Read On...Sports
Reading Lists for Every Taste
Published on 16. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-61069-357-8 (ISBN)
Description
Organized across appeal features, this comprehensive listing of stories, biographies, and fiction is the first and only guide to sports literature for adult and teen readers.
Sports literature spans multiple genres-from fast-paced adventures, to biographies of sports heroes, to tales of underdogs overcoming the odds among others. Libraries and readers alike can benefit from a resource that organizes fiction and nonfiction titles according to their primary appeal features. This useful reference features reading lists of sports-oriented titles written by talented authors that are cataloged by character, story, setting, mood, and language. The lists are perfect for advising readers, creating thematic reading lists for library websites, and as plans for those who enjoy reading about athletic pursuits. The authors include fascinating notations for books that became films, as well as a resource list of websites and links to articles relating to sports fiction.
Sports literature spans multiple genres-from fast-paced adventures, to biographies of sports heroes, to tales of underdogs overcoming the odds among others. Libraries and readers alike can benefit from a resource that organizes fiction and nonfiction titles according to their primary appeal features. This useful reference features reading lists of sports-oriented titles written by talented authors that are cataloged by character, story, setting, mood, and language. The lists are perfect for advising readers, creating thematic reading lists for library websites, and as plans for those who enjoy reading about athletic pursuits. The authors include fascinating notations for books that became films, as well as a resource list of websites and links to articles relating to sports fiction.
Reviews / Votes
[U]seful for readers' advisory in libraries and will appeal to sports fans, so consider a copy in your circulating collection as well. * Booklist * A compilation of well-reviewed, mainstream sports-oriented literature is contained in Read On ... Sports. . . . This work will be of interest to sports enthusiasts and support readers' advisory services in public libraries. * ARBA *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-357-8 (9781610693578)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Craig A. Clark is a member of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Reading List committee.
Richard T. Fox was librarian at Cuyahoga County Public Library and Cleveland Public Library, a past member of the RUSA CODES Sophie Brody medal committee for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature, and former chair of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Cleveland Public Library.
Richard T. Fox was librarian at Cuyahoga County Public Library and Cleveland Public Library, a past member of the RUSA CODES Sophie Brody medal committee for outstanding achievement in Jewish literature, and former chair of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Cleveland Public Library.
Content
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sports Defined
Criteria for Selection
How to Use This Book
A Note for Librarians
Symbols
Chapter One: Character
Best of the Best-Great Athletes/Great Writers
Outstanding Athletes-Outstanding Autobiographies
The Lives of Great Coaches
Owners-Titans of the Game
One of a Kind-Unique Individuals
Sport Families
Yer Out!-The Officials
These Women Rock
Voices of Sport-Announcers
Out of the Closet...and into the Spotlight
Yo Rocky-Underdogs
"I'll Play the Game"-The Sporting Lives of Writers
You Are Not Supposed to Be Here-Breakthroughs
Politicians and Celebrities
Chapter Two: Story
Did You See That Game?
Greatest Rivalries
Game Changers-Reinventing Sport
Title IX-Leveling the Playing Field (Almost)
Fabulous Firsts and Unbreakable Records
Endurance-Highest, Fastest, and Furthest
There's a War On (U.S. Wars)
Political Underpinnings
The Seedier Side of Sports
Inside Scoops-Tell-Alls
Cheaters Never Win
High School Hopes and Dreams
Bubble Gum in Every Pack-Collectibles
Stay Tuned-Media and Sports
The Thrill of Mystery
Forgotten, Forlorn, and Misbegotten Teams and Leagues
Chapter Three: Setting
Fantasy Leagues
Off the Beaten Path-Unlikely Pastimes That Pass for Sport
It's a Business, Not a Game
The Most Dangerous Sports
Outdoor Life-Nature and Sport
Road Trips-Traveling and Sports
Out of This World-Sports in Speculative Fiction
The Olympics
1936-An Olympic Year
Sport amid Chaos
Tools of the Trade-Equipment
At the Movies-Craig's Favorite Books to Film
At the Movies 2-Richard's Favorite Books to Film
Chapter Four: Language
The Art of the Essay and Article
These Guys Are Funny-Humor in Sports
Behind the Pen (Keyboard)-Writers' Lives
Nonsports Writers Writing about Sports
For Literary Enthusiasts-Sports and So Much More
Historical Novels of the Game
The Fantastic-Novels That Stretch the Imagination
Interviews-The Best Questions Asked and Answered
Diaries...A Day in the Life
The "A" Team-Anthologies
Poetry and Other Shorts
Playwrights Play Right-Broadway and Sports
Chapter Five: Mood
Before the Fall...
