| 1. |  | Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty
from Harper
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
First off - do not purchase this book for your child thinking "He likes football - here is something he will like". No. This book is a true inside look into the locker room & private (formerly private) lives of NFL prima donna's. Lot's of stories about everything available to NFL superstars and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever
from Harper
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
I ordered this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He is enjoying reading it and is learning some things he didn't know about this part of football. I would recommend this book to any guy who is into football and its history. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life
from Tyndale House Publishers
Price: $10.19
Customer Review:
QUIET STRENGTH has been nominated for the 2009 Rodda Award sponsored by the Church and Synagogue Library Association (CSLA), an international organization serving congregational libraries of all faiths. CSLA's Rodda Award is named for Dorothy Rodda Sargent, a lifetime member and one of the founders... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
from W. W. Norton
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
In left tackle terms this book was a pancake. I can't believe it took me so long to buy this book and read it. During the past year I have passed this book over on numerous occasion instead choosing a number of different titles including "Meat Market". If anyone is out there faced with a similiar... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life
from Tyndale House Publishers
Price: $16.49
Customer Review:
I checked this book out of the library on the recommendation of a friend. After I read it, I ordered my own copy to keep and nine more to give out to friends and family members. Coach Tressel lays out an abundance of life lessons, anecdotes, quotes, and valuable nuggets of information in this book.... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest
from Grand Central Publishing
Price: $17.81
Customer Review:
For me, a college student of the 70's, this was a great reminder of the social times we endured - sit-ins, the war in Vietnam, riots, Kent State, the drug scene. The book was also an interesting look at the rivalry between Woody and Bo which is like none other in football history. Mr. Rosenberg does... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | How Football Explains America
from Triumph Books (IL)
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
This was a gift for my son who is a sports fan and a History major. He loves the book. I told my sister about it and she purchased it as gifts also. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL
from Atlantic Monthly Press
Customer Review:
Bowden is a tremendous non-fiction writer, and I enjoyed this book tremendously, but it is a quick, light treatment of a subject loaded with nuance and historical context. The subtitle is Giants vs. Colts, 1958 and the Birth of the Modern NFL, but other than an epilog chapter, it does not really... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Sports Illustrated: The College Football Book
from Sports Illustrated
Price: $18.08
Customer Review:
The pictures were fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane in college football. It brought back memories of college football as I remember it back in the 40s and 50s when I was growing up. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Running for My Life: My Journey in the Game of Football and Beyond
from HarperEntertainment
Price: $17.13
Customer Review:
I thought the actual story of the family was great. But the writing was a little rambling and included too many repeat stories. The story could have been pieced together a lot better. | 3.5 / 5.0
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