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Sports: Reference Books

Selected resources for finding books, articles, and more on topics in sports.

Reference Books

Reference Books

Atlas of American Sport
  R 796.0973 R674a

Baseball Encyclopedia
  R 796.357 B291 1996

Biographical Dictionary of American Sports
  R 796.0922 B52

Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues
  R 796.357 R453b

Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996
  R 796.48 C468

Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball
  R 796.35703 L626c 1997

Encyclopedia of College Basketball
  R 796.323 D744e

Encyclopedia of Golf
  R 796.352 G58s

Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the U.S.
  R 796.089 En195

Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Teams
  R 796.357 D515e

Encyclopedia of Sports Films
  R 791.4365 E23

Encyclopedia of North American Sports History
  R 796.097 En195

Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: Women in Sports
  R 617.1027082 W842

Encyclopedia of Swimming
  R 797.2103 B46e

Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century Athletes
  R 796.0922 M177e

Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
  R 796.082 En195 1998

Encyclopedia of World Sport from Ancient Times to the Present
  R 796.03 En198

Football Encyclopedia
  R 796.332 N299f

Gambling in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Issues and Society
  R 795.0973 T379g

Historical Dictionary of Basketball
  R 796.323 G76

Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming
  R 797.21 L833

Historical Dictionary of Cycling
  R 796.6 H465

Historical Dictionary of Figure Skating
  R 796.912 H662

Historical Dictionary of Golf
  R 796.352 M255

Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey
  R 796.962 Z47

Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
  R 796.4803 B851h2

Historical Dictionary of Soccer
  R 796.334 D922

Historical Dictionary of Skiing
  R 796.93 A424

Historical Dictionary of Tennis
  R 796.342 G769

Historical Dictionary of Track and Field
  R 796.42 M441

International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports
  R 796.082 In855 2001

MacMillan Profiles: Athletes and Coaches of Summer, Winter
  R 796.0922 At468

Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia
  R 796.803 M362 2001

McFarland Baseball Quotations Dictionary
  R 796.357 N195m 2000

Official Encyclopedia of Tennis
  R 796.342 Un3o

Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia
  R 796.32364 Of355 1994

Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America
  R 796.0820922 W888o2

Rules of the Game: Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All the Sports of the World
  R 796 R862 1990

Sports and Games of Medieval Cultures
  R 790.09 W658s

Sports: Complete Visual Reference
  R 796 Sp676 2000

Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide
  R 301.57 C268s

The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer
  R  796.0922 B647

Sports Leagues and Teams: An Encyclopedia 1871-1996
  R 796.06 P76s

Sports Market Place
  R 380.1456887 Sp 675

Sports Quotations: Maxims, Quips, and Pronouncements for Writers and Fans
  R 796 Sp6746 2000

Sports Talk: Dictionary of Sports Metaphors
  R 796.014 P181s

Total Hockey: Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League
  R 796.96203 T64

What’s in a Nickname? Exploring the Jungle of College Athletic Mascots
  R 929.4 F855w

World Encyclopedia of Soccer
  R 796.334 L113w

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