Review: Brand NFL by Michael Oriard
Academic and former Kansas City Chiefs player Michael Oriard examines the NFL's growth as a brand.
Review: The Meaning of Sports by Michael Mandelbaum
Why do people watch sports? And, in particular, why do they watch the sports they do? These are the central concerns in The Meaning of Sports.
Review: About Three Bricks Shy… by Roy Blount Jr
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.
Review: Coaching Confidential by Gary Myers
The pressures of being a head coach in the NFL are examined in Gary Myers' 2012 book.
Review: Inside the Helmet by Peter King
An enjoyable snapshot of early 1990s football and an engaging insight into how players think on the field make this worth a look.
Review: Snake by Mike Freeman
An enthusiastic but honest biography of one of football's legendary figures, Ken 'Snake' Stabler.
Review: The Pro Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book by Joe Horrigan and...
A chunky coffee table book, released for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 50th anniversary, that features photos of many exhibits from the Hall's collection.
Review: The Last Season of Weeb Ewbank by Paul Zimmerman
In a book that pioneered the inside-the-team chronicle, legendary writer Paul Zimmerman follows Weeb Ewbank’s final season as Jets head coach.