: A memoir. Harper Collins: New York.