Wedded to the Game: The Real Lives of NFL Women (Bison Original, 2006) explores what it’s really like living in the shadow of the NFL. Bringing a background in sociology and a firsthand understanding of being married to the NFL, Shannon … Continue reading Excerpt: Wedded to the Game
Jackson Michael is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the Maxwell Football Club and the author of The Game Before the Money (Nebraska, 2014). How does it feel to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of … Continue reading Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees
The following is an excerpt from Operation Kinetic: Stabilizing Kosovo by Sean M. Maloney (July 2018). On the sweltering night of 12 June 1999, Canadian Coyote reconnaissance vehicles pulled out of the Krivolak training area south of Skopje, Macedonia, and headed for … Continue reading EXCERPT: Operation Kinetic
This excerpt from Turning Points in Jewish History by Marc J. Rosenstein (July 2018) was originally published on the JPS website. Where Were the Women? Surveying the texts of Jewish history up to the mid-20th century, it is hard … Continue reading EXCERPT: Turning Points in Jewish History
The following is adapted from The Soccer Diaries: An American’s Thirty-Year Pursuit of the International Game by Michael Agovino, now available in paperback. Agovino recently wrote for the Washington Post about the US hosting another World Cup in 2026. … Continue reading The Soccer Diaries: When The World Cup Semifinal Came to New York
The following is an excerpt from The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast (June 2018) by Amy Essington. From Chapter 3: John Ritchey Integrates the San Diego Padres, 1948 While California and Oregon delayed ratifying … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Integration of the Pacific Coast League
The following is an excerpt from American Detective: Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations by Thomas A. Reppetto (June 2018). Contrary to conventional wisdom, detectives are the … Continue reading Excerpt: American Detective
The following is an excerpt from The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting (June 2018) by Roger Kahn, edited and with an introduction by Bill Dwyre. Read more … Continue reading Excerpt: The Roger Kahn Reader
The following is an excerpt from Soldiers of the Nation: Military Service and Modern Puerto Rico, 1868-1952 (June 2018) by Harry Franqui-Rivera. During the summer of 2001 I interviewed several Korean War veterans in Puerto Rico. Those interviews were part of my research … Continue reading Excerpt: Soldiers of the Nation
The following is an excerpt from Cashing in on Cyberpower: How Interdependent Actors Seek Economic Outcomes in a Digital World (May 2018) by Mark T. Peters II. During the past several years, media outlets seem consumed with both the idea and the potential … Continue reading Excerpt: Cashing In on Cyberpower
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