Totally Random Lists: Playing Hardball

Editor’s Note: This year, our Half Price Books calendar once again features books, movies and music grouped together in weird, unexpected ways. You might even call them Totally Random Lists, which is what we did because, well, we had to put something on the front cover. We like the lists so much, we’ll be sharing them on this blog throughout the year.

Editor’s Note: This year our Half Price Books calendar once again features books, movies and music grouped together in weird, unexpected ways. You might even call them Totally Random Lists, which is what we did because, well, we had to put something on the front cover. We like the lists so much, we’ll be sharing them on this blog throughout the year.


If you’re a sports fan, it’s not enough just to play sports or watch sports. You also want to read about people playing sports. You want to see movies about people playing sports. You want to hear vaguely sports-related music. In other words, you want to check out the list below.

BOOKS
Shoeless Joe, W.P. Kinsella
On Boxing, Joyce Carol Oates
The Natural, Bernard Malamud
Semi-Tough, Dan Jenkins
Wait Till Next Year, Doris Kearns Goodwin
Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby
 

MOVIES
White Men Can’t Jump
Caddyshack
Bend it Like Beckham
Friday Night Lights
DodgeBall
He Got Game
Raging Bull
 

MUSIC
Sports, Huey Lewis & The News
Eye of the Tiger, Survivor
Chariots of Fire, Vangelis
Centerfield, John Fogerty
Touchdown, Bob James
Baseball: a Film by Ken Burns, Original Soundtrack Recording
 

Want more? This list goes into overtime HPB.com/hardball.