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, editor, The Nation magazine



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

David Dave Zirin is the editor of the Prince George’s Post (Maryland), for which he writes the weekly column “Edge of Sports.” He is also the regular sports commentator for Air America’s national radio show “So What Else is News?” and the Thursday morning sports voice on WBAI’s “Wake Up Call with Deepa Fernandes.” Zirin is a Senior Writer at Basketball.com and regular columnist for Sports Fan Magazine. Zirin’s sports journalism has also appeared in The Source, Common Dreams, The College Sporting News, CounterPunch, AlterNet, The Afro-American, International Socialist Review, The Black Sports Network, War Times, The San Francisco Bay View, and Z Magazine. He also makes frequent radio and television appearances to discuss the politics of sports, including 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; Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman; 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.

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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