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  • Taylor & Francis This Great Symbol

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  • Taylor & Francis This Great Symbol

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    Book SynopsisThis Great Symbol is the definitive study of the origins of the modern Olympic Games and of their founder, Pierre de Coubertin, whose ideological stamp the Olympics still bear. Behind this fascinating blend of biography and history lies an impressive framework of cultural, social, and psychological theories skilfully employed to interpret the creation and symbolism of the modern Olympic Games. Hailed as both a classic in sport history and as a paradigmatic study in the anthropology of the past, This Great Symbol helped launch the new collaboration between historians and cultural anthropologists that continues to mark the human sciences worldwide. For this 25th anniversary edition, Professor MacAloon adds a new preface evaluating subsequent scholarship on Coubertin and the Olympic origins and a highly personal afterword describing the impact of This Great Symbol on his own subsequent career as an Olympic anthropologist and cultural performance theorist. Table of Contents1. Preface to the Second Edition 2. Introduction: Laocoon 3. Nobel Works, Glorious Examples, Generous Sacrifices 4. The Vision at Rugby Chapel 5. Athletic Education 6. The Olympic Idea 7. The Mighty Working of a Symbol: From Idea to Organization 8. An Indescribable Spectacle 9. Conclusion: Flags and Flowers 10. Afterword

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  • Taylor & Francis The History of Motor Sport

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  • Taylor & Francis A Social History of Tennis in Britain

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  • Taylor & Francis The Gay Games A History Routledge Critical Studies in Sport

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  • Taylor & Francis Sport in Capitalist Society

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  • Taylor & Francis Sport in Capitalist Society

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  • Taylor & Francis Ltd Forty Years of Sport and Social Change 19682008

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  • Taylor & Francis The History of Motor Sport A Case Study Analysis Sport in the Global Society Historical Perspectives

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  • Taylor & Francis Ltd Sport in Museums

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    Book SynopsisThis book explores, in breadth and depth, the role of sport in museums. It surveys the history of sport in museums, including the growth in sport museums and halls of fame driven by major sports teams and sport organisations. The book considers the humanistic benefits of the promotion of sporting heritage within museums, and presents cases, museums stories and best practice from around the world.Sport in Museums is essential reading for all students, researchers, curators, and historians with an interest in sport. It is also a useful resource for researchers and advanced students working in museum studies, heritage studies or cultural history.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Sport and Museums, 1. The Material Culture of Sport: Part 1, 2. The Material Culture of Sport: Part 2, 3. Sports Collections: Artifacts, Memorabilia, and More, 4. The Role of a National Sport Museum: An Ambitious Balancing Act, 5. Rugby, Reconciliation and Post-Apartheid Public Memory: From the South African Rugby Museum to the Springbok Experience, 6. Understanding Sport Museums in the Digital Age, 7. The Silverstone Interactive Museum and British Motor Sport Heritage: Vroom with a View, 8. The China Sports Museum: Its Past, Present and Future, 9. Establishing Everyday Edutainment Experiences within Glocal Sports Stadia: "Selfies from the Sidelines", 10. A Visitor-Focused Approach to Sports Museums and Sports Halls of Fame: Symbiosis in Diversity, 11. Sporting Heritage in the UK, 12. Piquing Public Curiosity and Critical Intrigue in Athletic Performance: Sport in Science Museums, 13. A Strange Love for Smelly Objects: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sports Museum, 14. Best Practice in Sports Museums and Sport in Museums

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  • Taylor & Francis Ltd The Olympic Winter Games at 100

