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

Abrams, Roger I.

240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 1998
paper 978-1-56639-890-9
cloth 978-1-56639-599-1

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

Abrams, Roger I.

240 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2000
cloth 978-1-56639-774-2

Sport and Neoliberalism
 
Sport and Neoliberalism
Politics, Consumption, and Culture

edited by Andrews, David L., and Michael L. Silk

322 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2012
paper 978-1-4399-0504-3
cloth 978-1-4399-0503-6

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

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

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

Bloss, Bob

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

Gary Caruso: Braves Encyclopedia
 
The Braves Encyclopedia
Caruso, Gary

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

”Colás: Ball Don't Lie!
Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball

Colás, Yago

228 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2016
paper 978-1-4399-1243-0
cloth 978-1-4399-1242-3

One Last Read

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

edited by Didinger, Ray

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

The New Eagles Encyclopedia
 
The New Eagles Encyclopedia
Didinger, Ray with Robert S. Lyons

440 pp • 8.3125x10.875 • Fall 2014
cloth 978-1-43991-211-9

Frank Dolson: Jim Bunning
 
Jim Bunning
Baseball and Beyond

Dolson, Frank

320 pp • 6x9 • Fall 1998
cloth 978-1-56639-636-3

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

652 pp • 9x12 • Spring 1999
cloth 978-1-56639-703-2

Muhammad Ali
 
Muhammad Ali
The Making of an Icon

Ezra, Michael

248 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2008
paper 978-1-59213-662-9
cloth 978-1-59213-661-2

Long Distance Love

Long Distance Love
A Passion for Football
Farred, Grant

224 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2007
paper 978-1-59213-374-1
cloth 978-1-59213-373-4

The Steelers Encyclopedia
 
The Steelers Encyclopedia
Finder, Chuck

336 pp • 8.375x10.875 • Fall 2012
cloth 978-1-4399-0832-7

One Less Car

One Less Car
Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility

Furness, Zack

360 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2010
paper 978-1-59213-613-1
cloth 978-1-59213-612-4

The Eternal Present of Sport
 
The Eternal Present of Sport
Rethinking Sport and Religion

Grano, Daniel A.

288 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2017
paper 978-1-4399-1280-5
cloth 978-1-4399-1279-9


The Boxing Scene 
The Boxing Scene
Hauser, Thomas

256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2008
paper 978-1-59213-977-4
cloth 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 978-1-59213-380-2
cloth 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 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 978-1-56639-665-3
cloth 978-1-56639-588-5

Phil Jasner

Phil Jasner "On the Case"
His Best Writing on the Sixers, the Dream Team, and Beyond

edited by Jasner, Andy

264 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2017
cloth 978-1-4399-1494-6

Wheelchair Warrior
 
Wheelchair Warrior
Gangs, Disability, and Basketball

Juette, Melvin and Ronald J. Berger

192 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2008
paper 978-1-59213-475-5
cloth 978-1-59213-474-8

Men's College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality
 
Men's College Athletics and the Politics of Racial Equality
Five Pioneer Stories of Black Manliness, White Citizenship, and American Democracy

Kaliss, Gregory J.

248 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2012
paper 978-1-4399-0857-0
cloth 978-1-4399-0856-3

Suicide Squeeze
 
Suicide Squeeze
Taylor Hooton, Rob Garibaldi, and the Fight against Teenage Steroid Abuse

Kashatus, William C.

256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2016
cloth 978-1-4399-1438-0

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

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

Dominican Baseball
 
Dominican Baseball
New Pride, Old Prejudice

Klein, Alan

200 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2014
paper 978-1-4399-1088-7
cloth 978-1-4399-1087-0

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 978-1-56639-745-2

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 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 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 978-1-59213-524-0

Bill Giles and Baseball
 
Bill Giles and Baseball
Lord, John B.

328 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2014
cloth 978-1-43990-786-3

On Any Given Sunday

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

352 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 978-1-56639-991-3

Sportista
 
Sportista
Female Fandom in the United States

Markovits, Andrei S., and Emily Albertson

268 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2012
paper 978-1-4399-0964-5
cloth 978-1-4399-0963-8

Toby Miller: Sportsex
 
Sportsex
Miller, Toby

192 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2002
paper 978-1-56639-994-4
cloth 978-1-56639-864-0

Will Big League Baseball Survive?
 
Will Big League Baseball Survive?
Globalization, the End of Television, Youth Sports, and the Future of Major League Baseball

Mitchell, Lincoln A.

