by Site Owner | Jul 22, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation
“Dream Team” Delivers the Gold By Jack McCallum Ballantine Books, $28.00, 352 pages The 1992 Summer Olympics marked the first time professional American men competed on the basketball court, and Sports Illustrated writer Jack McCallum was there with unprecedented...
by Site Owner | May 19, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation
Mad Men Playing Football By Simon Kuper Nation Books, $16.99, 336 pages One need not be a football fan to enjoy Simon Kuper’s book. It helps, though, to have a degree of recognition of key names and events, as an interested background gives these stories...
by michaeld | Jan 23, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Sports & Recreation
Très Chic! By Mikael Colville-Andersen Thames & Hudson, $19.95, 288 pages Lycra-laden cyclists, with their titanium-frame bikes and their aerodynamic road helmets strapped securely in place, have become a common backdrop to our landscapes and...