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Whether it is a manager being sacked, the signing of a new star player, television rights negotiations, player misconduct or multi-million-pound club takeovers, lawyers remain at the heart of all football business dealings. Written by leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey, who has dealt with all these incidents first hand, this highly accessible book explores the issues - from pitch to boardroom - that shape the modern game and how these impact leagues, clubs, players and fans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-07-22
De: Daniel Geey
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Forty Million Dollar Slaves
- The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete
- De: William C. Rhoden
- Narrado por: William C. Rhoden
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says former New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden, Black athletes still find themselves on the periphery of true power in the multibillion-dollar industry their talent built. Provocative and controversial, Rhoden's Forty Million Dollar Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of Black athletes in the United States.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Book and Narrator Review
- De Leonor en 12-26-17
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Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too
- How the Left Is Ruining Sports with Politics
- De: Clay Travis
- Narrado por: Clay Travis
- Duración: 9 h
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Sports media superstar Clay Travis wants to save sports from the social justice warriors seeking to turn them into another political battleground. Having ruined journalism and Hollywood, far-left-wing activists have now turned to sports. Travis argues it’s time for right-thinking fans everywhere to put down their beers and reclaim their teams and their traditions. In Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too, he replays the arguments he’s won and lays out all the battles ahead. His goal is simple: to make sports great again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love or hate him you should love this book
- De Mike en 10-03-18
De: Clay Travis
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The Heritage
- Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
- De: Howard Bryant
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 199
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Today, sports arenas have been transformed into staging grounds for American patriotism and the hero worship of law enforcement. Teams wear camouflage jerseys to honor those who serve; police officers throw out first pitches; soldiers surprise their families with homecomings at halftime. Sports and politics are decidedly entwined. But as journalist Howard Bryant reveals, this has always been more complicated for black athletes, who from the start were committing a political act simply by being on the field.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing read that is detailed and informative
- De Miller en 05-04-23
De: Howard Bryant
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When Affirmative Action Was White
- An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
- De: Ira Katznelson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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In this "penetrating new analysis" ( New York Times Book Review), Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of 20th century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by southern democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolute Must Read
- De Andrew en 01-02-18
De: Ira Katznelson
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Supreme Power
- 7 Pivotal Supreme Court Decisions That Had a Major Impact on America
- De: Ted Stewart
- Narrado por: Art Allen
- Duración: 7 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Best-selling author Ted Stewart explains how the Supreme Court and its nine appointed members now stand at a crucial point in their power to hand down momentous and far-ranging decisions. Today's Court affects every major area of American life, from health care to civil rights, from abortion to marriage. This fascinating book reveals the complex history of the Court as told through seven pivotal decisions.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Polemical, downright ridiculous at times
- De Joe Igla en 11-04-17
De: Ted Stewart
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The People vs. Democracy
- Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
- De: Yascha Mounk
- Narrado por: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 171
The world is in turmoil. From India to Turkey and from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. As a result democracy itself may now be at risk. Two core components of liberal democracy - individual rights and the popular will - are at war with each other. As the role of money in politics soared and important issues were taken out of public contestation, a system of "rights without democracy" took hold. Populists who rail against this say they want to return power to the people. But in practice they create a system of "democracy without rights."