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    Book Synopsis2024 marks the 100-year anniversary of the winter sports week festival celebrated in Chamonix in 1924, which is now recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games. As a globally watched quadrennial mega-event, the Winter Olympics is unique from both summer sport festivals and other winter festivals, such as the Winter X Games.This book explores the impacts, issues, and legacies of the past century of the Olympic Winter Games. Grounded in sport history, the chapters in this volume draw on the disciplines of cultural history, diplomatic history, global history, environmental history, and media history to analyze the continued allure of the Winter Olympics, a century after its origin, and in light of the sustained and significant problems facing the Olympic movement. Host cities' efforts to create positive and lasting legacies are analyzed to highlight the challenges and complexities that have plagued the Olympic movement throughout the last century.Table of ContentsIntroduction - A Century of Olympics on Ice and Snow Part I: Challenges and Complexities of the Olympic Winter Games 1. Olympic Winter Games, ‘Cold Sports’, and Inclusive Values 2. Summer Meets Winter: African Nations Participating at the Winter Olympics, 1960–2018 3. The Cool Runnings Effect: Flexible Citizenship, the Global South, and Transcultural Republics at the Winter Olympic Games 4. Lost in the Vault?: Demonstration Sports at the Winter Olympics and How Digital Media Can Bring Them ‘Back to the Future’ 5. Snowboarding Youth Culture and the Winter Olympics: Co-Evolution in an American-Driven Show 6. Planning for Legacy in the Post-War Era of the Olympic Winter Games Part II: National and Local Aspirations to Host Winter Games 7. The Icy Road towards the First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix 1924 8. Canadian Government Involvement in Calgary’s Failed 1968 Winter Olympic Bid 9. The Games That Never Happened: Social Reception and Press Coverage of the Kraków Bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics (2012–2014) 10. Winter Olympic Referendums: Reasons for Opposition to the Games Part III: Politics and Diplomacy at the Games 11. The 1928 Olympic Winter Games in St Moritz: Tourism, Diplomacy and Domestic Politics 12. Grenoble 1968, Albertville 1992, and the Establishment of a Strategy to Protect and Market the Winter Olympic Emblems 13. A Tale of Two Medals: The USA, Olympic Ice Hockey and Popular American Views of Détente (1972) and Renewed Cold War (1980) Part IV: Environmental, Physical, and Social Legacies 14. The 1952 and 1994 Olympic Flames: Norway’s Quest for Winter Olympic Identity 15. The Environmental Reimagining of Olympic Sarajevo 16. ‘A Strong, Sustainable Legacy:’ The Environment and Japan’s Winter Olympics 17. Olympic Winter Games in Non-Western Cities: State, Sport and Cultural Diplomacy in Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022 Conclusion - The Future of Olympic Winter Games Research

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  • The Glory Game

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Glory Game

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  • Badasses

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Badasses

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  • The Glory of Their Times

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Glory of Their Times

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  • War Room

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc War Room

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    Book SynopsisBill Belichick is one of the titans of today’s game of football. Now, sports commentator and bestselling author Michael Holley follows three NFL teams—the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Falcons—from training camp 2010 through the Super Bowl and into the April draft, opening a new window into Belichick’s influence on the game. This one-of-a-kind exploration takes football fans behind the scenes of the most popular sport in America, with unprecedented insider access to the head coaches, scouts, trainers, and players who make the game what it is—including new insights from Bill Parcells, Todd and Dick Haley, and Belichick himself. For true fans of the game, and for readers of Badasses, Patriot Reign, and Boys Will Be Boys, Holley’s War Room is not to be missed.

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  • The DiMaggios

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The DiMaggios

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  • My Conference Can Beat Your Conference

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Conference Can Beat Your Conference

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  • The Last Innocents

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Last Innocents

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  • The Big Fella

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Big Fella

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  • Americas Game The NFL at 100

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Americas Game The NFL at 100

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  • Baseball Americana

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Baseball Americana

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  • Power Ball

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Power Ball

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    Book Synopsis“Winner of the 2018 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year.”The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A’s and eventual World Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades.On September 8, 2017, the Oakland A’s faced off against the Houston Astros in a game that would signal the passing of the Moneyball mantle. Though this was only one regular season game, the match-up of these two teams demonstrated how Major League Baseball has changed since the early days of Athletics general manager Billy Beane and the publication of Michael Lewis’ classic book.Over the past twenty years, power and analytics have taken over the game, driving carefully calibrated teams like the Astros to victory. Seemingly every pitcher now throws mid-90s heat and studiously compares their mecha

