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BL
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950396
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b704766
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| Title & Author
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Sports in America : : recreation, business, education, and controversy /\ Robert Jacobson.
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| Edition Statement
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2006 ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit :: Thomson Gale,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Information Plus reference series
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Information series on current topics
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| Page. NO
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viii, 140 pages :: illustrations ;; 28 cm.
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| ISBN
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1414407696
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: 9781414407692
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| Notes
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Formerly published by: Information Plus.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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America's sports obsession -- Sports participation and attendance -- Sports and the media -- Professional team sports -- Other professional sports -- College and High School sports -- The Olympics -- Sports and health -- Performance enhancing drugs -- Sports and gambling.
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| Abstract
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Provides information on sports in the United States, covering such topics as sports and the media, professional sports, college and high school sports, and sports and gambling.
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Sports-- United States, Statistics.
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Sports-- United States.
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Sports-- United States.
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Sports.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.0973
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| LC Classification
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GV583.J33 2006
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| Added Entry
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Jacobson, Robert,1963-
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Information Plus (Firm : Wylie, Tex.)
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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