{"product_id":"jewish-jocks-an-unorthodox-hall-of-fame-paperback","title":"Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranklin Foer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarc Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays by today's preeminent writers on significant Jewish figures in sports, told with humor, heart, and an eye toward the ever elusive question of Jewish identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless collection of biographical musings, sociological riffs about assimilation, first-person reflections, and, above all, great writing on some of the most influential and unexpected pioneers in the world of sports. Featuring work by today's preeminent writers, these essays explore significant Jewish athletes, coaches, broadcasters, trainers, and even team owners (in the finite universe of Jewish Jocks, they count ). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors include some of today's most celebrated writers covering a vast assortment of topics, including David Remnick on the biggest mouth in sports, Howard Cosell; Jonathan Safran Foer on the prodigious and pugnacious Bobby Fischer; Man Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson writing elegantly on Marty Reisman, America's greatest ping-pong player and the sport's ultimate showman. Deborah Lipstadt examines the continuing legacy of the Munich Massacre, the fortieth anniversary of which coincided with the 2012 London Olympics. Jane Leavy reveals why Sandy Koufax agreed to attend her daughter's bat mitzvah. And we learn how Don Lerman single-handedly thrust competitive eating into the public eye with three pounds of butter and 120 jalape o peppers. These essays are supplemented by a cover design and illustrations throughout by Mark Ulriksen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From settlement houses to stadiums and everywhere in between, \u003ci\u003eJewish Jock\u003c\/i\u003e features men and women who do not always fit the standard athletic mold. Rather, they utilized talents long prized by a people of the book (and a people of commerce) to game these games to their advantage, in turn forcing the rest of the world to either copy their methods -- or be left in their dust.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranklin Foer\u003c\/b\u003e is editor of the\u003ci\u003e New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e and a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Tracy\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he was a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine; the blog he edited there, \u003ci\u003eThe Scroll\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2011 National Magazine Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47590146605309,"sku":"9781455516124","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/bXkxNUJvVG5QSjVabjlhbDhaeVJsdz09.webp?v=1779954780","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/jewish-jocks-an-unorthodox-hall-of-fame-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}