American football Books

Change Signals: A Story of the New Football is a novel written by Ralph Henry Barbour and published in 1912. The book tells the story of a high school football team and their journey to the state championship. The team is led by a talented quarterback...

A twenty year history of Leeds United as captured in the pages of popular fanzine The Square Ball, from its inception in 1989 through to its brief hiatus in 2008.From the highs of both First and Second Division Championship titles with Sgt. Wilko’s...

Newcastle United enter the Football League as they accept an invitation to join the fledgling Second Division. So, for the first time League football arrived at St James's Park, welcome to Season ONE!Newcastle United ~ Season One is the game‑by‑game...

Experience the Journey Cyclone superfan Kyle Oppenhuizen wrote about his journey as an Iowa State football fan told through the lens of attending every game during the highly anticipated, always entertaining 2021 season. What he hoped was going to...

This book focuses on the advent of professional football in Liverpool and, in particular, the formation of Everton and Liverpool football clubs and their development prior to World War I. This book details the factors that led to the early...

The American image of Alabama during the 1960s could be summed up by two distinct, and seemingly disconnected, images: Birmingham's Bull Connor targeting hoses against civil rights marchers and Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant guiding University of Alabama...

Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner (1871-1954) stands among the giants of the coaching profession, alongside Knute Rockne, Amos Alonzo Stagg, George Halas and Vince Lombardi. Warner turned a ragtag team from a Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Indian boarding school...

Quarterback Dads love the attention. They love their son. They love football. But too often, they go overboard. In Quarterback Dads, you'll hear from a father who says his 14-year-old can become "the LeBron James" of football. Another who let...

Football may be sport, but the National Football League is at heart a business--how else to account for the stratospheric salaries of the players and coaches? Yet most people are unaware of how that business developed. This book details the growth of...

For 39 seasons at four schools, Dr. Edward N. Anderson spent autumn afternoons roaming the sidelines of college and university gridirons across America. Throughout his career, dignity, composure and a penetrating focus were hallmarks of his sideline...

The College Football America 2013 Yearbook Encyclopedia is here! College Football America is the only preseason yearbook that includes information about EVERY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM IN AMERICA! From the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the...

The College Football America 2018 Yearbook is here! College Football America is the only preseason yearbook that includes information about EVERY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM IN AMERICA and CANADA! From the major college programs of the NCAA Football Bowl...

Popular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com offers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in The Football Fan's Manifesto. With humor and tough love, The Football Fan's Manifesto takes readers...

I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a...

In this fourth installment of his acclaimed Rants series, bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning talk-show host, and wisecracking analyst for ABC's Monday Night Football Dennis Miller makes hamburger meat out of society's most sacred cows as only he can,...

This is the story of a Northern Irish kid who dreamed of a life away from trouble torn Belfast, and who went on to enjoy a successful professional football career both at home and abroad. After starting his fledgling career with Crusaders in Northern...

"It's the suspense, the rumors, the potential, the unknown. It really adds up to make for a very, very compelling event."-John Wildhack, ESPN's Executive Vice President of Production. "It's reality television at its most voyeuristic." - ESPN's Jeremy...

The Romance of the World's Fisheries is a book written by Sidney Harry Wright in 1908. The book provides an interesting and comprehensive description of the various methods of fishing used in different parts of the world. The author takes the readers on...

A man is not just what he does for a living, but it can determine the trajectory of his life forever.Bob Beecroft was a top-tier footy player for 16 years. Though he has achieved many fantastic things in his life, he too has had his average moments. Real...

Borussia Dortmund are a very successful team that focus on high tempo pressing, preventing through balls and preparing for the transition from attack to defence. Jurgen Klopp has led his Borussia Dortmund team to two Bundesliga titles, one German cup and...

Borussia Dortmund are a very exciting team that play at a high tempo with a good style and fluidity. Jurgen Klopp has led his Borussia Dortmund team to two Bundesliga titles, one German cup and the Champions League final in 2013. Athanasios Terzis is a...

A League of Our Own is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the establishment and 30-year history of the League of Wales, which was rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2010 and the Cymru Premier in 2019.

"NFL 2024 Predictions" analyzes specific factors and presents the outcome of the 2024 NFL Season. In addition, this book is a comprehensive guide to the future of the National Football League, provides a brief history of the NFL, covers topics such as...

When I came to Auburn in 2004, I fell into a gold mine. My coaching career, which at one time looked very promising, had recently reached a dead end. What I found when I got to The Plains was a vast number of very talented but underachieving players with...

During his nearly 30 years at Sports Illustrated, Paul Zimmerman—known to readers as “Dr. Z”—rose to fame as one of the top writers in football history. The follow up to Zimmerman’s 1971 classic The Thinking Man’s...

This thorough examination of the 1963 NFL Championship chronicles the trials and triumphs of Chicago's historically most neglected champions against the economic, social, legal and human-interest backdrop of professional football in the 1960s. The...

In the past, sport, particularly football, has been defined as a male domain. Women's interest stereotypically ranges from gentle tolerance to active resistance. But increasingly, women are proudly identifying themselves as supporters of their teams, and...

This thrilling account of a football season is a must-read for sports fans of all ages. Through vivid descriptions of games and players, George Haydock Brooke takes readers into the heart of the action, highlighting the triumphs and tribulations of the...

Test Your New Orleans Saints Knowledge!The Ultimate New Orleans Saints Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves football, sports trivia, and the Saints. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from the early days of the franchise,...

Test Your Seattle Seahawks Knowledge!The Ultimate Seattle Seahawks Trivia Book is a staple for anyone who loves football, sports trivia, and the Seahawks. You will be tested on your knowledge of mind-blowing facts from the early days of the franchise, as...

Do you keep missing penalty kicks in soccer? Do you struggle at the thought of taking a free kick?The answer could be a lot simpler than you thought.It's the 2018 World Cup final. It's 1-1 and there's a handball in the Croatian penalty box. Antoine...

Whether known as football or, as in the US, soccer; the ‘beautiful game’ is the most popular sport in the world. The best players earn millions of dollars per year, and the greatest clubs are icons in their regions. Children love putting down...

This is a guide to the delayed-by-a-year UEFA Women's Euros to be held in England in July 2022. It includes full match schedules, a quick guide to each of the venues and details of each of the participating teams, as well as full results of the...

In Wisconsin not only are you born a Green Bay packer fan but your pets must also represent the greatest football team ever. All good pets need a name that represents the green and gold. This book will give you loads of ideas of what to name your new...

We remember the 1966 birth of the New Orleans Saints as a shady quid pro quo between the NFL commissioner and a Louisiana congressman. Moving the Chains is the untold story of the athlete protest that necessitated this backroom deal, as New Orleans...

On Thanksgiving Day 1971 a record fifty-five million homes tuned in to watch two powerhouse college football teams collide. The defending national champion, the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, was squaring off against the number one offense in the...

A long-term study providing rare insights into the precarious career and ordinary working culture of professional footballers. Away from the celebrity-obsessed media gaze, the work of a professional footballer is rarely glamorous and for most...

An in-depth and surprising look at the game, Sunday Morning Quarterback will dramatically change the way you watch football.You've heard all the football clichés: "Their offense is too predictable," or "They've got to win the turnover battle," or "They...

In the fall of 2014, Bill George is entering his sixteenth season as the head football coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy. He has a wonderful wife and young daughter and is caregiver for his father, Casper, who is slowly slipping away. As...

Could Steve Wright navigate the uneasy intersection between aggression and empathy without losing himself? The answer to this question determined the course of his NFL career and his life.Steve spent over a decade taping his knuckles and preparing for...