Basketball and the Age of Obama
Alexander Wolff
The influence Barack Obama has had on basketball and vice versa, in essays and photographs
192 pages
| 10 x 8
| 108 color photos, 22 halftones
Myth, Genealogy, and Invention in the Cultures of Basketball
Yago Colás
Examining the nature, origin, and purpose of popular myths in basketball, past and present
228 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 color photo
Edited by Kevin Kerrane
Three decades of reporting from one of the most provocative sports writers in the country
240 pages
| 6 x 9
John B. Lord
The extraordinary story of the man who helped bring a World Series championship back to Philadelphia
328 pages
| 6 x 9
The Story of the Negro League Star and Hall of Fame Catcher
Rich Westcott
Now in Paperback—the first biography of arguably the greatest catcher in the Negro Leagues
208 pages
| 5.375 x 8.5
| 1 table, 3 figures, 20 halftones
Observations and Arguments on the Sports Business
Andrew Zimbalist
Feisty essays from one of the nation's top sports economists
312 pages
| 6 x 9
Thomas Hauser
From the bestselling author, an insider’s look into a year of “the sweet science”
256 pages
| 6 x 9
Race, Sport, and Philosophy
Grant Farred
Probing the cultural and philosophical forces at play in three under-regarded moments in sports history
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 halftones
Rich Westcott
An engaging history of sports in the Philadelphia area during the twentieth century
400 pages
| 7 x 10
| 151 halftones
Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry
Andrew Zimbalist
A look at the future of the business of sports in America
234 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 14 tables
American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes
David Wangerin
From bestselling author David Wangerin, a history of America's on-again, off-again, and on-again love affair with the beautiful game
264 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 halftones
New Pride, Old Prejudice
Alan Klein
From the author of Sugarball, a look at the important and contested relationship between Major League Baseball and Dominican player development
200 pages
| 6 x 9
Champions Edition
Ray Didinger with Robert S. Lyons
An updated edition of the best-selling book The Eagles Encyclopedia celebrating the Super Bowl Champions, the E-A-G-L-E-S!
512 pages
| 8.3125 x 10.875
| 33 color photos, 368 halftones
The Charismatic Life of a War Hero and NFL Legend
David Lyons
Forthcoming Fall 2023 — Pre-order your copy now
267 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 halftones
Title IX and Social Change
Edited by Andrew Zimbalist and Nancy Hogshead-Makar
A reader of influential essays on the history and future of Title IX
328 pages
| 7 x 10
| 7 tables
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