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Anyone who reads the newspaper, watches television, or listens to casual conversation on the street is aware of the ubiquitous nature of sport. There is no topic that should be of greater interest to social science in general and anthropology in particular than the study of human sport.

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Based on newly discovered documents and interviews, Montville traces Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his amazing baseball career in Boston and New York where he entered the record books as the world's most explosive slugger.

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The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey provides the definitive collection of sporting wit, from participants and observers alike.

The book covers the full gamut of the sports spectrum and provides over 4,000 side-splittingly funny quotes - some examples of incisive sporting wit, others inadvertent howlers never to be forgotten;

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Darling, who helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series, is considered one of the most articulate and insightful broadcasters in baseball. Now, he presents an engaging, practical, and philosophical exploration of the art, strategy, and psychology of pitching.

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The Crackerjack Gang is a collection of the most unorthodox, but sincerely exceptional, group of baseball players I coached over the last twenty (20) years.

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The book analyses how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever, from its pivotal role in the evolution of the sports industry and its trailblazing impact on the broader media industry.

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The book analyses how new media, and in particular, digital and social media, has changed the world of sports forever, from its pivotal role in the evolution of the sports industry and its trailblazing impact on the broader media industry.

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In his distinctive style, bestselling author Kurlansky examines the staggering amount of baseball talent that has originated in the impoverished area of San Pedro, in the Dominican Republic, and discovers wider meanings about place, identity, and, above all, baseball.

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Offers insights into the players and personalities that linger long in the memory and presents a fresh look at the epic contests that turned Ireland's Games into a national soap opera. This book presents a celebration of the good, the bad and the beautiful of Gaelic Games.

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Drawing on historical research, this work demonstrates how athletics influence the class composition and campus ethos of selective schools, as well as the messages that these institutions send to prospective students, their parents, and society at large. It shows that athletic programs raise even more difficult questions of educational policy.

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Much in the tradition of Buzz Bissinger revisiting Odessa, TX to write a brand new chapter for his updated edition of Friday Night Lights, this is the 10th Anniversary Edition of the classic baseball story of the Cape Cod Baseball League, the country's premier summer proving ground for elite prospects.

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One wild read (Rick Reilly, Sports Illustrated) about a unique city trying to find itselfand about three gamblers who win, lose, and risk everything during the college basketball season

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Originally published: New York: Random House, c2010.

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The two men responsible for Collingwood's recent success dig to the core of what success - in sport and life in general - is all about in an inspirational book that transcends Australian Football.

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Presents the story of Jim Morris' departure from the minor leagues after a string of injuries, his career as a high school physics teacher, and his eventual return to the minors followed by an all-star career in the majors.

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Most troubling of all, however, are the societal problems created by the sports industry, which include racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.

Peter and Laura Finley's comprehensive work confronts the many problems facing athletics today.