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Growing the game the globalization of major league baseball /
Published 2006Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The crisis at the core -- The Kansas City Royals : shopping without a credit card -- The Los Angeles Dodgers : bright lights, big market -- The Dominican Republic : fishing where the fish are -- Japan : emerging from the feudal eclipse -- Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom : the European backwater -- South Africa : baseball and the new politics -- When will there be a real world series?…”
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Spartak Moscow a history of the people's team in the workers' state /
Published 2009Table of Contents: “…Spartak's roots : futbol in the 'hood, 1900-1917 -- Before there was Spartak, 1917-1935 -- The battle is joined, 1936-1937 -- On top and bottom, 1937-1944 -- The golden age of Soviet soccer : Spartak in eclipse, 1945-1948 -- Spartak resurgent, 1949-1952 -- Thaw, change, and resurrection, 1953-1956 -- Good-bye, golden age, 1957-1964 -- Uncertainly ever after, 1964-1991.…”
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On foot a history of walking /
Published 2004Table of Contents: “…Introduction, walking is talking -- In the beginning was the foot : walking from the origins of bipedal man to marching Roman legions -- Along the road : Medieval pilgrims, beggars, mounted warriors, and the early city walkers -- Put your best foot forward : the rise of upper-class promenading and strolling -- Mind over foot : Romantic walking and rambling -- North American walking : exploring the continent on foot -- City walking : the genesis of the urban pedestrian in nineteenth-century London -- A new footing for the nation : taming and cleaning up revolutionary Paris -- Getting in step : disciplining the mob and marching the masses off to war -- Wheels and cars : the eclipse of the American walker by the motorist -- Conclusion, choose your steps : reflections on the transformation of walking from necessity to choice.…”
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