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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Co
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Tearing open the deepest wound in professional sports, Feinstein uncovers the secrets of the NBA before and after that fateful moment in December of 1977 when the face of professional hoops was changed forever. It was a chilly December evening and the Los Angeles Coliseum was buzzing as the Lakers hosted the Houston Rockets. As two players, Houston's Rudy Tomajanovich and LA's Kermit Washington were warming up, they were unaware their lives were about...
2) Rollerball
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
In the perfectly controlled society of the 21st century, the only outlet for violence is a deadly spectator sport--Rollerball.
4) Rollerball
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Strap yourself in for an adrenaline rush, rollerball competition as three players battle the ruthless owner of an ultra-violent sport league, where blood, speed and murder are all part of the game.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The "death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a ... work of narrative nonfiction, ... reporter John Branch tells the ... story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book in the Issues in Sports series takes a critical look at violence in sports, providing history and context while also examining key factors in the issue and how it is being addressed." --
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Examines the pivotal fight between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro in August 1965, exploring the mindsets of each player before, during, and after the brawl, and how the incident caused the two to unite against racial prejudices and become friends." --
16) Brawler
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
High school champion wrestler Eddie MacIntyre does not mind his well-earned reputation as a loose cannon, but when he punches a referee he not only loses his chance at the state championships, he gets expelled from school--facing the strong possibility of joining his father in prison, he runs away and joins an illegal underground fighting ring, where he and a girl fighter named Khajee find themselves trapped in a violent world, run by bad men and...
Author
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. It's all-consuming and exhilarating, boasting its own language and complex morality code. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the...
Publisher
Vertigo Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This film is an accurate, if brutal, look at the lives of a group of middle class thugs trying to fill a void in their otherwise dull and meaningless lives. Tommy is a thoughtful, introspective type, approaching 30. Although not averse to kicking a few heads in, he's haunted by an ominous dream of karma catching up with him. The excitement and adrenalin of a Saturday afternoon punch up, however is hard to ignore, much less give up. When swaggering...
19) Deathsport
Series
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Deathsport: In the year 3000, there will be no more Olympic Games, World Series, or Superbowl. There will be only Deathsport.
Warlords of the twenty-first century [also known by title: Battletruck]: After the oil wars, gasoline has become a precious commodity. On his marauding search to commandeer all of the oil in existence to feed his massive, heavily armored battletruck, Colonel Straker ravages a peaceful commune.
Author
Publisher
Edge of Sports
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Police Brutality and White Supremacy demands accountability and justice for those responsible for and impacted by police violence and terror. The books looks at practical solutions for racist policing as well as methods to work against the promotion of white supremacy, stressing the importance of white allyship."--