208 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2016
paper 978-1-4399-1379-6
cloth 978-1-4399-1378-9

Homecourt
 
Homecourt
The True Story of the Best Basketball Team You've Never Heard Of

Needle, Larry

72 pp • 5.5x8.5 • Spring 2013
paper 978-0-98195-608-4

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 978-1-56639-530-4
cloth 978-1-56639-529-8

The NFL
 
The NFL
Critical and Cultural Perspectives

edited by Oates, Thomas P. and Zack Furness
Foreword by Michael Oriard

256 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2014
paper 978-1-4399-0958-4
cloth 978-1-4399-0957-7

Richard Orodenker: The Phillies Reader
 
The Phillies Reader
edited by Orodenker, Richard

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

Larry Platt: New Jack Jocks
 
New Jack Jocks
Rebels, Race, and the American Athlete

Platt, Larry

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

James Naismith

James Naismith
The Man Who Invented Basketball

Rains, Rob with Hellen Carpenter

216 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2009
paper 978-1-4399-0134-2
cloth 978-1-4399-0133-5

The Redskins Encyclopedia

The Redskins Encyclopedia
Richman, Michael, foreword by Dexter Manley

432 pp • 8.315x10.875 • Fall 2007
cloth 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 978-1-56639-790-2
cloth 978-1-56639-466-6

Ross: Mavericks, Money, and Men Mavericks, Money, and Men
The AFL, Black Players, and the Evolution of Modern Football

Ross, Charles K.

212 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2016
paper 978-1-4399-1307-9
cloth 978-1-4399-1306-2

Russell Schneider: The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia
 
The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia
Schneider, Russell

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

The Phenomenology of Dance

The Phenomenology of Dance
Sheets-Johnstone, Maxine
Foreword by Merce Cunningham

152 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Spring 2015
paper 978-1-4399-1262-1
cloth 978-1-4399-1261-4

More Than a Game
 
More Than a Game
Life Lessons from Philadelphia's Sports Community

Shorr-Parks, Eliot, and Steve Parks

266 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2012
paper 978-0-9840429-0-6

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 978-1-56639-974-6
cloth 978-1-56639-973-9

Never Easy, Never Pretty
 
Never Easy, Never Pretty
A Fan, A City, A Championship Season

Smith, Dean Bartoli

224 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2013
cloth 978-1-4399-1106-8

Silent Gesture

Silent Gesture
The Autobiography of Tommie Smith

Smith, Tommie with David Steele

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

The SPHAS
 
The SPHAS
The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team

Stark, Doug, Foreword by Lynn Sherr

344 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2011
cloth 978-1-59213-633-9

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

edited by Sullivan, George and John Powers

467 pp • 8.5x11 • Spring 1997
cloth 978-1-56639-553-3

The Philly Fan's Code

The Philly Fan's Code
The 50 Toughest, Craziest, Most Legendary Philadelphia Athletes of the Last 50 Years

Tanier, Mike

264 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2011
paper 978-1-4399-0599-9

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

Thornley, Stew

192 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2000
cloth 978-1-56639-796-4

Distant Corners
 
Distant Corners
American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes

Wangerin, David

264 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2011
paper 978-1-4399-0631-6
cloth 978-1-4399-0630-9

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 978-1-59213-885-2

Biz Mackey, a Giant behind the Plate Biz Mackey, a Giant behind the Plate
The Story of the Negro League Star and Hall of Fame Catcher

Westcott, Rich, forewords by Monte Irvin and Ray Mackey III

160 pp • 5.375 x 8.5 • Fall 2017
cloth 978-1-4399-1551-6

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 978-1-59213-015-3

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

224 pp • 7x10 • Spring 1996
cloth 978-1-56639-454-3

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 978-1-59213-215-7

The Mogul
 
The Mogul
Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia Sports Legend and Pro Basketball Pioneer

Westcott, Rich, foreword by Paul Arizin

320 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2008
cloth 978-1-59213-655-1

Rich Westcott: Veterans Stadium
 
Veterans Stadium
Field of Memories

Westcott, Rich, foreword by Darren Daulton

232 pp • 7x10 • Fall 2005
cloth 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 978-1-56639-949-4

Rich Westcott: Great Home Runs of the 20th Century
 
Great Home Runs of the 20th Century
Westcott, Rich

232 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2001
cloth 978-1-56639-858-9

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 978-1-56639-861-9

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

Westcott, Rich

224 pp • 7x10 • Fall 1994
paper 978-1-56639-231-0

The Audacity of Hoop
 
The Audacity of Hoop
Basketball and the Age of Obama

Wolff, Alexander

224 pp • 10x8 • Fall 2015
cloth 978-1-4399-1309-3

Outside the Paint

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

216 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 978-1-59213-513-4
cloth 978-1-59213-512-7

Circling the Bases

Circling the Bases
Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry

Zimbalist, Andrew

234 pp • 5.5x8.25 • Fall 2010
paper 978-1-4399-0283-7
cloth 978-1-4399-0282-0


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