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  • Steve Kerr

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Steve Kerr

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    Book SynopsisForged by the crucible of this family saga, Steve went on to chart an unparalleled life in basketball, on the court and on the sidelines.The only coach other than Red Auerbach to lead a team to the Finals five consecutive seasons, Kerr seems destined for the Basketball Hall of Fame.Trade Review"Thrilling. ... Casual fans and hoops nuts alike will love this illuminating work." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Riveting. ... Deftly recounted. ... Kerr's time with the Bulls comes alive in the author's telling. ... This engaging biography is a must-read for basketball fans." — Library Journal (starred review) "If Lou Gehrig were here, he might agree Steve Kerr is the luckiest man alive, as Steve often says. Because Steve's is a heck of a story and you could write a book about it. Oh, right. Scott Howard-Cooper did. And it's well told through Steve's personal triumphs and tragedy and triumph and triumph and triumph, all achieved and experienced with endearing humor and humility. You can't believe how he got there until you know how he did. And then you appreciate Steve even more and Scott for bringing the story to us." — SAM SMITH, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jordan Rules “The Kerr story is an amazing one, and Scott Howard-Cooper has given us a fascinating look at a fascinating life. Kerr takes such a mirthful, ironic approach, filled with self deprecation, to so much of the business of competing, yet make no mistake. Underneath all of that is a hard-edged, driven competitor, burnished in many cases by disappointment and sorrow, yet possessed of immense wisdom and insight into the emotional lives of NBA players and coaches. Scott Howard-Cooper has captured brilliantly the mystery of all that. I must say I'm quite envious.” — ROLAND LAZENBY, author of Michael Jordan: The Life "Steve Kerr has lived an amazing life, with moments of great elation and immense pain. Scott Howard-Cooper has put together an important, well-researched book that reflects all the ups and downs of Kerr's journey through basketball and beyond, with keen insights as to what makes him a successful coach and a deeply admirable human being. You don't have to be a Warriors fan, or even a basketball fan, to enjoy this book." — SETH DAVIS, basketball reporter and author, CBS Sports and The Athletic "A compelling account that demands a place in any sports collection." — Booklist "[A] highly entertaining look at one of basketball’s most interesting people." — Plainview Herald "One of the few writers with the combination of juice and talent to make a project like this work. ... A comprehensive look at one of the most interesting men in professional sports today. ... A breezy, fast-moving read that—much like its titular namesake—makes the majority of its shots." — The Maine Edge

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  • Rickey

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rickey

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    Book Synopsis“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that made an icon the way they are.” - Sports IllustratedFrom the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game.Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said.But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave

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  • The University of Chicago Press Selling the Yellow Jersey The Tour de France in

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    Book SynopsisYellow Livestrong wristbands were taken off across America early last year when Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he had doped during the seven Tour de France races he won. This book examines the Tour's development in France as well as the event's global athletic, cultural, and commercial influences.Trade Review"In this original and compelling examination of the Tour de France's commercial, economic, and cultural history, Reed inserts the world's greatest bicycle race into the broader narrative of globalization even as he illustrates the important role local and national context plays in shaping the Tour's many meanings." (Christopher Thompson, author of The Tour de France: A Cultural History)"

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  • The University of Chicago Press Love Game

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  • University of Illinois Press Illini Legends Lists and Lore

