New Books in Sports

Interviews with Scholars of Sport about their New Books

Sports
201
Dave Seminara, "Footsteps of Federer: A Fan’s P...
An interview with Dave Seminara
28 min
202
Bradford Pearson, "The Eagles of Heart Mountain...
An interview with Bradford Pearson
57 min
203
Andrew Maraniss, "Singled Out: The True Story o...
An interview with Andrew Maraniss
51 min
204
Bruce Berglund, "The Fastest Game in the World:...
An interview with Bruce Berglund
76 min
205
Elyssa Ford, "Rodeo as Refuge, Rodeo as Rebelli...
An interview with Elyssa Ford
72 min
206
David Ostrowsky, "Pro Sports in 1993: A Signatu...
An interview with David Ostrowsky
47 min
207
Dennis J. Frost, "More Than Medals: A History o...
An interview with Dennis J. Frost
104 min
208
Alisha Rankin, "The Poison Trials: Wonder Drugs...
An Interview with Alisha Rankin
65 min
209
Bradford Pearson, "The Eagles of Heart Mountain...
An interview with Bradford Pearson
44 min
210
R. Roberts and J. Smith, "War Fever: Boston, Ba...
Interview with Randy Roberts
24 min
211
Joshua Mendelsohn, "The Cap: How Larry Fleisher...
Interview with Joshua Mendelsohn
62 min
212
David Trouille, "Fútbol in the Park: Immigrants...
An interview with David Trouille
50 min
213
Ed Caesar, "The Moth and the Mountain: A True S...
An interview with Ed Caesar
31 min
214
Mike Miley, "Truth and Consequences: Game Shows...
An interview with Mike Miley
63 min
215
William W. Kelly, "The Sportsworld of the Hansh...
An interview with William K. Kelly
82 min
216
Daniel Lieberman, "Exercised: How We Did Not Ev...
An interview with Daniel Lieberman
29 min
217
Ronald Hutton, "The Triumph of the Moon: A Hist...
An interview with Ronald Hutton
26 min
218
Melissa Harper, "The Ways of the Bushwalker: On...
An interview with Melissa Harper
57 min
219
Pete Croatto, "From Hang Time to Prime Time: Bu...
An interview with Pete Croatto
55 min
220
Heather L. Dichter, "Soccer Diplomacy: Internat...
In our conversation, we discussed the origins of soccer diplomacy, the diplomatic role of different actors, and whether winning matters for sports diplomats....
50 min
221
Paul Knepper, "The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewin...
Knepper takes a look at a talented, tough New York Knicks squad that was always in contention to win an NBA title but never reached the pinnacle...
66 min
222
Harvey Araton, "Our Last Season: A Writer, a Fa...
Araton's book reads like a mix between Tuesdays with Morrie and a sequel to his book When the Garden was Eden (which chronicled the New York Knicks’ early-70s title teams). It’s a book about friendship, aging and of course, basketball....
47 min
223
Travis Vogan, "ABC Sports: The Rise and Fall of...
Vogan traces the cultural impact of ABC Sports rise in the 1950s until its demise in the 1990s....
54 min
224
Kat D. Williams, "Isabel 'Lefty' Alvarez: The I...
For many of its participants, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) offered them an opportunity to change their lives, yet few were as transformed as that of Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez...
42 min
225
Steven M. Ortiz, "The Sport Marriage: Women Who...
Ortiz offers an in-depth analysis of and perceive insight into what is means to be an athlete’s wife in a male-dominated institution of professional sports...
54 min