PUBLICATIONS BY CARLTON STOWERS
(Further information is available by clicking on underlined titles.)
1971
The Randy Matson Story.Los Altos, Calif., Tafnews Press.
1973
Spirit.Berkley Pub. Corp.
America's Prisons: Correctional Institutions or Universities of Crime?
Authored chapter on co-educational federal prison in Fort Worth.
Greenhaven Press.
1976
"Doc": the 50-Year Sporting Goods Sales Odyssey of H.B. Hughes, 1926-1976.
Ghosted for H.B. Hughes.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
1978
Champions: University of Texas Track and Field.
With Wilbur Evans.
Huntsville, Ala., Strode Publishers.
Profiles of Christian Athletes Who Became ... the Overcomers.Word Books
Where the Rainbows Wait: The Remarkable Lessons Taught & Learned in a One-Room Texas Schoolhouse.
By Trent Jones and Carlton Stowers.
Reprint, 1982. Where the Rainbows Wait: Terlingua Teacher. Eakin Press.
Sound recording (cassette), 1986. Narrator: Jeff Batt
Playboy Press: dist. by
Simon & Schuster
1979
Happy Trails: The Story of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
By Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, with Carlton Stowers.
Reprint, 1979. Guideposts, Carmel, N.Y.
Reprint, 1980. Key Word Books.
Reprint, 1981. Bantam Books.
Word Books.
1982
World Book Encyclopedia.
Contributor of sports-related material since 1982.
.
Dallas Cowboys Blue Book III.
With Steve Perkins and Greg Aiello.
Spanish translation, 1982. Mexico, Diagnostics Associates.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
The Unsinkable Titanic Thompson: A Good Ole Boy Who Became a World Super Star Gambler and Hustler.
Reprint, 1988. Toronto & New York, PaperJacks.
Reprint, 1992. Palmer Magic.
Eakin Press.
Journey to Triumph: 110 Dallas Cowboys Tell Their Stories.
Spanish translation, 1982. Mexico, Diagnostics Associates.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
1983
Partners in Blue: The History of the Dallas Police Department. Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
The Official 1983 Dallas Cowboys Bluebook.
With Greg Aiello.
Cover title: The Official Dallas Cowboys Bluebook IV, 1983.
Spanish translation, 1982. Mexico, Diagnostics Associates.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
Friday Night Heroes: A Look at Texas High School Football. Eakin Press.
Just One Kiss Baby.
Edited for Alex Burton.
Eakin Press.
1984
Reaching Higher.
By Billy Olson and Carlton Stowers.
Word Books Publishers.
Texas Women.
(Authored introductory essay)
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
Dallas Cowboys' Trivia Challenge.
By Robert Krug and Gary Stratton. Foreword by Carlton Stowers.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
The Cowboy Chronicles: A Sportswriter's View of America's Most Celebrated Team.
Sound recording, 1986. Narrator, Tom Fairbrother. 2 sound cassettes.
Eakin Press.
Dallas Cowboys: The First Twenty-five Years.
Foreward by James Michener.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
1985
Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.
By R.E. "Peppy" Blount. Foreword by Tom Landry ghosted by Carlton Stowers.
Eakin Press.
1986
Careless Whispers.
Reprint, 1987. Pocket Books.
British imprint, 1988. London, W.H. Allen.
German translation, 1983. Eine Demutigung Zuviel. Germany, Bastei Lubbe.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
Don't Tell Me It's Impossible Until I've Already Done It.
Ghosted for Pam Lontos.
Reprint, 1988. New York, Berkley.
New York, William Morrow.
Real Winning: Faith in the Lives of Thirteen Great Athletes. Word Books.
The Cotton Bowl Classic: The First Fifty Years.
Cover title: The First Fifty Years, Cotton Bowl Classic.
Host Communications.
National Directory of College Athletics.
Authored chapter on Cotton Bowl history.
Franks Publishing Ranch.
1987
NFL Team Report '87.
Authored team previews.
Signet.
1988
NFL Team Report '88.
Authored team previews.
Signet.
The Official 1988 Dallas Cowboys Bluebook.
Spine title: 1988 Dallas Cowboys Bluebook IX.
Taylor Publishing Co.
Sportswriter's Eye Series.
General editor, Carlton Stowers. Collections of sports columns from Jim Murray, Blackie Sherrod, Bob Verdi and Edwin Pope.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.,
4 vols.
Thrill Killers.
By Cliff Linedecker. Foreword by Carlton Stowers.
PaperJacks.
1989
Sportswriter's Eye Series.
General editor, Carlton Stowers. Collections of sports columns from Mickey Herskowitz, Furman Bisher, Art Spander and Jerry Izenberg.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.,
4 vols.
The Best of Texas Football.
Articles included in this anthology.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
FBI Undercover: The True Story of Special Agent "Mandrake."
By Larry Wansley and Carlton Stowers.
Reprint, 1991. Pocket Star.
Pocket Books.
"Please -- Don't Kill Me": The True Story of the Milo Murder
By William Dear and Carlton Stowers.
Reprint, 1989. Ballantine Books.
Houghton Mifflin.
1990
Innocence Lost.
Reprint, 1991. Pocket Star Books.
Japanese translation, 1998, Hiraku.
Pocket Books.
A Passion for Victory.
Ghosted for Jack Harris.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
1991
A Hero Named George: A True Story of an Undercover Police Officer.
Illustrated by Pat Stowers.
Dallas, Community Justice
Foundation of Texas; printed by
Taylor Publishing Co.
I'll Try Anything Once, Misadventures of a Sports Guy.
By Giles Tippette. Foreword by Carlton Stowers.
Dallas, Taylor Publishing Co.
1994
Hard Lessons: A True Story of Life in a Street Gang.
Illustrated by Pat Stowers.
Dallas, Community Justice
Foundation of Texas; printed by
Taylor Publishing Co.
Open Secrets: A True Story of Love, Jealousy and Murder.
German translation, 1994. Offene Geheimnisse. Germany, Bastei Lubbe.
Pocket Books.
1995
Sins of the Son.
Reprint, May 2000. St. Martin's, New York.
German translation, 1996. Die Sunden meines Sohnes. Germany, Bastei Lubbe.
New York, Hyperion.
1997
Marcus.
Co-author.
New York, St. Martin's.
1998
To The Last Breath. New York, St. Martin's.
2000
Strength of the Heart.
Co-authored by Marcus Allen and Carlton Stowers
Andrews McMeel Publishers