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not worth it
- De DailyShopper en 06-07-18
De: Yascha Mounk
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Please Stop Helping Us
- How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed
- De: Jason L. Riley
- Narrado por: J. D. Jackson
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Why is it that so many efforts by liberals to lift the Black underclass not only fail, but often harm the intended beneficiaries? In Please Stop Helping Us, Jason L. Riley examines how well-intentioned welfare programs are in fact holding Black Americans back. Minimum-wage laws may lift earnings for people who are already employed, but they price a disproportionate number of Blacks out of the labor force. Affirmative action in higher education is intended to address past discrimination, but the result is fewer Black college graduates than would otherwise exist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Required reading
- De Ken Larsen en 02-15-15
De: Jason L. Riley
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Inverting the Pyramid
- De: Jonathan Wilson
- Narrado por: Damian Lynch
- Duración: 18 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Inverting the Pyramid is a pioneering soccer book that chronicles the evolution of soccer tactics and the lives of the itinerant coaching geniuses who have spread their distinctive styles across the globe. Through Jonathan Wilson's brilliant historical detective work, we learn how the South Americans shrugged off the British colonial order to add their own finesse to the game; how the Europeans harnessed individual technique and built it into a team structure; how the game once featured five forwards up front, while now a lone striker is not uncommon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mind Changing
- De Michael Williams en 01-04-19
De: Jonathan Wilson
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Indentured
- The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA
- De: Joe Nocera, Ben Strauss
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association has come under fire. Fans have begun to realize that the athletes involved in the two biggest college sports, men's basketball and football, are little more than indentured servants. Millions of teenagers accept scholarships to chase their dreams of fame and fortune - at the price of absolute submission to the whims of an organization that puts their interests dead last.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Armament agnst NCAA: Enlightening, Infuriating
- De W Perry Hall en 03-15-16
De: Joe Nocera, y otros
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Better Off Without 'Em
- A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession
- De: Chuck Thompson
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
Let’s talk about secession. Not exactly the most suitable cocktail party conversation starter anywhere in the country, but take that notion deep into the heart of Dixie and you might find yourself running from the possum-hunting conservatives, trailer-park lifers, and prayer warriors Chuck Thompson encountered during the two years he spent traveling the American South asking the question: Would we be better off without ’em?
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5 out of 5 stars
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What can I say? I loved it.
- De Blake en 03-02-14
De: Chuck Thompson
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Enlightened Democracy
- The Case for the Electoral College, 2nd Edition
- De: Tara Ross
- Narrado por: Tara Ross
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Enlightened Democracy traces the history of the Electoral College from the Constitutional Convention to the present. The Electoral College protects our republic and promotes our liberty. Americans should defend their unique presidential election system at all costs.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hold your breath
- De Ein en 03-13-20
De: Tara Ross
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Active Liberty
- Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution
- De: Stephen Breyer
- Narrado por: Stephen Breyer
- Duración: 3 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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First published in September 2005 and based on a series of lectures delivered at Harvard, Active Liberty is a tight, extremely readable, almost memoir-like guide to interpreting the Constitution. Written by a justice of the Supreme Court, it focuses on a pragmatic approach to this great document that may become crucial as the Supreme Court faces deeply divisive decisions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, If Somewhat Dense
- De Maki en 09-04-07
De: Stephen Breyer
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Equal Is Unfair
- America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality
- De: Don Watkins, Yaron Brook
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 619
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 566
We've all heard that the American Dream is vanishing, and that the cause is rising income inequality. The rich are getting richer by rigging the system in their favor, leaving the rest of us to struggle just to keep our heads above water. To save the American Dream, we're told that we need to fight inequality through tax hikes, wealth redistribution schemes, and a far higher minimum wage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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While I agree with most of this book,...
- De Wayne en 12-30-16
De: Don Watkins, y otros
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Blind Spots
- Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and What to Do about It
- De: Max H. Bazerman, Ann E. Tenbrunsel
- Narrado por: Kate McQueen
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how we act unethically without meaning to.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book! Poor narration
- De Susie en 11-20-17
De: Max H. Bazerman, y otros
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Dear White America
- Letter to a New Minority
- De: Tim Wise
- Narrado por: Tim Wise
- Duración: 3 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
White Americans have long been comfortable in the assumption that they are the cultural norm. Now that notion is being challenged, as white people wrestle with what it means to be part of a fast-changing, truly multicultural nation. Facing chronic economic insecurity, a popular culture that reflects the nation's diverse cultural reality, and a future in which they will no longer constitute the majority of the population, and with a black president in the White House, whites are growing anxious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Primer on Racism for White People
- De Susie en 07-11-16
De: Tim Wise