[ARETE] More books for review

[Duncan Jamieson]

All,
A few more books have come in.  If you're interested in any of these please
include a mailing address so I can send you the book!
Thanks
Duncan

*A Girl’s Guide to Poker* by Amanda Botfeld, published by D&B Poker, 208
pages.  Botfeld has been published in the Wall St Journal, the LA Times and
Huffington Post (Playing poker reduces your chances of dementia (I don't
know if reading about playing poker does as well, but it's worth the risk).

*The Gold in the Rings: The people and events that transformed the Olympic
games* by Stephen R. Wenn and Robert K. Barney. Illinois, 2020 This focuses
on the increasing commercialization of the Olympics through corporate
sponsorship and professional participation.

*Same Players, Different Game: An examination of the commercial college
athletics industry.  *New Mexico, 2020.  Examines the economic and
political realities of college athletics (yes, it's not sport literature,
but it is a reality we all face.

Duncan



Remember to smell the roses as you recumber past

Duncan R. Jamieson, Ph. D.
Professor of History
Book Review Editor
*AETHLON: The Journal of Sport Literature*
Ashland University
Ashland, OH  44805
USA
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