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Title: Unpaid Professionals : Commercialism and Conflict in Big-Time College Sports by Andrew Zimbalist ISBN: 0-691-08690-7 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A valuable study but...
Comment: This is a valuable study of college sports. Zimbalist shows how much money is really lost by schools, and how foolish they are to pursue dreams of glory in college sports.
The one problem with the book is that the author, a college professor, really writes like one. It is often hard to figure out what he is talking about, but if you hang in there, when you do find out, it is usually worth it.
Rating: 4
Summary: In-depth review of the economics of college athletics
Comment: This book should be read by anyone working in or with college athletics as well as fans that want to understand the "business" behind the games. The author takes a view of the subject from many angles. The chapter dealing in the profit or loss of athletic departments is very enlightening particularly as it deals with the lack of accounting standard conformity.
In the last chapter the author recommends 10 steps to cure the problems. Frankly, I didn't find them compelling and generally not workable. This is a thought provoking read if you have interest in the subject but should not be purchased for entertainment purposes as it reads more like a business analysis.
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Title: The Game of Life : College Sports and Educational Values by James L. Shulman, William G. Bowen ISBN: 0691096198 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 08 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Beer and Circus : How Big-time College Sports Is Crippling Undergraduate Education by Murray Sperber ISBN: 0805068112 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Reclaiming the Game : College Sports and Educational Values by William G. Bowen, Sarah A. Levin ISBN: 0691116202 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 14 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Hundred Yard Lie: The Corruption of College Football and What We Can Do to Stop It by Rick Telander, Richard Warch, Murray Sperber ISBN: 0252065239 Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University : A University President's Perspective by James J. Duderstadt ISBN: 0472089439 Publisher: UMP Pub. Date: 05 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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