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The Legendary Harry Caray: Baseball's Greatest Salesman

Don Zminda · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Harry Caray is one of the most famous and beloved sports broadcasters of all time, with a career that lasted over 50 years. Always a baseball fan, Caray once vowed to become a broadcaster who was the true voice of the fans. Caray's distinctive style soon resonated across St. Louis,...
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University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education

JOSHUA HUNT · Melville House
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike--and what that means for the future of academics and college sports.In the world of college sports, winning means big dollars. But that money often comes at a cost. University of Nike explores the University of Oregon's...
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This Much Country

Kristin Knight Pace · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs from one of only a handful of women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.In 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided to accept...
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