The books we see for sale at a local chain bookstore or purchase new online are a small fraction of the entirety of human print culture. In fact, 98 to 99% of all books ever published are now out of print. Report is issued every fall, and the 2012 edition marks the 10th anniversary of our tracking the most sought after out-of-print books in America. Report: Sex by Madonna, Rage by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King), and Promise Me Tomorrow by Nora Roberts. This year's list also marks the graduation of Marilyn by Norman Mailer, which after appearing in four straight Reports was finally reprinted by Taschen last December. Pure, White and Deadly ; the Problem of Sugar by John Yudkin First published in 1972, Professor Yudkin’s book outlines his research showing that sugar and refined sweeteners are closely associated with heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The book has shot back into demand after being highly praised in Robert Lustig’s lecture “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” which enjoyed YouTube viral success.
Yudkin’s book was reprinted in the UK in 2012 but remains out-of-print in the U.S. Phoebe and the Hot Water Bottles by Linda Dawson This juvenile fiction work has been out-of-print in America since 1979. It features a young girl who has millions of hot-water bottles and uses them to douse a blaze when her house catches fire. She receives a puppy for her efforts. Big League Sales Closing Techniques by Les Dane Les Dane has published several guides to sales techniques, including this now out-of-print 1971 title. The guide reviews common scenarios found in sales, teaching would-be salesmen fundamental techniques for closing a deal. Country Landscapes in Watercolor by John Blockley Blockley demonstrates techniques of landscape and watercolor in this book which has been out-of-print since 1982.Jay Cronley, a former columnist for the Tulsa newspapers whose interest in horse racing resulted in a novel, Good Vibes, that was later adapted into the 1989 comedy film “Let it Ride” starring Richard Dreyfuss, reportedly died Sunday at the age of 73.
Although not a box office success, “Let it Ride” was one of the rare Hollywood features set at a racetrack, with Hialeah Park used as a filming location and legendary announcer Trevor Denman providing voiceover. Dreyfuss played Jay Trotter, a down-on-his-luck horseplayer cabbie who vows to give up playing the horses for the sake of his marriage, but finally finds lady luck one particular afternoon parlaying his winnings into a small fortune. In addition to Academy Award-winner Dreyfuss, the ensemble cast included David Johansen, Teri Garr, Jennifer Tilly, Michelle Phillips, Cynthia Nixon, and Robbie Coltrane.Books that became the basis for Movies: SportsListsJoin LibraryThing to post.This topic is currently marked as "dormant"—the last message is more than 90 days old. You can revive it by posting a reply.1MikeBriggsAug 22, 2007, 11:15am A list of sports books that are the basis for movies. Note: I have posted a version of my creation here on Wiki and a sports Wiki.
Also have a list of war books -> movie & spy books -> movie (and a list of the films made from Philip K. Dick material).==American football==College and professional1 Navy Blue and Gold by George Bruce (novel and film: 1937) basis for film of same name2 Paper Lion by George Plimpton (nonfiction: 1967; film: 1968) basis for film of same name3 I Am Third by Gale Sayers & Al Silverman (AutobiographyFilm: 1970/2001)4 Semi-Tough by Dan Jenkins (Novel: 1969; film: 1977)5 North Dallas Forty by Peter Gent (novel: 1973; film: 1979)6 Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier by Rocky Bleier (Autobiography: 1975; Film: 1980)7 Everybody's All-American by Frank Deford (Novel: 1981; Film: 1988)8 Monday Night Mayhem: The Inside Story of ABC's Monday Night Football by Bill Carter & Marc Gunther (Nonfiction: 1988; Film: 2002)9 Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger (Nonfiction: 1990; Film: 2004 (& TV series)==Baseball==1 Death on the Diamond: A Baseball Mystery Story by Cortland Fitzsimmons (Novel & Film: 1934)2 The Babe Ruth Story by Bob Considine & Babe Ruth (Autobiography & film: 1948)3 Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story by Jimmy Piersall & Albert S. Hirshberg (Autobiography: 1955;
Film: 1957)4 The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop (Novel: 1954; Film: 1958 Damn Yankees)5 It's Good to Be Alive by Roy Campanella (Autobiography: 1960; Film: 1974)6 Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues by Jim Bouton (Autobiography: 1969; TV series: 1976)7 The Natural by Bernard Malamud (Novel: 1952; Film: 1984)8 8 Men Out by Eliot Asinof (Nonfiction: 1963; Film: 1988)9 Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella (novel: 1982; Film: 1989: Field of Dreams)10 The Fan|| Peter Abrahams (crime fiction)|Peter Abrahams (Novel: 1995; Film: 1996)11 For Love of the Game by Michael Shaara (Novel: 1991; film: 1999)12 Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (novel: 1992; film: 1997 & 2005)==Basketball==1 Glory Road by Don Haskins (Autobiography: 2005; Film: 2006)==Boxing==1 Raging Bull: My Story by Jake LaMotta & Joseph Carter (Autobiography: 1970; film 1980)2 The 16th Round by Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter & Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton & Terry Swinton basis for the 1999 film “The Hurricane”3 Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. Toole (Short stories; film: 2004) basis for “Million Dollar Baby”==Football (soccer)==1 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery by Leonard Reginald Gribble (novel;
Film: 1940)2 Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (novel: 1992; film: 1997 & 2005)==Golf==1 The Legend of Bagger Vance by Steven Pressfield (Novel: 1995; film: 2000)2 The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf by Mark Frost (nonfiction: 2002; Film: 2005)==Horse racing==1 Good Vibes by Jay Cronley (novel: ?; film: Let It Ride (1989))2 Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand (Nonfiction: 2001; Film: 2003)2MikeBriggsEdited: Aug 22, 2007, 11:20am 3KromesTomesAug 22, 2007, 2:35pm Don't forget about Bang the drum slowly by Mark Harris ... made into a classic film from the 1970s w/a young DeNiro doing a great job as a "mentally challenged" catcher dying of a terminall illness ... the book is on my TBR shelf.4EncompassedRunnerAug 22, 2007, 3:40pm RunningChariots of Fire?5DromJohnAug 22, 2007, 3:49pm 6DromJohnAug 22, 2007, 3:52pm The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings by William Brashler. Baseball.7DromJohnAug 22, 2007, 4:29pm Not on LT, butThe Downhill Racers by Oakley Hall became Downhill Racer.