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Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books - Page 3

After all, when done right, sportswriting transcends bats and balls to display all the traits of great literature: incision, wit, force and vision, suffused with style and substance. Herewith the editors of SI's favorite sports books, compiled with love and reason, out of intense and sometimes unruly discussions.
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Inside Edge (CHRISTINE BRENNAN)
Inside Edge
81
CHRISTINE BRENNAN
Farewell to Sport (PAUL GALLICO)
Farewell to Sport
82
PAUL GALLICO
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (Thomas Hauser)
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
83
Thomas Hauser
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? (JIMMY BRESLIN)
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
84
JIMMY BRESLIN
The Complete Book of Running (JAMES FIXX)
The Complete Book of Running
85
JAMES FIXX
The Science of Hitting (TED WILLIAMS AND JOHN UNDERWOOD)
The Science of Hitting
86
TED WILLIAMS AND JOHN UNDERWOOD
Only a Game (ROBERT DALEY)
Only a Game
87
ROBERT DALEY
The Joy of Sports (MICHAEL NOVAK)
The Joy of Sports
88
MICHAEL NOVAK
The Lords of the Rings (VYV SIMSON AND ANDREW JENNINGS)
The Lords of the Rings
89
VYV SIMSON AND ANDREW JENNINGS
Road Swing (Steve Rushin)
Road Swing
90
Steve Rushin
Golf in the Kingdom (MICHAEL MURPHY)
Golf in the Kingdom
91
MICHAEL MURPHY
Game Misconduct (RUSS CONWAY)
Game Misconduct
92
RUSS CONWAY
No Cheering in the Press Box (JEROME HOLTZMAN)
No Cheering in the Press Box
93
JEROME HOLTZMAN
Beer and Circus (MURRAY SPERBER)
Beer and Circus
94
MURRAY SPERBER
The Harder They Fall (BUDD SCHULBERG)
The Harder They Fall
95
BUDD SCHULBERG
The Tumult and the Shouting (GRANTLAND RICE)
The Tumult and the Shouting
96
GRANTLAND RICE
Sportsworld (ROBERT LIPSYTE)
Sportsworld
97
ROBERT LIPSYTE
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (WILLIAM BRASHLER)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
98
WILLIAM BRASHLER
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro (JOE MCGINNISS)
The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro
99
JOE MCGINNISS
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (JOAN RYAN)
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes
100
JOAN RYAN
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