Sports Books

[joeywa]

Need some good reads for my trip.  I'm waiting on Lukas for "Courage Beyond the Game."

Any other recommendations?  Was thinking about picking up a John Feinstein book about golf.  

It'll be in the mail tomorrow.

BOOM!!  Sublte smack to the back of Lukas' noggin right there folks. :huh:

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

Since you like golf, try "A Good Walk Spoiled" - it is excellent.  You will love it too if you love golf.

John Feinstein is a terrific writer, so if you have already hit that one, he also wrote "A Season on the Brink." 

others here http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-author=John%20Feinstein&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJohn%20Feinstein

I have mentioned "Moneyball" before but you probably need to already enjoy the subject matter to really enjoy it.

If you do like baseball, then I have a long list.  For example, if you lived and died with the 1986 NLCS (like I did), then I have the best little book on it called "The Greatest Game Ever Played" - written by a Mets beat writer but he gives the good guys a fair shake.  But its probably only good to read, if you really, really cared about that specific series.  http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Game-Played-Jerry-Izenberg/dp/0805005137

Thanks!  I've read Moneyball.  Liked it.  Will download "A Good Walk Spoiled" and "The GM."  I also downloaded Michael Lewis' new book "Flash Boys" about Wall Street and the rigging of the stock market.  And also looking forward to Lukus' sending me "Courage Beyond the Game."  I've decided that'll be my beach read.  

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

Okay, for all this trouble, here is the sports movie you should watch!

Lagaan!

Lagaan (Land Tax) is a 2001 Indian epic sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles. Made on a then-unprecedented budget of 250 million (US$4.2 million), the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India.

The film is set in the Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. The story revolves around a small village whose inhabitants, oppressed by high taxes, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant officer challenges them to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid the taxes. The narrative spins around this situation as the villagers face the arduous task of learning the alien game and playing for a result that will change their village's destiny.

Lagaan received critical acclaim and awards at international film festivals, as well as many Indian film awards. It became the third Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988). It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001. In 2010, the film was ranked No. 55 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema".[4] In 2011, it was listed in Time magazine's special "The All-TIME 25 Best Sports Movies".

Do NOT make fun of this post without watching these videos!  Best Sports Musical EVAH!  And, a love story, too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNssYu4osJQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgxHQH6itcU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSze6zj4wKY

 And, to show it really is a sports movie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RncC_noIBA

And, the movie is here among other places.  I know that nobody is gonna watch it, but thanks for providing me a venue for having some fun.  If perchance you do have the adventurous nature and the good taste to watch it, you are welcome ... now you know about the Holy Cow!!!   ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpabYYLkth8

Thanks of this!  I'll see if it's on Amazon Prime.  If so, I'll download it for my trip!  Looks fascinating!  

 

[BudreauReye]

Thanks of this!  I'll see if it's on Amazon Prime.  If so, I'll download it for my trip!  Looks fascinating!  

It is obviously not everybody's cup of coffee.  I have always like cinema from other cultures.  Yo my knowledge, this was one of the first Bollywood movies made with something approaching top of the line Western standards so that it would do well on it's own merit in International release.  The musical pieces are extremely well dome with none4 of the characteristic Bollywood cheese factor.  The story is top notch.