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AirTalk

The Meaning of Sports

By AirTalk Staff
Published Sep 21, 2004

Foreign policy expert Michael Mandelbaum turns his sights to sports in his new book The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football and Basketball and What They See When They Do (Public Affairs). In it, Mandelbaum looks at America’s love of team sports and examines how sports caters to a deep human need. He looks at the evolution of the rules of sports like basketball, baseball and football, the rise and fall of successful teams and famous figures like Babe Ruth and Vince Lombardi.