The Best Game Ever
by Mark Bowden | 
A Few Seconds of Panic
by Stefan Fatsis | 
The Essential Smart Football
by Chris B. Brown | 
Next Man Up
by John Feinstein |
The Dark Side of the Game
by Tim Green | 
The Little League That Could
by Ken Rappoport | 
The Education of a Coach
by David Halberstam | 
Instant Replay
by Jerry Kramer | 
Monsters
by Rich Cohen | 
The Blind Side
by Michael Lewis |
The Anatomy of England
by Jonathan Wilson | 
Collision Low Crossers
by Nicholas Dawidoff |
Forza Italia
by Paddy Agnew | 
Inverting The Pyramid
by Jonathan Wilson | 
Slow Getting Up
by Nate Jackson | 
The Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach | 
Calico Joe
by John Grisham | 
Miracle on 49th Street
by Mike Lupica | 
The Last Shot
by Darcy Frey | 
The Professional
by W. C. Heinz |
With his characteristic insight and wit, the Harvard-educated Plimpton recounts his experiences in successfully talking his way into training camp - not as a reporter but as a player - with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and actually taking snaps behind center in a preseason game.