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World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team
Peggy Shinn - ForeEdge Format: Paperback
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What makes a great team?Sports journalist Peggy Shinn answers this question in her enthralling account of the dramatic rise of the U.S. women's cross-country ski team, winners of eight medals at three world championships over the past five years.Shinn's story - based on dozens of interviews... |
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Throwback: A Big-League Catcher Tells How the Game Is Really Played
Jason Kendall - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Ever Wonder What's Being Said at Home Plate?How a Team Silently Communicates?What Goes on in the Clubhouse Behind Closed Doors?America's pastime has always left fans and amateur players alike yearning for the answers to questions about how pros play the game. Jason Kendall is an All-Star... |
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Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius
Bill Pennington - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered... |
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The Closer
Mariano Rivera - Little Brown & Co. Format: Hardcover
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The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted... |
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The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West
JOHN BRANCH - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A gripping portrait of one family's gamble that rodeo and ranching are the future of the West -- and not just its past.For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders -- some call them the most successful rodeo family in history. Now Bill... |
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A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred
George Will - Crown Archetype Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times-bestselling history of America's most beloved baseball stadium, Wrigley Field, and the Cubs' century-long search for World Series gloryIn A Nice Little Place on the North Side, leading columnist George Will returns to baseball with a deeply personal look... |
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages
DAVID ROSS - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Theo Epstein An inspiring memoir from David Ross, the veteran catcher dubbed "Grandpa Rossy," who became the heart and soul of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship team.In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making,... |
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A Life Well Played: My Stories
Arnold Palmer - St Martin'S Press Format: Print book
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The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player... |
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Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball 2nd Edition
Keith Miniscalco - Human Kinetics Format: Print book
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You volunteered to coach the basketball team, but are you really ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Basketball has the answers. Yes, the wildly popular and entertaining... |
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Is There Life After Football?: Surviving the NFL
Richard S. Jones - NYU Press Format: Hardcover
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In January 2014, President Barack Obama made headlines when he confided to New Yorker reporter Davis Remnick that, if he had a son, he would discourage him from playing in the NFL. "I would not let my son play pro football," he told the writer. Obama's words came on the heels... |
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Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds
Nick Foles - Tyndale Momentum Format: Hardcover
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*New York Times Bestseller*Get ready to defy the odds when everyones counting you out.When the Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fans -- and commentators -- assumed the Eagles season was over.Instead, Nick Foles came... |
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The Patch
John McPhee - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Hardcover
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An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any bookThe Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The... |
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Orr: My Story
Bobby Orr - G. P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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One of the greatest sports figures of all time breaks his silence in a memoir as unique as the man himself. He has never written a memoir, authorized a biography, or talked to journalists about his past, but now he is finally ready to tell his story. Bobby Orr is often referred... |
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Runner's World Big Book of Running for Beginners: Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Have Fun
Jennifer Van Allen - St Martins Pr Format: Paperback
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Every day, people are reaching their get-up-or-give-up moments and resolving to change. And they're realizing that running is the simplest, cheapest, and most effective way to lose weight, gain confidence, and relieve stress. For newcomers, the obstacles are fierce. There are fears... |
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Philip H Knight - Scribner Format: Print book
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In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Young, searching,... |
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The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created
JANE LEAVY - Harper Format: Hardcover
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From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boy and Sandy Koufax, comes the definitive biography of Babe Ruth - the man Roger Angell dubbed "the model for modern celebrity."He lived in the present tense - in the camera's lens. There was no frame... |
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100 More Swimming Drills
Blythe Lucero - Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH Format: Paperback
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To swim better, we have to swim more efficiently. While good technique is the foundation of efficient swimming, it is difficult to achieve by simply swimming lap after lap. Ongoing stroke problems leave many people feeling unrewarded. Therefore, swimming drills are a fundamental and ongoing... |
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A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the Pga Tour
John Feinstein - Little Brown & Co Format: Hardcover
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A behind-the-scenes study of men's professional golf follows a turbulent year on the PGA tour, sharing portraits of superstars and rising players, the pressures of a high-profile sport, and dramatic tournament moments. By the author of A Season on the Brink. 100,000 first printing.... |
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The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families
Kevin Cook - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable look at how baseball families share our national pastime.Baseball honors legacies -- from cheering the home team to breaking in an old glove handed down from father to son. In The Dad Report, award-winning sportswriter Kevin Cook weaves a tapestry of uplifting stories in which... |
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Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town
S L Price - Atlantic Monthly Press Format: Print book
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In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot, pulling in thousands of families from Europe and the Jim Crow south.... |
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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
KEITH O'BRIEN - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multiday events, and cities... |
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The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom
Phil West - Overlook Press Format: Print book
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A spirited and detailed account of the first 20 years of Major League Soccer, the visionaries who believed Americans would finally embrace soccer, and the fans who fulfilled that vision.In 1988, FIFA decreed that the 1994 World Cup would be played in the United States - with the condition... |
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Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life In the Minor Leagues of Baseball
John Feinstein - Doubleday Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed #1 bestselling author . . . a riveting journey through the world of minor-league baseball "No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they're pitching or hitting in Triple-A." - Chris Schwinden, Triple-A pitcher "If you don't like it here,... |
