The Joy of Sports: End Zones, Bases, Baskets, Balls, and the Consecration of the American Spirit...an exhilarating exercise full of uncanny insights... --Publishers Weekly Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Part | 1 |
The Natural Religion | 18 |
The Metaphysics of Sports | 40 |
Copyright | |
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