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The History of Baseball
Baseball: The Golden Age
 by Harold Seymour

Baseball: The Presidents' Game
 by William B. Mead & Paul Dickson

Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It
 by Donald Honig

Sol White's History of Colored Base Ball, with Other Documents on the Early Black Game, 1886-1936
 edited by Jerry Malloy


The Business of Sports
The Sports Franchise Game: Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas
 by Kenneth L. Shropshire

The Economics and Politics of Sports Facilities
 edited by Wilbur C. Rich

Major League Losers: The Real Cost of Sports and Who's Paying for It
 by Mark S. Rosentraub

Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports: How the Major Leagues Respond to Market Conditions
 by Frank P. Jozsa, Jr. & John J. Guthrie, Jr.


Sociology of Sports
Sports, Games, and Play: Social and Psychological Viewpoints
 edited by Jeffrey H. Goldstein

Fair Play: Sports, Values, and Society
 by Robert L. Simon

Sport as Ritual: Interpretations from Durkheim to Goffman
 by Susan Birrell, in Social Forces

Anthropology, Sport, and Culture
 edited by Robert R. Sands


Political Aspects of the Olympics
The Political Olympics: Moscow, Afghanistan, and the 1980 U.S. Boycott
 by Derick L. Hulme, Jr.

The Olympic Movement and the End of the Cold War
 by Lincoln Allison, in World Affairs

More Than a Game: Sports and Politics
 by Martin Barry Vinokur

Global Television and the Politics of the Seoul Olympics
 by James F. Larson & Heung-Soo Park

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