The Roger Kahn reader

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John R. Gerdy

"John R. Gerdy has seen nearly every side of athletics. He is the son of a high school football coach; he was an All-American and professional basketball player, he was a legislative assistant for the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and he served as an associate commissioner for the Southeastern Conference." "In Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics, Gerdy brings all of those perspectives to bear and argues that the American system of school and community athletics is broken. But he is no mere naysayer. He offers a bold, progressive blueprint for reforming athletics to meet our country's educational and public health needs."--Jacket.

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Christopher S. Kudlac

From the Publisher : "Fair or Foul : Sports and Criminal Behavior in the United States" is an examination of the intersection of these two increasingly connected worlds. The book was written to answer two questions. First, is there a relationship between athletic participation and criminal behavior? Second, what other connections-positive or negative-exist between sports and crime? To arrive at his answers, author Christopher S. Kudlac surveys professional, college, and high school sports in relation to crime, spectator crime, and gambling. Other topics include how urban sports programs help deter kids from getting involved in crime and how the use of sports in prisons has worked to positive effect. The book also examines the issues of aggression, masculinity, commercial incentives (or disincentives), and other contributing factors that may spur illegal activity among athletes and spectators. Looking at the subject from the perspectives of criminal justice and forensic psychology, Kudlac is able to uncover just how intertwined the two worlds are-for better or for worse.

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Aaron Frisch

"An elementary introduction to the life, work, and popularity of LeBron James, a professional basketball star for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat who won two Most Valuable Player awards"--Provided by publisher.

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Christine Nöstlinger

Mini a des idées bien arrêtées et n'aime pas les contraintes. Ainsi, elle déteste le ski et les sports d'hiver. Et elle n'aime pas cette chipie de Cornelia qui se moque d'elle : avec un bal costumé, l'occasion se présente de lui jouer un bon tour. Enfin, il y a Mamie qui veut épouser M. Paul qui ne plaît pas du tout à Mini. Comment empêcher ce mariage?