WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME
The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports


By Dave Zirin
Foreword by Chuck D


Haymarket Books (June 2007)

Paper • ISBN: 1931859418 • US $16 • 5.5 in x 7.5 in • 280 pgs.


























































ABOUT THE BOOK:

The nation's sharpest sportswriter explores the contested politics of sports and profiles athletes making change.

This much-anticipated sequel to What’s My Name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sportswriting, looking at the controversies and trends now shaping sports in the United States - and abroad. Always insightful, never predictable.


PRAISE:

"Dave Zirin is the best young sportswriter in America because he's the one who understands the x's and o's, can arrange them vividly and show us what they mean in a world spinning out of control."

Robert Lipsyte

"If you're a sports fan you'll love this book. If you're politically politically active sports fan, you've found your bible."

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

David
Zirin is a regular commentator on sports radio and television, appearing recently on ESPN’s Outside the Lines; CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (debating steroids with Jose Canseco and John Rocker); C-SPAN’s BookTV; the WNBC Morning News in New York City; and Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, Air America and XM Radio’s On the Real with Chuck D and Gia’na Garel; The Laura Flanders Show; Radio Nation; ESPN radio; Stars and Stripes Radio; Pacifica’s Hard Knock Radio, and many others. He is also the Thursday morning sports voice on WBAI’s "Wake Up Call with Deepa Fernandes."

Chuck D redefined rap music and hip hop culture as leader and co-founder of legendary rap group Public Enemy. Spike Lee calls him "one of the most politically and socially conscious artists of any generation." He co-hosts a weekly radio show on Air America.


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Greek
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Hebrew
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Italian
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Korean
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Portuguese
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