Come a little farther south, and learn about Akron-Canton Football Heritage, a book that declares, ``To the people of this region, the Tigris and the Euphrates are the start of human civilization, but Route 21 and Interstate 77 are the start of life.'' Craig Holbert, an archives associate at the University of Akron, and husband-and-wife team Thomas and Margaret Maroon compiled the pictorial in Arcadia Publishing's Images of Sports series, including photos of the Cleveland Bulldogs and Paul Brown, along with brief bios of local college and pro players. The book (128 pages, softcover) costs $19.99 from www.arcadiapublishing.com.