Inside the team

The 'writer embedded with the team' genre is now well established but in 1973 Roy Blount Jr was on relatively new ground when he spent a season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In a book that pioneered the inside-the-team chronicle, legendary writer Paul Zimmerman follows Weeb Ewbank’s final season as Jets head coach.

There aren't many football books that can boast a recommendation by Ernest Hemingway.

Jerry Izenberg follows the 1989 New York Giants for one week as they prepare for a crunch game against the Eagles.

Feinstein spent a year following the 2004 Ravens team that went into the season expecting to be Super Bowl contenders.

Mark Bowden spends a year following the 1992 Philadelphia Eagles.

A year with the 2011 Jets ends in frustration for the team - but still makes for an excellent book.