The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time - Softcover

Didinger, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762435488 ISBN 13: 9780762435487

Publisher: Running Press, 2009

Synopsis

Two nationally renowned sports media personalities rank the top 100 sports movies of all time, including entertaining and informative lists, special features, and original contributions from over 75 top sports figures. This is a fun, informative, and authoritative 'bathroom reader' that tackles the best and worst of sports movies. Featuring The 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time, entertaining feature pieces, and original commentary from over 75 top athletes, actors, and sports personalities, "The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies" is a must-have volume for all fans of the genre. In addition to a Foreword from Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman (star of "Hoosiers"), the book includes original commentary from over 75 top sports and movie personalities to provide entertaining insight and marketing punch, including: Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Arnold Palmer, Sidney Crosby, Howie Long, James Gandolfino, Bill Parcells, Quentin Tarantino, Dennis Quaid, Charles Barkley, and many more.

About this title

Review:

The Boston Globe, November 1, 2009
“...this book is great fun.”

The Oregonian, November 18, 2009
"...fun arguments and rental tips, and this book is full of all sorts of interesting facts."

Patriot-News, December 14, 2009
"...light and fun and can be busted open at any page. ... The joy of any book like this is that is spurs friendly debate. This one should be on-hand at every bar in America. It's that good as a reference souce. But it's also speckled with bits of reporting and strewn with factoids and anecdotes that even devoted fans of these movies might not know. ...a terrific casual read."

Bill Conlin, Philadelphia Daily News, February 2, 2010
“The 'Ultimate Book of Sports Movies' will be required reading in school - the famed UCLA School of Film, Theater and Television, that is...I am blown away by how good it is, how painstakingly researched, cleverly arranged and augmented by little sidebars and essays.... If you love sports and film, this is an irresistible and superbly crafted read, one of the best books written by any authors with local roots not named Bissinger, Dexter, Bowden or Poe.”

The Florida Times- Union, May 23, 2010
“...more than just a list. It’s a deeply researched book that summarizes each movie and gives fascinating background on how each was produced.”

About the Author:

Ray Didinger is an Emmy Award-winning executive producer of NFL Films. He is a prolific author of nine books on sports, including his two most recent US bestsellers: Eagles Encyclopedia and One Last Read. He is a Hall of Fame sportswriter (Pro Football Hall of Fame) and wrote for the Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Inquirer for over 30 years. He is a host on 610-WIP all-sports talk radio in Philadelphia, and appears weekly on Comcast SportsNet TV as the primary analyst on Eagles Post-Game Live. Glen Macnow has been a popular sports-radio talk-show host at Philadelphia's 610-WIP for over 14 years, following an award-winning career as a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Detroit Free Press. He is the author of three best-selling sports books, and is a frequent guest on local and national television sports shows. They both live in Philadelphia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Running Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0762435488
• ISBN 13: 9780762435487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352