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-- Forty million dollar slavesc2006., Three Rivers Press Call No: 796.08 Rho Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the participation of African-Americans in professional sports. Argues that black athletes are no more free than slaves were in pre-Civil War America. Incorporates personal anecdotes and interviews with research.
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-- Twelve greatest rounds of boxingc2003., Sport Classic Books Call No: 796.83 Pac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles twelve of the best fights in the history of boxing and provides behind-the-scenes information for each of them.
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-- Fifty most dynamic duos in sports history2013., Scarecrow Press Call No: 796 COH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Takes a look at the careers of remarkable athletes, selecting fifty of the most productive pairs in professional sports based on statistics, team impact, and overall place in history for basketball, baseball, football, and hockey.
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2012., Greenhaven Press Call No: 338.47 ARE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: "Are Players' Unions Good for Professional Sports Leagues?: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
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[2020]., Adolescent, Doubleday Call No: HI-INT 796.3 FEI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Sports journalist John Feinstein returns to his first love--college basketball--with a fascinating and compelling journey through a landscape of unsung, unpublicized and often unknown heroes of Division-1 college hoops"--Provided by publisher.
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c2002., Juvenile, DK Pub. Call No: 796.357 Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A compendium of more than 225 top ten lists about baseball, covering such topics as most career strikeouts, and highest percentage of Hall of Fame votes received.
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2008, Juvenile, Rosen Central Call No: 796.323 63 0973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Inside men's college basketballSummary Note: Examines the teams, players, coaches, and championships of the Big East Basketball Conference.
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-- KareemÃ2017., Adolescent, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: MEMOIR NF ABD Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[The author], Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [shares] his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Baseball Hall of Famec2009., Running Press Call No: 796.35709 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Treasure trove of facts, stories, and photos that trace baseball from its origins in the nineteenth century through its expansion and evolution to the game it is today, all told through the lens of those who played it best.
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c1991-., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 796.0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Best American series
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2019., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: B Ham Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shares details on the life of the young woman who lost her arm in a shark attack, but continued to pursue her dream of surfing.
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By Gwinn, Dylan[2015]., Regnery Publishing Call No: 070.4 GWI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Most of us see sports as a welcome-even blessed-relief from the challenges and frustrations of everyday life. We want to sit back, open a beer, and enjoy the game. But many of those who bring us the game have a different agenda-they use their broadcasting platform to harangue us with their own politically correct preoccupations. If a seventh-round NFL draft pick who can't make the team or an over-the-hill basketball player declares that he's gay, he gets wall-to-wall media coverage and is hailed as a hero. If a stripper accuses college lacrosse players of rape, liberal sports reporters lead the lynch mob-with no apologies when the bearers of "white privilege" are proved innocent. In his blistering new book Bias in the Booth, sports reporter and commentator Dylan Gwinn takes you inside the sports media spin machine to reveal what they hope you won't notice: the sports media are no different from the news and entertainment media"--
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c2013. ., Pre-adolescent, Andrews McMeel Pub. Call No: GN Pei Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Extremely confident middle school student Nate Wright continues to fight daily at P.S. for causes and earning straight A's.
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c2015., Primary, Bellwether Media, Inc. Call No: 796.812092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Epic: Wrestling superstars.Summary Note: "Engaging images accompany information about Big Show. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.
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2010., Roaring Brook Press Call No: 796.83092 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.
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c2006., W.W. Norton Call No: B Oher Edition: 1st ed. Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Argues that in football as in daily life, the moral value we place on a person changes with the rules of the game he or she plays. Explains how love impacts an adopted boy and releases the "size, speed, and agility" in him which is necessary for protecting a quarterback.
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2009, c2007., W.W. Norton Call No: HI-INT B LEW Edition: Movie tie-in ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s)
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c2006., Norton Call No: 921 OHER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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c2006, Norton Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.