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The Captain Class: The Hidden Force That Creates the World's Greatest Teams
SAM WALKER - Random House Format: Hardcover
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The founding editor of The Wall Street Journal's sports section profiles the greatest teams in history and identifies the counterintuitive leadership qualities of the unconventional men and women who drove them to succeed.The secret to winning is not what you think it is.... |
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Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
John Branch - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Paperback
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"Shows us, in tender detail, a life consumed by our unholy appetites." -- Steve Almond, New York Times Book Review The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions... |
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Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre
Jeff Pearlman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game's last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give... |
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Snowboarding in Southern Vermont: From Burton to the US Open
Brian L. Knight - The History Press Format: Paperback
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During the 1980s and 1990s, the "Manchester and the Mountains" area of Vermont was the epicenter of the fledgling sport of snowboarding. With the presence of Burton Snowboards, the U.S. Open Championships and one of the earliest machine-built halfpipes at Stratton Mountain, the local... |
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They Called Me God: The Best Umpire Who Ever Lived
Doug Harvey - Gallery Books Format: Hardcover
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In the pageantry of baseball, one select group is virtually unknown in the outside world, derided by fans, faced with split-second choices that spell victory or defeat. These men are up-close observers of the action, privy to inside jokes, blood feuds, benches-clearing brawls, and managers'... |
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Beckett Basketball Card Price Guide: 2013 Edition
James Beckett - Beckett Pubns Format: Book
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Offers checklists and pricing for basketball card sets from 1910 to present, includes pricing for other collectibles, and provides a brief history of basketball cards. |
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Pedro
Pedro Martinez - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from... |
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Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
Phil Robertson - Howard Books; Nineteenth Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.LIVING THE DREAM Duck calls - though the source of his livelihood - are not what makes... |
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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World
Carli Lloyd - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there In 2015, the U.S .Women's National Soccer Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that electrified... |
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson - William Morrow & Company Format: Hardcover
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The capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field. But what if we all can go farther, push harder, and achieve more than we think were capable of
Blending cutting-edge science and gripping storytelling in the spirit of Malcolm Gladwellwho... |
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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
Andy Hall - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Format: Hardcover
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Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to the locals as Denali - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.... |
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Count the Rings!: Inside Boston's Wicked Awesome Reign as the City of Champions
Bob Halloran - Lyons Press Format: Hardcover
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A boastful, fully illustrated, Boston fan's celebration of the most amazing run of sports dominance any city has seen: 10 championships from 4 teams in just 16 yearsThe perfect gift for the Boston sports fan - a full-color, illustrated celebration of the city's historic, unprecedented... |
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Unstoppable: My Life So Far
Maria/ Cohen Rich Sharapova - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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From five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, the candid, captivating story of her rise to tennis stardomIn the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step off a Greyhound bus in Florida and head straight to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. They ring the bell, though no one is expecting... |
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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
Tim Howard - Harper Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith... |
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The Fall Line: How American Ski Racers Conquered a Sport on the Edge
Nathaniel Vinton - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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A journey into the world's original extreme sport: downhill ski racing.Harnessing nature's most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until... |
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Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian
Anthony Ervin - Akashic Books Format: Print book
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"Here Ervin and swim trainer and journalist Markides combine talents to create a biography that is part first-hand narrative by Ervin, with Markides filling in the details and providing context. The formula works, pulling readers into Ervin's experience of the thrill of victory... |
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The Outsider: A Memoir
Jimmy Connors - Harper; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication... |
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How Cycling Can Save the World
Peter Walker - TarcherPerigee Format: Paperback
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Peter Walker - reporter at the Guardian and curator of its popular bike blog - shows how the future of humanity depends on the bicycle. Car culture has ensnared much of the world - and it's no wonder. Convenience and comfort (as well as some clever lobbying) have made the car the transportation... |
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Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field
Donald Driver - Random House Inc Format: Book
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The legendary NFL receiver, all-time receptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers, and Dancing with the Stars champion looks back on his life and career. When he was picked in the seventh-round of 1999 NFL draft, Donald Driver couldn't find Green Bay on a map. He was given little... |
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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma
Kostya Kennedy - Little Brown & Co Format: Hardcover
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"Kennedy's book on the tarnished and enigmatic Rose is exceptional. Like the best writing about sport--Liebling, Angell--it qualifies as stirring literature. I'd read Kennedy no matter what he writes about." --Richard FordPete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst... |
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Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Andrew Forsthoefel - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America.Life is fast, and I've found it's easy to confuse the miraculous for the mundane, so I'm slowing... |
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Lennyball: A Memoir of Life on the Edge
Lenny Dykstra - William Morrow Format: Print book
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A TOP-TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AN INSTANT CLASSIC OF HUSSLE AND EXCESS ..."Tough, straight, upsetting, and strangely beautiful. ONE OF THE BEST SPORTS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES I'VE EVER READ. It comes from the heart." - Stephen King"THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND! Obviously... |
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Redskins: Insult and Brand
C Richard King - UNP - Nebraska 2016. Format: eBook
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The Washington Redskins franchise remains one of the most valuable in professional sports, in part because of its easily recognizable, popular, and profitable brand. And yet "redskins" is a derogatory name for American Indians. The number of grassroots campaigns to change the name... |
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