Books by Neal Bascomb

2. Neal Bascomb, The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less than Four Minutes to Achieve It .  While the major focus is on Roger Bannister, there is plenty on the other runners of his time as well, most of all the Australian John Landy, who rapidly broke Bannister record after it was achieved.  Many smart people do not read enough books about the history of sports.  Yet the genre is very good, as often both the readers and the authors (!) actually really care about the content of the m...