Authors:David Halberstam, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Mariner Book
Keywords: century, writing, sports, american
Number of Pages: 816
Published: 1999-06-16
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0395945143
ISBN-13: 9780395945148

Given the overall vigor and volume of sports writing in America throughout the 20th century, the idea of compiling a single collection dubbed the "best" requires a daring balancing act of boldness and delicacy. And that’s just what it is. Sports fans--but why limit this sparkling, spirited, passionate prose to just sports fans?--will revel in the equilibrium of David Halberstam’s and Glenn Stout’s wide range of selections. Their tribute to the knights of the keyboards is Hall of Fame-level from cover to cover. Halberstam and Stout don’t waste any time. They lead off wi

Authors:Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Reader
Keywords: biographies, athlete, jeter, derek, field
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2000-09-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0316135089
ISBN-13: 9780316135085

When he was a little boy, Derek Jeter dreamed only one dream -- he wanted to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. Today, Derek Jeter lives that dream, and more. He has been the team’s star shortstop since 1996 and is a major reason the Yankees have won three World Series in that time. His outstanding play in the field combined with his powerful batting make him a force to be reckoned with, but it’s his positive attitude and hard work that have earned him the respect and admiration of his teammates and his fans. In a sport filled with superstars, Derek Jeter has proven he has wh

Authors:Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Reader
Keywords: neal, shaquille, court
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0316164739
ISBN-13: 9780316164733

Describes the life and career of the basketball superstar and center for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Authors:Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: history, baseball, moments
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1996-04-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0316141305
ISBN-13: 9780316141307

Capturing the suspense and play-by-play action of nine major league plays and the personalities of the athletes that made them, a fan’s treasury includes Willie May’s 1954 World Series catch and Jim Abbott’s no-hitter.

Authors:Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: rodriguez, alex, field
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2002-04-01
List price: $4.99
ISBN-10: 0316144835
ISBN-13: 9780316144834

The 24th title in this bestselling sports series reviews the life, history and stats of baseball superstar Alexander Rodriguez. 10 photos.

Authors:Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout,
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Keywords: ichiro, plate
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2003-04-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0316136794
ISBN-13: 9780316136792

or seventeen years Ichiro played the sport he loved in his home country of Japan. In 2000, he left Japan to join the Seattle Mariners. Would Ichiro be able to succeed in the world’s most challenging baseball league? He did so time and again, leading his team to its best season ever in his rookie year and collecting several awards along the way. Fans on both sides of the Pacific Ocean are looking forward to his performance in the 2003 season.

Authors:Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: dodgers, baseball, years
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2004-09-17
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0618213554
ISBN-13: 9780618213559

Dodgers. The word conjures different things to different people, but its distinction — and notoriety — is universal. In the annals of baseball, the history of few other teams can compare to the rich legacy of the Dodgers. Their constituency includes fans from Bensonhurst to Burbank. Their colorful past — “dem bums,” Jackie Robinson and the boys of summer, Walter O’Malley, Sandy Koufax, Tommy Lasorda, “bleeding Dodger blue” — has enlivened baseball in innumerable, immeasurable ways. And their legacy, casting a 120-year shadow, remains essential to the very nature of the game. In a