{"product_id":"the-philly-fans-code-9781439905999","title":"The Philly Fans Code","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and quirky take on Philadelphia legends and the meaning of tough athlete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A veritable cheesesteak between covers, Mike Tanier's The Philly Fan's Code is a book no self-respecting Philadelphia sports fan can be without.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Gregg Easterbrook, ESPN\u003cbr\u003e\"Honest, incisive, funny, and compulsively readable, The Philly Fan's Code is the perfect book for Philly sports fans. Mike Tanier offers a fresh take on age-old debates about the legacies of the city's most memorable and controversial athletes, inviting readers to reconsider the reputation and history of Philadelphia fans.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Tom McAllister, author of Bury Me in My Jersey: A Memoir of My Father, Football, and Philly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Answer in Theory, but Not in Practice \u003cbr\u003e2. The Bully Who Made Us Believe \u003cbr\u003e3. The Slugger Who Won Our Hearts, Eventually \u003cbr\u003e4. The Man, and the Man Crush \u003cbr\u003e5. The Showman We Could Not Boo. Or Could We? \u003cbr\u003e6. The Babe Ruth of Backspin \u003cbr\u003e7. The Haunted, Eternal Samurai \u003cbr\u003e8. The Defense of the Minister \u003cbr\u003e9. The Role Model for the Non-Role Models \u003cbr\u003e10. He Called Us the F-Word \u003cbr\u003e11. He Brooded Back at Us \u003cbr\u003e12. The Idiot Man, Hallelujah \u003cbr\u003e13. Better Than the Greatest, If Only Briefly \u003cbr\u003e14. The Reluctant Enforcer \u003cbr\u003e15. The Once and Future Captain \u003cbr\u003e16. The Pan-Dimensional Catcher \u003cbr\u003e17. He Left Us So He Could Stay with Us \u003cbr\u003e18. The Baby Brother We Could Not Pick On. Yet. \u003cbr\u003e19. The Haters’ Favorite \u003cbr\u003e20. The Ultimate Something or Other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermission: Coaches and Executives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. The Forever Flyer \u003cbr\u003e22. The Man from Lovetron \u003cbr\u003e23. He Taught Us to Win, and Laid Off the Action \u003cbr\u003e24. The Origin of the Booed Species \u003cbr\u003e25. The Other Fighter \u003cbr\u003e26. The Man Who Spoiled Memories \u003cbr\u003e27. The Slaphappy Workhorse \u003cbr\u003e28. The Legend We Could Love \u003cbr\u003e29. He Gave His Life for Philly Toughness \u003cbr\u003e30. The Agony of the Feet \u003cbr\u003e31. He Nailed the Good Ol’ Boy Act \u003cbr\u003e32. He No Longer Takes That Fifth Day Off \u003cbr\u003e33. The Spirit of ’64, the Year That Wasn’t \u003cbr\u003e34. The Quarterback We Grew Up With \u003cbr\u003e35. Point Guard for a Nation \u003cbr\u003e36. Ameba, Enigma, Goaltender \u003cbr\u003e37. The Thinking Man’s Slob \u003cbr\u003e38, 39. The Lost Brothers \u003cbr\u003e40. The Forgotten Hall of Famer \u003cbr\u003e41. All He Had Was Four Little Words \u003cbr\u003e42. He Was Too Tall to Disappear \u003cbr\u003e43. The Wildest Thing We’d Ever Seen \u003cbr\u003e44. The (Briefly) Perfect Reliever \u003cbr\u003e45. The Man Who Got the Credit \u003cbr\u003e46. The Defenseman in the Shadows \u003cbr\u003e47. Backache, Headache, Heartache \u003cbr\u003e48. The Greatest Mistake \u003cbr\u003e49. The Bat Who Wouldn’t Leave \u003cbr\u003e50. The Face of the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408304185687,"sku":"9781439905999","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439905999.jpg?v=1730502360","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-philly-fans-code-9781439905999","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}