Against football, one fan's reluctant manifesto, Steve Almond
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Against football, one fan's reluctant manifesto, Steve Almond
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Against football
Oclc number
870896626
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Steve Almond
Sub title
one fan's reluctant manifesto
Summary
"Here, New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves. Using a synthesis of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique, Almond steps back from the seductive din of the gridiron to ask a series of provocative questions: What does it mean that our society has transmuted the intuitive physical joys of childhood—run, leap, throw, tackle—into a billion-dollar industry? How did a sport that causes brain damage become the leading signifier of our institutions of higher learning? Does our addiction to football foster a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia? There has never been a book that exposes the dark underside of America’s favorite game with such searing candor."--, Publisher's website
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