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    Book SynopsisTrade Review"Mike Pearson's book is one that every Illini should have on their shelf. It's a book that you can turn to any page and learn something you never knew."--Dana Howard, 1994 Butkus Award winner"Mike Pearson's anthology reminds me of what an honor it is to have represented the University of Illinois in the athletic arena. Every time I pick up my copy, I discover another golden nugget from some moment in the storied Illini history and I'm humbled to be one character in a well-documented narrative spanning 126 years. The legends, lists and lore bring depth and color to the rich heritage found in every sport on campus and each page invites me to celebrate the athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty, fans and community members who make up this diverse multi-generational family known as the Fighting Illini."--Nancy Thies Marshall, 1972 Olympian"Mike Pearson's Illini Legends, Lists and Lore is a great addition to the library of every Fighting Illini alum and fan alike. Mike's insight and attention to detail is unparalleled. A true Illini historic treasure!"--Deon Thomas, Illinois basketball's all-time leading scorer"Only Mike Pearson, with his background and love for the university, could have imparted such depth and detail to the Illini story. It offers great insights beginning in the nineteenth century, and carrying through George Huff and Avery Brundage to the modern era with accompanying references to the university and the nation. Just a fantastic book."--Loren Tate

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  • MO - University of Illinois Press The Rise of the National Basketball Association

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    Book SynopsisHow the NBA went from nothing to "nothing but net"Trade Review"A fascinating story about the evolution of the NBA. Surdam's command of the economic history of the formative years of the NBA is flat- out impressive. He tells a very compelling story of the role of a small group of owners who stayed with the sport and the league when it was always on the verge of financial collapse and then began to cash in when the league caught on in the 1960s, a long-shot gamble that paid off big."--James Quirk, coauthor of Hard Ball: The Abuse of Power in Pro Team Sports"If you're a fan of the NBA—and I mean a real fan of the league and its history— Surdam's book won't disappoint. Surdam tells well the story of the founders creating a league in which uncertainty and excitement were part of every contest."--EH.Net

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  • The Ancient Eight

    Hachette Books The Ancient Eight

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  • Hachette Books Splash 10000 Years of Swimming

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    Book SynopsisChoose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming! From man''s first recorded dip into what''s now the driest spot on earth to the splashing, sparkling pool party in your backyard, humans have been getting wet for 10,000 years. And for most of modern history, swimming has caused a ripple that touches us all--the heroes and the ordinary folk; the real and the mythic. Splash! dives into Egypt, winds through ancient Greece and Rome, flows mostly underground through the Dark and Middle Ages (at least in Europe), and then reemerges in the wake of the Renaissance before taking its final lap at today''s Olympic games. Along the way, it kicks away the idea that swimming is just about moving through water, about speed or great feats of aquatic endurance, and shows you how much more it can be. Its history offers a multi-tiered tour through religion, fashion, architecture, sanitation and public health, colo

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  • The Baseball Stunts Scandals and Secrets Beneath

    Random House USA Inc The Baseball Stunts Scandals and Secrets Beneath

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    Book SynopsisThe Baseball is a salute to the ball, filled with insider trivia, anecdotes, and generations of ball-induced insanity—from Zack Hample, the bestselling author of Watching Baseball Smarter • Which Hall of Famer once caught a ball dropped from an airplane? • Why do balls get stamped with invisible ink?         • What’s the best ticket to buy for catching a foul ball? • Which part of the ball once came from dog food companies?• How could a 10,000-year-old glacier help a pitcher grip the ball?   In this enlightening, entertaining, and often wildly funny book, Zack Hample shares ballpark legends and lore, explores the history of the baseball souvenir craze, and also details the evolution of the ball. Finally, Hample—who has snagged more than 4,600 balls from 48 different major league stadiums—offe

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  • Random House USA Inc Off Speed Baseball Pitching and the Art of

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    Book SynopsisLonglisted for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. The lively and fascinating story of baseball’s 150-year hunt for the perfect pitch. In August 2012, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays in what Terry McDermott calls “one of the greatest exhibitions of off-speed pitches ever put on.” For McDermott, a lifelong fan and student of baseball, the extraordinary events of that afternoon inspired this incisive meditation on the art of pitching. Within the framework of Hernandez’s historic achievement, Off Speed provides a vibrant narrative of the history and evolution of pitching, combining baseball's rich tradition of folklore with the wealth of new metrics from a growing legion of statisticians who are transforming the way we think about the game. Off Speed is also the personal story of a fan’s steadfast devotion, first kindled in McDermo

