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25 produkter
Brazil's Dance With The Devil (updated Olympics Edition)
The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2016
205 kr
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The people of Brazil celebrated when they learned that in the space of two years their country would host the world's two largest sporting events: the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. Now they are protesting in numbers the country hasn't seen in decades. Dave Zirin relies on fieldwork …
Jim Brown
Last Man Standing
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2018
262 kr
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A unique biography of Jim Brown--football legend, Hollywood star, and controversial activist--written by acclaimed sports journalist Dave Zirin. The author spent considerable time with his subject, speaking with him at length about his life and career. Jim Brown is recognized as perhaps the …
Bad Sports
How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2010
173 kr
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A THOUGHT-PROVOKING LOOK AT THE BIG BUSINESS AND IMMORAL PRACTICES BEHIND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS BY ACCLAIMED SPORTSWRITER DAVE ZIRIN, HAILED AS THE “CONSCIENCE OF AMERICAN SPORTSWRITING” ( THE WASHINGTON POST ) The fastest-growing sector of today’s sports audience is the alienated fan. Complaints …
People's History Of Sports In The United States
250 Years of Politics, Protest, the People, the Play
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2009
179 kr
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A riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-than-life sporting characters and dramatic contests, this is an alternative political history of the United States as seen through the games its people played. Replete with surprises for seasoned sports, it will also amaze anyone interested in history …
Bad Sports
How Owners Are Ruining the Games We Love
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2012
177 kr
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Funny, engaging, and sharply pointed in his appraisal of the sports complex bankrupting our cities, the celebrated author of A People’s History of Sports in the United States returns with a hard-hitting indictment of big business and the corrupt practices that are ruining the sports we love.When …
Game Over
How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2013
189 kr
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Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it rule number one of the jockocracy': sports and politics just don't mix. But as the celebrated alt-sportswriter Dave Zirin shows, politics has entered the modern sports arena with a vengeance. This timely and hard-hitting new book reveals the many ways …
Game Over
How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2011
159 kr
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"Enlightening" essays on athletes, activism, and the important role sports plays in our society (Publishers Weekly). Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it "rule number one of the jockocracy": sports and politics just don''t mix. But in truth, some of our most important debates about class, race, …
Welcome to the Terrordome
The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2007
225 kr
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“Dave Zirin is the best young sportswriter in America.”—Robert Lipsyte This much-anticipated sequel to What’s My Name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sports writing, looking at the controversies and trends now shaping sports in the United States—and abroad. Features …
What's My Name, Fool?
Sports and Resistance in the United States
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2005
232 kr
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“Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential “Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back to the 1920s.”—Lester Rodney, N.Y. Daily Worker sports editor, 1936–1958 “Zirin has an amazing …
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
Av Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin
Inbunden, 2018
277 kr
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Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organiser, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds …
Kaepernick Effect
Taking a Knee, Changing the World
Av Dave Zirin
Inbunden, 2021
235 kr
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Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how “taking a knee” triggered an awakening in sports, from the celebrated sportswriter“The Kaepernick Effect reveals that Colin Kaepernick’s story is bigger than one athlete. With profiles of courage that leap off the page, Zirin uncovers a whole …
Kaepernick Effect
Taking a Knee, Changing the World
Av Dave Zirin
E-bok, 2022
134 kr
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Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter"With profiles of courage that leap of the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national movement of citizen-athletes fighting for racial …
Kaepernick Effect
Taking a Knee, Changing the World
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2022
162 kr
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Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how “taking a knee” triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter “With profiles of courage that leap of the page, Zirin uncovers a whole national movement of citizen-athletes fighting for …
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)
Av Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin
Inbunden, 2019, 12-15 år
285 kr
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Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds his voice to discussions of racism and …
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
Av Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2019
190 kr
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A version for Young Adults is also available. Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he …
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)
Av Dave Zirin, Michael Bennett
E-bok, 2019
251 kr
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Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, an organizer, and a change maker. He''s also one of the most humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds his voice to discussions of racism and …
John Carlos Story
The Sports Moment That Changed the World
Av Dave Zirin, John Wesley Carlos
Inbunden, 2021
607 kr
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2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary WorkBiography/Autobiography"A powerful and poignant memoir."Cornel West, from the foreword"John Carlos is an American hero. And finally he has written a memoir to tell us his storyand a powerful story it is. I couldn't put this book …
What's My Name, Fool?
Sports and Resistance in the United States
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2005
225 kr
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Offers a provocative and engaging look at the dirty business of sports and the inspired people who play them. From icons of the past like Billie Jean King to today's global superstars like Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sports writer today. …
Welcome To The Terrordome
The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2007
262 kr
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The much-anticipated sequel to What's my name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sports writing, looking at the controversies and trends now shaping sports in the US and abroad. Always insightful, never predictable.
People's Historian
The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
Av Dave Zirin
Häftad, 2026
464 kr
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A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of America. From The Nation magazine columnist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin, The …
The John Carlos Story : The Sports Moment That Changed the World
Av Dave Zirin, John Wesley Carlos
Inbunden, 2011
494 kr
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