Sporting Lives: Metaphor and Myth in American Sports AutobiographiesUniversity of Missouri Press, 2008 - 161 pagine "Examines autobiographies by athletes such as Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Martina Navratilova, and Dennis Rodman, and analyzes common themes and recurring patterns in the accounts of their lives and sporting experiences"--Provided by publisher. |
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Sporting Lives: Metaphor and Myth in American Sports Autobiographies James W. Pipkin Visualizzazione estratti - 2008 |
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