Sports in America"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles Times There is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrupting effects of money and fame. Even before these problems made national headlines, master writer James A. Michener was growing concerned about the state of sports in America. Only Michener could tackle a subject so big and leave us amazed and apalled by what we've learned, yet still loving the games we grew up on. |
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Page 165
... young and of meager population , a program was initiated whereby women would be conscripted as soldiers , and the Israeli military quickly discovered that young women of draft age made just as good soldiers as young men , save for the ...
... young and of meager population , a program was initiated whereby women would be conscripted as soldiers , and the Israeli military quickly discovered that young women of draft age made just as good soldiers as young men , save for the ...
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... young men I had been watching over the past week . Now came the cut- ting time , and one of the scouts pointed to three young . blacks , attractive , well - behaved rookies whom everyone liked , and said , " Tonight they come to the end ...
... young men I had been watching over the past week . Now came the cut- ting time , and one of the scouts pointed to three young . blacks , attractive , well - behaved rookies whom everyone liked , and said , " Tonight they come to the end ...
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... young athletes physically able to play for any college but mentally prepared for nothing more advanced than the fourth grade . It is these who must be protected . And the place to start is at the beginning of college . These young men ...
... young athletes physically able to play for any college but mentally prepared for nothing more advanced than the fourth grade . It is these who must be protected . And the place to start is at the beginning of college . These young men ...
Contents
Basic Principles | 15 |
Ways of Participating | 33 |
Sports and Health | 87 |
Copyright | |
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