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  • Where Nobody Knows Your Name

    Random House USA Inc Where Nobody Knows Your Name

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    Book SynopsisMinor league baseball is quintessentially American: small towns, small stadiums, $5 tickets, $2 hot dogs, the never-ending possibility of making it big. But looming above it all is always the real deal: Major League Baseball. John Feinstein takes the reader behind the curtain into the guarded world of the minor leagues, like no other writer can. Where Nobody Knows Your Name explores the trials and travails of the inhabitants of Triple-A, focusing on nine men, including players, managers and umpires, among many colorful characters, living on the cusp of the dream. The book tells the stories of former World Series hero Scott Podsednik, giving it one more shot; Durham Bulls manager Charlie Montoya, shepherding generations across the line; and designated hitter Jon Lindsey, a lifelong minor leaguer, waiting for his day to come. From Raleigh to Pawtucket, from Lehigh Valley to Indianapolis and beyond, this is an intimate and exciting look at life in the minor leagues, where you&rs

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  • Whos on Worst

    Random House USA Inc Whos on Worst

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    Book SynopsisWho were the best ballplayers of all time? It's an endless question, but here's something much more fun: Who was the worst of all time? Who was the lousiest pitcher? The biggest goat? The most despicable owner? The most over-paid bum? Finally, Filip Bondy answers these questions, wielding his own brand of formidable research, advanced sabermetrics and considerable wit to provide this indispensable guide to the less glorious side of our national pastime. Each chapter is filled with rich and colorful stories about the players unfortunate enough to be chosen in each category--like Too Fat to Bat or Anyone Seen My Mitt. So welcome to the Hall of Shame. It's awesome.

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  • The Game

    Back Bay Books The Game

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  • Showboat

    Back Bay Books Showboat

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  • Fathers  Daughters  Sports Featuring Jim Craig

    Random House USA Inc Fathers Daughters Sports Featuring Jim Craig

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    Book SynopsisAn inspiring anthology of sports short stories for any father, daughter or parentThank heavens for Title IX. That dusty piece of 1970s legislation not only made an entire generation of American women fitter and stronger and more self-confident, but it also gave fathers throughout the country a greater opportunity to bond with their daughters. The evidence fills the covers of this collection of essays by a stellar roster of sports journalists, champion athletes, and celebrated writers. In the Introduction, basketball star Rebecca Lobo recalls how her dad’s advice continued to ring in her ears long after she last played hoops with him on the gravel driveway of their Massachusetts home. Sportswriting legend Dan Shaughnessy celebrates his daughters’ eye-opening softball exploits. Chris Evert recounts how her tennis coach father, Jimmy, taught her coolness under fire. Bill Simmons proudly bequeaths his love of the NBA to his preschool-aged daughter. Doris

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  • Outcasts United

    Random House USA Inc Outcasts United

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  • Welcome to the Circus of Baseball

    Random House USA Inc Welcome to the Circus of Baseball

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    Book SynopsisA gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a fresh-out-of-college intern for a minor league baseball team. Madness and charm ensue as Ryan McGee spends the season steeped in sweat, fertilizer, nacho cheese sauce, and pure, unadulterated joy in North Carolina with the Asheville Tourists.A sweet and funny book that reminds us it’s not just the game itself that draws us. It’s also the people. —Tom Verducci, MLB Network, Fox & Sports Illustrated, and New York Times bestselling author of The Yankee YearsIn the spring of 1994, Ryan McGee (new college graduate) bombed his coveted interview with ESPN--the only place he ever wanted to work. But he did receive one job offer: to work for $100 a week for the Asheville Tourists, a proud minor league baseball team in the heart of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. McCormick Field, home to the Tourists, had once been grace

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  • The Last Headbangers NFL Football in the Rowdy

