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| 1. | The Zinn of Sports |
| (Newtown, PA) July 2, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I'm not a sports fan. I have sports ADD, but I love this book. Think of it
as a People's history of Sports, like Howard Zinn's book, People's history
of America.
Dave Zirin, a sports commentator for Air America
Radio, ... read full review |
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| 2. | Sports writing like is should be! |
| (washington, dc) June 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| A People's History of Sports!
Dave Zirin may save sports
journalism, yet! He cuts
through the hype, corporatism, and racism
to tell stories of
inspiration, resistance, and humanity that we
never
hear from ESPN. This... read full review |
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| 3. | hate bush? love sports? this is for you |
| (DC) June 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I can't believe there aren't more books like this one. Often, people i
know try to separate the two. however, Zirin's book points out that they
do collide, often in dramatic ways.
My only complaint is that
he misses... read full review |
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| 4. | This book will blow your mind |
| (DC) June 29, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| If you haven't read Dave Zirin's sports writing, you need to start. This
guy writes about sports with a love of the game and also an eye on social
justice and radical politics that will make your head spin.
I got this book... read full review |
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| 5. | The game is on |
| (DC) July 13, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| In the tradition of Lester Rodney and Ralph Wiley, Dave Zirin bridges
the
gap between social issues and pop culture with a smooth blend of
radical
passion and street smart prose. He's the thinking man's
sports fan and the
sports fan's thinking man. |
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| 6. | Finally! A book that tells it. |
| (New York, NY) July 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Dave's ability to connect the dots of how society influences sports and the
other way around helps expose that the real problem with sports isn't
competition or over paid players but that sports in America mirrors... read full review |
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| 7. | A sportswriter for the rest of us |
| (Davis, CA USA) July 16, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Finally! A sportswriter for the rest of us: Ordinary folk angry at Bush,
upset over Iraq, disgusted by racism...and always rooting for the home
team.
Jackie Robinson! John Carlos! Barry Bonds! Etan Thomas!
Toni Smith!... read full review |
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| 8. | A Plea to The Daily Show With Jon Stewart--Book Him! |
| (New York, New York) July 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Dave Zirin writes with a piercing wit, a passion for justice, and an
encyclopedic knowledge of sports and figures of resistance. He has a
great way of imparting information--you learn as you laugh. A zinger that
you wish... read full review |
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| 9. | Amazing!!! |
| (New York, NY) July 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| There is absolutely nothing out there that compares to the analysis in this
book. Being a sports fan and being pissed off at what this government is
doing to people here and around the world is hard thing. This book... read full review |
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| 10. | Nobody's Fool |
| (Brooklyn, NY) July 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Zirin tells it like it is. He has an amazing ability to combine love of the
game with hard-hitting commentary. Racism, corporate greed, moral
hypocrites, and two-bit hustlers (err, politicians), Zirin takes them all
on,... read full review |
