Sports Illustrated: Greatest Covers

The editors of Sports Illustrated have published "Sports Illustrated: The Covers," a 208-page collection highlighting every Sports Illustrated cover through mid-May 2010. With more than 2,500 color photos, the book, released Oct. 12, 2010, by Sports Illustrated Books at $29.95, showcases the magazine's historical and iconic covers, in chronological order, starting with the first issue Aug. 16, 1954. Divided and organized by decade, the index is further supplemented by chapter introductions written by the Sports Illustrated editor most closely associated with each 10-year block. (Courtesy Sports Illustrated)