Books with author Nathan Aaseng

Outlines the short careers of a group of exceptional athletes who were blocked from reaching the top through no fault of their own.

Discusses the Super Bowl winners of the 1980s--the Redskins, the Raiders, the Bears, the Giants, and the 49ers--analyzing how these teams got to the top

Profiles of eight hockey stars known for their high scoring: Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur, Marcel Dionne, Peter Stastny, Bryan Trottier, Gilbert Perreault, Dino Ciccarelli, and Wayne Gretzky.

Biographies of 10 professional football running backs: O. J. Simpson, Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Franco Harris, Greg Pruitt, Chuck Foreman, Walter Payton, Tony Dorsett, Wilbert Montgomery, and Earl Campbell.

The reader is invited to make a decision in a crucial moment in ten World Series games, based upon analysis of pertinent facts. The actual decisions and their outcome are then supplied.

Profiles eight championship games in the National Football League, in which superior playing and plain luck resulted in wins for teams expected to lose.

Presents brief biographies of eight defensive backs: Lester Hayes, Nolan Cromwell, Mel Blount, Mike Haynes, Pat Thomas, Everson Walls, Gary Fencik, and Ronnie Lott.

Reserve players including football's Calvin Hill, Wilbur Young, Louis Giammona, and Bob Lurtsema, baseball's Manny Mota and Del Unser, and basketball's Junior Bridgeman and Bobby Jones, have special talents which make them indispensable to their teams.

Describes life in Paris, France, during World War II

Describes the winning performances of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raider, Dallas Cowboys, and San Francisco Forty-niners in their Super Bowl victories from 1975 through 1982.

Biographies of 10 well-known professional baseball pitchers: Jim Palmer, Tom Seaver, Luis Tiant, Nolan Ryan, Mike Marshall, Phil Niekro, Vida Blue, Gaylord Perry, Bruce Sutter, and Ron Guidry.

Biographies of eight basketball players noted for their talent in calling plays and setting up shots. Included are Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Nate "Tiny" Archibald, Kevin Porter, Quinn Buckner, Johnny Davis, John Lucas, Norm Nixon, and Phil Ford.