Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

A New York Times Best Seller

“Powerful...an important read." —Publishers Weekly

New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on America’s biggest sacred cow: football

In Against Football, Steve A…

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