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Rothschild's Guide to Football Handicapping    by John Rothschild
Price: $8.99 USD. 23930 words. Language: English. Published on December 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 7 reviews)
John Rothschild appears on ESPN Radio, Comcast TV and Sportsbook Review. His user friendly approach will benefit the seasoned professional, or the amateur. You'll enjoy John's comedic writing style which includes: 1. Thinking "Outside of the Box" to own almost anything you want. 2. Some of the dumbest wagers ever made. 3. A final exam to test what you've learned.
From Flat Cap to Bronx Hat    by Terry Wills
Price: Free! 20930 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
In the first part of his autobiography, veteran West Bromwich Albion supporter Terry Wills remembers the peaks and troughs of supporting the club between 1940 and 1954. His experiences include the dangers of watching football during National Service, the downside of a 16 hour queue for tickets and the incomparable joy of a first Wembley trip.
Making Sense of the NFL Draft    by Dr. Michael Lee
Price: $2.99 USD. 66930 words. Language: English. Published on January 16, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Insights into the current NFL Draft process as a predictor of eventual player success in the NFL. Current draft ranking criteria are examined and de-bunked and substitute criteria, supported by scientific research, are suggested. The book analyzes the analyzers. Making Sense is written in a “conversational” style, with numerous examples, lists, tables and references.
Itching After Rovers    by Mick Pickup
Price: $4.99 USD. 92630 words. Language: British English. Published on July 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The story of a football fan embarking on an odyssey following his hometown team by hitchhiking around the British Isles and Europe. It charts the rise of his club from obscurity to English Premier League Champions. Interspersed with tall tales written by the author for his club fanzine, this story should prove entertaining to not only football fans, but also those not interested in sport.
BALLS! The Best European Football Nations    by Chris Whitfield
Price: Free! 56280 words. Language: English. Published on July 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 1 review)
An irreverent and informative look at the history of the sixteen football teams that played at the 2012 Euros. It is a journey across Europe and the World that takes in the sights of glory, humiliation, politics, war, visionaries, parochialism, corruption, gamesmanship and pies. If you like football, you will love this book. It is complete and utter Balls!
Football Metaphysics for Enlightened Degenerates    by Raven Mack
Price: $0.99 USD. 98200 words. Language: English. Published on August 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Football Metaphysics for Enlightened Degenerates is not just a preview of the 2012 NFL season in original Armchair Linebacker fashion, but also a psychic scraping at each NFL team, breaking them all down into organic compounds. You will laugh deep laughs, you will learn deep truths, and you will understand football at a higher level than before. I promise you all of that.
Violence in Rugby    by John H. Kerr
Price: $9.99 USD. 48350 words. Language: British English. Published on November 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(5.00 from 1 review)
This book focusses on unsanctioned violence in rugby, and describes rugby's most renowned violent deeds, profiles infamous players and chronicles the most notorious incidents. It examines violence in the past, how rugby violence is changing in the modern game and its relationship with the criminal and civil law. This is the first book to explore violence in rugby in the widest sense.
Saturday Morning Wake-Up Call: A 21st Century Survival Guide for High School Football Coaches    by K. Russell DePriest
Price: $2.99 USD. 20360 words. Language: English. Published on August 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Coaching / Football.

(4.00 from 1 review)
The conclusions drawn by analyzing statistics from college and professional football often do not translate to the high school game because the games are so different. This book puts those powerful statistical techniques for maximizing a team's chance of winning into the hands of high school coaches and fans. These techniques are illustrated using the Pulaski Academy Bruins as a case study.
America's Passion: How a Coal Miner's Game Became the NFL in the 20th Century    by Evan Weiner
Price: $2.99 USD. 63150 words. Language: English. Published on December 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby.

(4.00 from 1 review)
The National Football League is the premier sport in the United States. But it always wasn't that way. Author Evan Weiner takes us back to the days when the NFL was a mom and pop store operation with the players and others who witnessed the league's growth first hand. The game started in the coal mines in western Pennsylvania and is a multi-billion dollar business today.