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“michael gibbons”

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  • When Football Came Home

    England, the English and Euro 96

    by Michael Gibbons ...
    When Football Came Home is the story of the 1996 European Championship played out in England, the centerpiece of a momentous and unforgettable summer, Britain's second summer of love. In the space of a month the England team went from staggering out of a Hong Kong nightclub in disgrace to within a stud's width of reaching the final at Wembley. It was a summer that nobody really wanted to end—and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Football in Baltimore

    History and Memorabilia from Colts to Ravens

    by Ted Patterson, Dean Smith ...
    Baltimore's remarkable football traditions—from the Colts to the Ravens—expressed in sports memorabilia.The second edition of Ted Patterson’s illustrated history of football in Baltimore continues the story of the Ravens' success—from their first Super Bowl victory in 2001 to the emotional parade through downtown Baltimore after winning Super Bowl XLVII. Patterson is joined by Baltimore poet and ... Read more

    $41.79 USD

  • Football in Baltimore

    History and Memorabilia from Colts to Ravens

    by Ted Patterson, Dean Smith ...
    Baltimore's remarkable football traditions—from the Colts to the Ravens—expressed in sports memorabilia.The second edition of Ted Patterson’s illustrated history of football in Baltimore continues the story of the Ravens' success—from their first Super Bowl victory in 2001 to the emotional parade through downtown Baltimore after winning Super Bowl XLVII. Patterson is joined by Baltimore poet and ... Read more

    $41.79 USD

  • The New Production of Knowledge

    The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies

    by Helga Nowotny, Simon Schwartzman, Peter Scott, Martin Trow, Michael Gibbons, Camille Limoges ...
    In this provocative and broad-ranging work, the authors argue that the ways in which knowledge - scientific, social and cultural - is produced are undergoing fundamental changes at the end of the twentieth century. They claim that these changes mark a distinct shift into a new mode of knowledge production which is replacing or reforming established institutions, disciplines, practices and policies ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

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  • The System

    The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football

    by Jeff Benedict, Armen Keteyian ...
    A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the YearNCAA football is big business. Every Saturday millions of people file into massive stadiums or tune in on television as "athlete-students" give everything they've got to make their team a success. Billions of dollars now flow into the game. But what is the true cost? The players have no share in the oceans of money. And once the lights go down, the glitter ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Messi – 2013 Edition

    The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend

    by Luca Caioli ...
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    El Pibe de Oro. The Golden Boy. Diego Maradona's unwaning shadow looms large over world football. In 2007 the brilliant Argentine chose Lionel Messi as his successor to the famous No. 10 shirt. But you can never be sure that potential will be fulfilled.Three years later, Messi – El Pulga, the Flea – is a European Champion, Olympic Gold Medallist, the most naturally gifted footballer on the planet ... Read more

    $6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The GM

    The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It

    by Tom Callahan ...
    In the summer of 2006, the NFL’s most senior general manager, Ernie Accorsi, invited Tom Callahan “inside” the Giants organization to experience a season—Accorsi’s last—from the front office, the locker room, the sidelines, and the tunnel. Tom made no promises, except that he’d bring to the project the same fairness and thoroughness that characterized his acclaimed Unitas biography, Johnny U. The ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • More than a Game

    The Glorious Present--and the Uncertain Future--of the NFL

    by Brian Billick, Michael MacCambridge ...
    Today's National Football League is more successful, more exciting, and more popular than ever. But the game in the twenty-first century is also ruled by a constant quest for more money. Super Bowl-winning head coach Brian Billick's More Than a Game examines how the relentless competition off the field affects the game on the field, and what it means for the future of America's most popular sport ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Billion Dollar Game

    Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Day In American Sport - Super Bowl Sunday

    by Allen St. John ...
    A fascinating portrait of the National Football League, the Super Bowl, and all the position players who come together to create the biggest cultural phenomenon in American sports.Think the Super Bowl is only about two teams of titans clashing on the field? Think again. The Super Bowl is about fans, hundreds of millions of fans. It’s about money, more money than the GDP of twenty-five sovereign ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Death to the BCS: Totally Revised and Updated

    The Definitive Case Against the Bowl Championship Series

    by Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter, Jeff Passan ...
    With all-new reporting, a completely revised and updated second edition of the bestseller that takes down the Great Satan of college sports: the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).Every college sport picks its champion by a postseason tournament, except for one: Divsiion I-A football. Instead of a tournament, fans are subjected to the Bowl Championship Series, an arcane mix of polling and mathematical ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Mannings

    The Fall and Rise of a Football Family

    by Lars Anderson ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports.What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football. Two generations have produced three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero–turned–New Orleans Saint; his son Peyton, widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game; and Peyton’s younger ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Green Bay Packers

    Trials, Triumphs, and Tradition

    by William Povletich ...
    On the field, legends like Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, and Brett Favre made the Green Bay Packers into a professional football powerhouse. But the history of the NFL’s only small-town franchise is as much a story of business creativity as gridiron supremacy. Behind every Packer who became a legend on the field, there was an Andrew Turnbull, Dominic Olejniczak, or Bob Harlan, leaders whose dedication ... Read more

    $12.39 USD