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In Against Football Steve Almond details why, after 40 years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves. Using a synthesis of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique, Almond asks a series of provocative questions: Does our addiction to football foster a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia? What does it mean that our society has transmuted the intuitive physical joys of childhood--run, leap, throw, tackle--into a billion-dollar industry?

Cards on the table - author Tim Forbes is not quite right. Want proof? How else could you explain him spending a full year of his life attending 100 uniquely different sporting events - involving 50 separate sports? Speed-dating with the entire sporting world initially revealed only painful truths, but what he ultimately learned in the most unassuming of venues had a dramatic impact on Tim’s life as a fan, a sports entrepreneur, and - however humble - an athlete.

Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the face of abuse and discrimination. In Game Misconduct, reporters Evan Moore and Jashvina Shah reveal hockey's toxic undercurrent which has permeated the sport throughout the junior, college, and professional levels.

“Get your head out of your phone and stop doomscrolling. Read Let Us Play instead.”—Jay Onrait, sports anchor “A crucial playbook that athletes and nonathletes alike can use to help make sports an inclusive place for all.”—Meghan Duggan, 3-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, USA...

The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle. Over the course of two years...

Uncover the intense sports history of combat, where bare-knuckle survival transformed into a regulated global spectacle. Perfect for an energetic gym workout or a gripping morning commute, this narrative tracks the fists of marginalized fighters who battled for honor, survival, and national...

This book tells the story of one man’s vision combined with the tales of a bunch of ordinary men and one brave woman, who make up around 20% of the total membership of the marvelous Moulton Masters Walking Football Club.

Radical gender activists are using a pseudoscientific theory of human biology to hijack sports and subvert the long-established concept of fair play - forcing women and girls to risk their safety, pushing them aside for male athletes using the excuse of “inclusivity”.

Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground. Have you ever tuned into your favorite sports highlights show, only to find the talking heads yammering about the newest Trump tweets or what an...

Trace the energetic sports history of a quiet British pub game that transformed into a global pop culture spectacle. Perfect for your morning commute, this engaging narrative transports you from the smoky taverns of twentieth-century Britain to the roaring, brightly lit arenas of modern...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A riveting look at what is really said and done behind closed doors with the New York Yankees, the most famous and wealthiest sports franchise in the world Using the 2018 baseball season as the backdrop, Inside the Empire gives readers the real, unvarnished...

From New York Times best-selling author Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports. What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football. Two generations have produced three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero-turned-New Orleans Saint; his son Peyton, widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game; and Peyton's younger brother, Eli, who won two Super Bowl rings of his own.

After covering the American sports scene for 15 years, Chuck Culpepper suffered from a profound case of Common Sportswriter Malaise. He was fed up with self-righteous proclamations, steroid scandals, and the deluge of in-your-face PR that saturated the NFL, the NBA, and MLB. Then in 2006, he moved to London and discovered a new and baffling world - the renowned Premiership soccer league. Culpepper pledged his loyalty to Portsmouth, a gutsy, small-market team at the bottom of the standings. As he puts it, “It was like childhood, with beer.”

看着社交媒体上的大合照心动不已，却总因害怕自己跑得太慢而对集体晨跑望而却步？这种普遍存在的配速焦虑，正是阻碍你享受社交健身乐趣的最大心理障碍。抛开那些苛刻的竞速指标，运动社群的大门绝非只为精英跑者敞...

当肾上腺素褪去，那些决定胜负的极限高压与致命失误背后，隐藏着怎样的人性真相与艰难抉择？抛开冷冰冰的冠军头衔与比分面板，这是一场专为硬核体育迷打造的听觉思想碰撞。无论你是在通勤拥堵中寻求精神释放，还是...

Poczuj euforię triumfu i palący wstyd sportowych kontrowersji, które w ułamek sekundy bezpowrotnie podzieliły kibiców. Idealny towarzysz codziennych dojazdów, ten wciągający i pełen napięcia reportaż zabiera cię prosto na głośne trybuny. Zrozumiesz dogłębnie, jak jedna ułamkowa...

一次发生在19世纪寄宿学校里的公然犯规，究竟是如何打破常规，演变成一项风靡全球且充满战术美感的硬核竞技体育？当那个男孩抱起球狂奔，历史的齿轮开始转动，混乱的草地争抢逐渐蜕变为规则严密的团队对抗。对于渴...

Conquiste seu espaço na corrida para iniciantes e transforme a vergonha do próprio ritmo em confiança e pertencimento. Se você sempre quis participar de um grupo esportivo, mas teme ficar para trás, este é o seu passaporte para um ambiente acolhedor e sem julgamentos. Ideal para ouvir...

Reviva a glória do esporte e o fracasso absoluto em histórias reais que transformam meros espectadores em fanáticos. Seja no trajeto diário para o trabalho ou durante o treino na academia, esta experiência imersiva transporta você direto para as arquibancadas lotadas. Prepare-se para uma...

Uma simples transgressão escolar forjou a rica cultura de um esporte mundial nesta fascinante investigação histórica. Explore como a lenda de um jovem correndo com a bola nas mãos se misturou aos fatos para criar uma tradição atlética inabalável. Transforme seu trajeto diário ou sua...