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Sporting lives [electronic resource] : metaphor and myth in American sports autobiographies / James W. Pipkin.

By:

Pipkin, James W, 1944-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Series: Sports and American culture seriesPublication details: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.Description: ix, 161 pSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

796.092/273 B 22

LOC classification:

GV697.A1 P475 2008eb

Online resources:

An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Contents:

"The echoing green" -- Body songs -- Magic : the performing body -- The end of autumn -- "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" : Dennis Rodman and the contemporary athlete as postmodern celebrity.

Summary: "Examines autobiographies by athletes such as Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Martina Navratilova, and Dennis Rodman, and analyzes common themes and recurring patterns in the accounts of their lives and sporting experiences"--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Book	Strathmore University (Main Library) Online Resource		Link to resource	Not for loan

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.

"Examines autobiographies by athletes such as Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Martina Navratilova, and Dennis Rodman, and analyzes common themes and recurring patterns in the accounts of their lives and sporting experiences"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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