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3.46 of 5 stars
For fans of sports and just plain great writing, this absorbing collection, featuring twenty-eight of the finest pieces from the past year, has som... read full description

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Oct 14, 2008
Marlon rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This non-fiction book has a pretty good collection of sports-related stories--some that inspire, make you think, and unfortunately yes, some that make you want to rush through to get to the next one.

We can only know so much about the sports world, and it's nice to have something like this that goes outside of the "ESPN SportsCenter" realm and allows you to explore other sports besides the mainstream ones.

Overall, the stories do a great job of painting the pictur More...
Aug 31, 2011
Rick rated it: 4 of 5 stars
BASW is one of my favorite series. I absolutely abhor sports media and jock talk but this is really none of that. Alot of interesting stories, inspirational, bizarre. The editors really broadly define "sports." Always a can't miss read.
Dec 18, 2007
Andy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
a bit of a mixed bag...one article from Eric Neel called "The Saturday Game" stood out to me. It was phenomenal.
May 28, 2008
Ray rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Good, but not as good as others in the series.
Jan 22, 2012
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Jan 04, 2012
Michael rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 03, 2012
Neil rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Dec 26, 2011
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Sep 20, 2011
Patrick rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Aug 20, 2011
Vince rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Aug 14, 2011
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Jun 06, 2011
J-sin rated it: 3 of 5 stars
May 13, 2011
Ted rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Apr 09, 2011
Jason rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Mar 31, 2011
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Dec 01, 2011
Lorne rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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