UMass Sport Management Faculty Book Recommendations
The UMass Sport Department Book Club is your source for outstanding sports and business literature. Whether you are a UMass alumni, current student or interested industry observer, the UMass Sport Department Book Club will help you stay current on a wide variety of topics. Each of the following books has been reviewed and recommended by a member of UMass Sport Management Faculty. Be sure to check back regularly for new postings.
Title: Good to Great…Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Author: Jim Collins
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Mark McDonald
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Title: A New Brand World
Author: Scott Bedbury
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Jay Gladden
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Title: The Leadership Challenge
Author: Kouzes & Posner
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Carol Barr
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Title: America's Game: the epic story of how pro football captured a nation.
Author: Michael MacCambridge
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Todd Crosset
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Title: Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A road trip into the heart of fan mania.
Author: Warren St. Jean
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Sheranne Fairley
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Title: Sunday Money: Speed!, Lust!, Madness!, Death!…a hot lap around America with NASCAR
Author: Jeff MacGregor
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Jay Gladden
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Title: "Olympic Turnaround: How the Olympic Games Stepped Back from the
Brink of Extinction to Become the World's Best known Brand."
Author: Michael Payne
Faculty Recommendation: Betsy Goff, J.D.
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Title: Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
Author: David Maraniss
Faculty Recommendation: Dr. Stephen Jefferson