A unique biography of Jim Brown--football legend, Hollywood star, and controversial activist--written by acclaimed sports journalist Dave Zirin. The author spent considerable time with his subject, sp
"People think speaking truth to power is easy, but if it was easy everyone would do it. This book does it. . . . It speaks truth to the powers that be, from Brazil to the US to FIFA to the IO
"You have to read David Zirin to believe him, and if you read him, you will believe him."?Jack McCallum, senior writer, Sports Illustrated"I once said Dave Zirin was the best young sportswriter in the
Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it ?rule number one of the jockocracy”: sports and politics just don’t mix. But in Game Over, celebrated alt-sportswriter Dave Zirin proves once and for all that poli
Funny, engaging, and sharply pointed in his appraisal of the sports complex bankrupting our cities, the celebrated author of A People’s History of Sports in the United States returns with a hard-hitti
A myth-challenging history of sports in America offers insight into the role of politics, pop culture, and other influences on the nation's athletics, in a narrative account by the creator of "The Edg
“Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap Confidential“Zirin is one of the brightest, most audacious voices I can remember on the sportswriting scene, and my memory goes back
Today's Olympic Games are an enormous marketing and money machine, to say nothing of sporting and media event—a global festival of top-tier athletics swaddled in both corporate cash and popular acclai
“Dave Zirin is the best young sportswriter in America.”—Robert LipsyteThis much-anticipated sequel to What’s My Name, Fool? by acclaimed commentator Dave Zirin breaks new ground in sports writing, loo
Michael Bennett is a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He’s also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wa
2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work?Biography/Autobiography"A powerful and poignant memoir."?Cornel West, from the foreword"John Carlos is an American hero. And finally he has
Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Literary Work Autobiography/BiographySeen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controv