...After the Fall
Good Advice, Great Coaches
Nostalgia-The Good Old Days
Fans or Fanatics?
Fathers and Sons (and Daughters Too)
Remembrance-Lives Cut Short
Sports Photography-A Picture Is Worth...
At What Cost-The Price of Excellence
For the Love of the Game (Not the Money)
Love and Devotion-Beyond the Games
I Can Do Anything You Can Do-Athletes with Disabilities
Extraordinary Friendships
It's Tebow Time-You Gotta Have Faith
The Futility of Being a Cleveland Sports Fan (or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Defeat and Despair)
Sources
Index-Titles by Sport
Name Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sports Defined
Criteria for Selection
How to Use This Book
A Note for Librarians
Symbols
Chapter One: Character
Best of the Best-Great Athletes/Great Writers
Outstanding Athletes-Outstanding Autobiographies
The Lives of Great Coaches
Owners-Titans of the Game
One of a Kind-Unique Individuals
Sport Families
Yer Out!-The Officials
These Women Rock
Voices of Sport-Announcers
Out of the Closet...and into the Spotlight
Yo Rocky-Underdogs
"I'll Play the Game"-The Sporting Lives of Writers
You Are Not Supposed to Be Here-Breakthroughs
Politicians and Celebrities
Chapter Two: Story
Did You See That Game?
Greatest Rivalries
Game Changers-Reinventing Sport
Title IX-Leveling the Playing Field (Almost)
Fabulous Firsts and Unbreakable Records
Endurance-Highest, Fastest, and Furthest
There's a War On (U.S. Wars)
Political Underpinnings
The Seedier Side of Sports
Inside Scoops-Tell-Alls
Cheaters Never Win
High School Hopes and Dreams
Bubble Gum in Every Pack-Collectibles
Stay Tuned-Media and Sports
The Thrill of Mystery
Forgotten, Forlorn, and Misbegotten Teams and Leagues
Chapter Three: Setting
Fantasy Leagues
Off the Beaten Path-Unlikely Pastimes That Pass for Sport
It's a Business, Not a Game
The Most Dangerous Sports
Outdoor Life-Nature and Sport
Road Trips-Traveling and Sports
Out of This World-Sports in Speculative Fiction
The Olympics
1936-An Olympic Year
Sport amid Chaos
Tools of the Trade-Equipment
At the Movies-Craig's Favorite Books to Film
At the Movies 2-Richard's Favorite Books to Film
Chapter Four: Language
The Art of the Essay and Article
These Guys Are Funny-Humor in Sports
Behind the Pen (Keyboard)-Writers' Lives
Nonsports Writers Writing about Sports
For Literary Enthusiasts-Sports and So Much More
Historical Novels of the Game
The Fantastic-Novels That Stretch the Imagination
Interviews-The Best Questions Asked and Answered
Diaries...A Day in the Life
The "A" Team-Anthologies
Poetry and Other Shorts
Playwrights Play Right-Broadway and Sports
Chapter Five: Mood
Before the Fall...
...After the Fall
Good Advice, Great Coaches
Nostalgia-The Good Old Days
Fans or Fanatics?
Fathers and Sons (and Daughters Too)
Remembrance-Lives Cut Short
Sports Photography-A Picture Is Worth...
At What Cost-The Price of Excellence
For the Love of the Game (Not the Money)
Love and Devotion-Beyond the Games
I Can Do Anything You Can Do-Athletes with Disabilities
Extraordinary Friendships
It's Tebow Time-You Gotta Have Faith
The Futility of Being a Cleveland Sports Fan (or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Defeat and Despair)
Sources
Index-Titles by Sport
Name Index