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Against football : one fan's reluctant manifesto Cover Image Book Book

Against football : one fan's reluctant manifesto

Almond, Steve. (Author).

Summary: Argues that not only is American football hazardous to players' health, and especially to their brains, but also that American support of the sport encourages violence, prejudices, and other ethically troubling behavior.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781612194158 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 161219415X (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781612194165 (ebk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 178 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, [2014]

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note: I wasn't out cold, but I was out -- A brief and wildly subjective history of football -- A deep and true joy penetrated my being -- You knock my brains out this Sunday and I knock your brains out the next time we meet -- This eager violence of the heart -- "Get money!" on three -- The love song of Richie Incognito -- The blind spot -- Their sons grow suicidally beautiful -- All games aspire to a condition of war -- Bill Simmons draws the line -- Stop being a fan, start being a player.

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  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at Clayton County Library System.

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      Headquarters Library 		796.332 ALMOND, STEVE ( Send Text)
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      Lovejoy Branch 		796.332 ALMOND, STEVE ( Send Text)
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