The original edition of The End of Autumn came about when an editor at Doubleday saw a piece I had written for the New York Times about the suicide of […]
Category: sports history
Sports Illustrated speaks with George Kirsch
George Kirsch, author of the new book Golf in America, was interviewed by Sports Illustrated for its article on golf during the depression. By the time the U.S. entered World War […]
Golf Digest reviews “Golf in America”
The current issue of Golf Digest includes George Kirsch’s Golf in America as one of six new notable books writing, “Kirsch traces golf’s path in the United States, hitting the high […]
Diana Nyad reviews “Stolen Bases”
On Diana Nyad’s Score radio segment yesterday she reviewed Jennifer Ring’s new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball. “Jennifer Ring, has crafted a great read, replete with […]
Golfweek reviews “Golf in America”
Golfweek magazine finds George Kirsch’s new book Golf in America a welcome and timely appraisal of the sport. You’ll pardon my fleeting interest in yet another instructional tract, or coffee-table book […]
An Illinois-North Carolina rematch?
Before you fill out your NCAA Men’s Basketball brackets, be sure to consult Inside Higher Ed‘s annual Academic Performance Tournament. We’re in the sweet sixteen, baby! […]
“Stolen Bases” author in The New York Times
Jennifer Ring, author of the new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, is quoted in the March 1, 2009, issue of The New York Times in an […]
The hunter gets captured by the game?
I’ll be looking for my official Book Reviewer Union Card in the mail soon. […]
The Recession and Golf by George B. Kirsch
What impact has the current recession had on golf at country clubs and at public daily fee and municipal courses? What lessons might we learn from the experience of golfers […]
The Economics of College Football
Michael Oriard contributed a column to today’s Slate comparing the economics of college football to professional football. “We’ve been hearing for years that big-time college football is becoming indistinguishable from the […]
Publishing neighbor close to sale
PW Daily reports this morning that Sports Publishing LLC, based in our hometown, has had financial difficulties lately and is being sold to a Chicago company. […]
Just Landed: Books on Chicago sports, Hong Kong cinema, and Illinois outlaws
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past two weeks: –China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema edited by Poshek Fu (August 11, 2008) –“Baad […]