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The fourth hand
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John Irving |
"The Fourth Hand asks an interesting question: "How can anyone identify a dream of the future?" The answer: "Destiny is not imaginable, except in dreams or to those in love."".
"While reporting a st… |
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Rammer, jammer, yellow, hammer
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Warren St. John |
A journey into the heart of football mania follows the author's odyssey by RV with the world's most obsessive sports fanatics to follow Alabama fans and their Crimson Tide team from game to game acro… |
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The Fourth Hand
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John Irving |
While reporting a story from India, Patrick Wallingford, a New York television journalist, has his left hand eaten by a lion. Millions of TV viewers witness the accident, and Patrick achieves instant… |
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J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!
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Aimee Aryal |
New York Jets fans from all over the area are headed to the stadium for a football game. Read along as Jets fans cheer the team to victory! |
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Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper
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Stephen J. Dubner |
As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner's hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner's father died, he became obsessed—he dreamed of his hero every nig… |
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Against football
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Steve Almond |
Argues that not only is American football hazardous to players' health, and especially to their brains, but also that American support of the sport encourages violence, prejudices, and other ethicall… |
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Dixieland Delight
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Clay Travis |
There is no college ball more passionate and competitive than football in the Southeastern Conference, where seven of the twelve schools boast stadiums bigger than any in the NFL and 6.5 million fans… |
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Prelude to the playoff
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Jim Stack |
"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right! - With that idealistic thought slung on his shoulder, Jim 'Stahu' Stack, and his companion fan ego, 'Fanny', set forth on a crusade to restore the sport o… |
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If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer?
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Jere Longman |
The last time a Philadelphia professional sports team won a championship, Ronald Reagan was in the White House and Return of the Jedi was number one at the box office. No city with all four major spo… |
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Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
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Warren St. John |
Author's first person account of events occuring during a season of Alabama football focusing on travel, game day tailgating, and post-game celebrations or mourning. Focuses on the fans of the tea… |
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