|
|
|
|
||
|
HELP | |
|
  $11.95 List price:
Sale Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
More copies of this ISBN:What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United Statesby Dave Zirin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:What's My Name, Fool? offers a no-holds-barred look at the business of sports today. In humorous and accessible language, Zirin shows how sports express the worst, as well as the most creative and exciting, features of American society. Review:"Beautifully illustrates the connection between sports, struggle, politics, and resistance." Chuck D, Public Enemy Review:"Out from the greed, myths, freeloading, cover-ups, censorships, and gouging of big time commercial sports comes the clear voice, honest pen and vigilant eyes of David Zirin. Put this book down only to pray, eat and sleep." Ralph Nader Review:"I am a baseball fan, and I love this book. It is so refreshing to have a sports writer who writes with such verve and intelligence, who also has a social conscience,and who refuses to keep those parts of his life separate. This is a rare contribution to social history, something I have been looking for, a sports history which understands how the issues of race and class are inextricable from the world of sports." Howard Zinn, third baseman, switch hitter Review:"The sports industry has long needed an alternative voice, someone to rage away at issues of money, race, and celebrity. Dave Zirin is that voice. He's right about some things. He's wrong about some things. But on every issue, he writes with attitude, with edge, and with humor. What's My Name Fool is must reading." Lester Munson, Sports Illustrated Review:"Dave Zirin's inspiring account of sports nonconformists, from race rebels to antiwar athletes, is a halftime speech for radicals. This book is a left uppercut to the solar plexus of the sports industrial complex." Andrew Hsiao, former sports editor, The Village Voice, and senior editor, The New Press Review:"Zirin is America's best sportswriter." Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential Review:"Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back to the 1920s." Lester Rodney, NY Daily Worker, sports editor 1936-1958 Review:"Zirin has an amazing talent for covering the sports and politics beat. Ranging like a great shortstop, he scoops up everything! He profiles the courageous and inspiring athletes who are standing up for peace and civil liberties in this repressive age. A must read!" The Progressive Review:"This is cutting-edge analysis delivered with wit and compassion." Mike Marqusee, author of Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties Synopsis:Here Edgeofsports.com sportswriter Dave Zirin shows how sports express the worst, as well as the most creative and exciting, features of American society. Zirin explores how Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash-time show exposed more than a breast, why the labor movement has everything to learn from sports unions and why a new generation of athletes is no longer content to "play one game at a time"and is starting to get political. What's My Name, Fool? draws on original interviews with former heavyweight champ George Foreman, Olympian and black power saluter John Carlos, NBA basketball player and anti-death penalty activist Etan Thomas, antiwar women's college hoopster Toni Smith, Olympic Project for Human Rights leader Lee Evans and many others. Synopsis:"Zirin is America's best sportswriter."-Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential "Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back to the 1920s."-Lester Rodney, N.Y. Daily Workersports editor, 19361958 "Zirin has an amazing talent for covering the sports and politics beat. Ranging like a great shortstop, he scoops up everything! He profiles the courageous and inspiring athletes who are standing up for peace and civil liberties in this repressive age. A must read!"-Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive "This is cutting-edge analysis delivered with wit and compassion."-Mike Marqusee, author, Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties Here Edgeofsports.comsportswriter Dave Zirin shows how sports express the worst, as well as the most creative and exciting, features of American society. Zirin explores how Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash-time show exposed more than a breast, why the labor movement has everything to learn from sports unions and why a new generation of athletes is no longer content to "play one game at a time"and is starting to get political. What's My Name, Fool!draws on original interviews with former heavyweight champ George Foreman, Olympian and black power saluter John Carlos, NBA basketball player and anti-death penalty activist Etan Thomas, antiwar women's college hoopster Toni Smith, Olympic Project for Human Rights leader Lee Evans and many others. Popular sportswriter and commentator Dave Zirinis editor of The Prince George's Post(Maryland) and writes the weekly column "Edge of Sports"(edgeofsports.com). He is a senior writer at basketball.com. Zirin's writing has also appeared in The Source, Common Dreams, College Sporting News, CounterPunch, Alternet, International Socialist Review, Black Sports Network, War Times, San Francisco Bay Viewand Z Magazine. About the AuthorPopular sportswriter and commentator Dave Zirin is editor of The Prince George's Post (Maryland) and writes the weekly column "Edge of Sports"(edgeofsports.com). He is a senior writer at basketball.com. Zirin's writing has also appeared in The Source, Common Dreams, College Sporting News, CounterPunch, Alternet, International Socialist Review, Black Sports Network, War Times, San Francisco Bay View and Z Magazine. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment: | |||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Don't Miss