    WW Norton & Co The Last Headbangers NFL Football in the Rowdy

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    Book SynopsisThe inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history—pro football’s raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence.Trade Review"A head-slap of a book. Whap, yeah, that’s how it was." -- Roy Blount, Jr., author of About Three Bricks Shy of a Load and Alphabet Juice"Wired, crazy, hard-hitting, a pure winner." -- Jeff Pearlman, author of Boys Will Be Boys and Sweetness"About as subtle as a kick in the head." -- Scott Simon, NPR"Featuring arguably the greatest collection of weirdos, maniacs, misfits, heroes and villains ever gathered under any dome other than the U.S. Capitol." -- Greg Schneider - Washington Post"Kevin Cook celebrates the rough-edged heroes of the 1970s NFL, vividly re-creating some of the game’s unforgettable moments." -- Jonathan Mahler, author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning

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  • The Age of Football

    WW Norton & Co The Age of Football

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    Book SynopsisA monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time—by its preeminent historian.Trade Review"Superb.… Goldblatt provides vignettes and beautifully crafted case studies, country by country, of contemporary politics and economics, told through, and around, the global game." -- TLS"Reading David Goldblatt, you don’t just understand football better. You understand the world a bit better, too. The breadth of his research is unmatched, and the writing is always a pleasure." -- Simon Kuper, best-selling coauthor of Soccernomics"Scintillating." -- Barney Ronay - Guardian"A globe-trotting magnum opus." -- Tobias Jones - Sunday Times"Essential reading not just for fans of the sport, but also for students of geopolitics." -- Kirkus (starred review)"Next time people tell you politics has no place in football, tell them to read David Goldblatt’s The Age of Football." -- Cas Mudde, University of Georgia"[Goldblatt] writes about soccer with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic." -- David Runciman - Wall Street Journal

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  • Kicks The Great American Story of Sneakers

    Random House USA Inc Kicks The Great American Story of Sneakers

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    Book Synopsis“A vivid picture of how what we wear on our feet can tell us what it really means to be an American.”—Vanity Fair “Expansive, thorough, and entertaining . . . a comprehensive look at how much the sneaker became a signature indicator of cool.”—The Wall Street Journal A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity “It’s gotta be the shoes.” When Spike Lee said it to Michael Jordan in a 1989 commercial, it was with a wink and a nod—what makes MJ so good? His Nike Air Jordan IIIs, of course. But as Nicholas Smith reveals in this captivating history, Lee’s line also speaks to the sneaker’s place at the heart of American culture.  Once the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and cr

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  • Crown Gator My Life in Pinstripes

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  • The University of Michigan Press Africas World Cup

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  • Tall Men Short Shorts

    Random House USA Inc Tall Men Short Shorts

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    Book SynopsisThis part memoir, part sports story (Wall Street Journal) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Bam chronicles the clash of NBA titans over seven riveting games—Celtics versus Lakers, Russell versus Chamberlain—covered by one young reporter. Welcome to the 1969 NBA Finals!They don’t set up any better than this. The greatest basketball player of all time - Bill Russell - and his juggernaut Boston Celtics, winners of ten (ten!) of the previous twelve NBA championships, squeak through one more playoff run and land in the Finals again. Russell’s opponent? The fearsome 7’1” next-generation superstar, Wilt Chamberlain, recently traded to the LA Lakers to form the league’s first dream team. Bill Russell and John Havlicek versus Chamberlain, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. The 1969 Celtics are at the end of their dominance. The 1969 Lakers are unstoppable. Add to the mix one

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  • Billy Martin Baseballs Flawed Genius

    Mariner Books Billy Martin Baseballs Flawed Genius

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  • Strokes of Genius Federer Nadal and the Greatest

    Cengage Learning, Inc Strokes of Genius Federer Nadal and the Greatest

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  • 100 Yards of Glory The Greatest Moments in NFL

    Mariner Books 100 Yards of Glory The Greatest Moments in NFL

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    £29.75

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