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Tough Luck: Sid Luck­man, Mur­der, Inc., and the Rise of the Mod­ern NFL
R. D. Rosen
Essay

A Jew­ish-Pales­tin­ian Children’s Book: How Daniel and Ismail Came to Be

Ilan Sta­vans
August 12, 2019
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Fic­tion
The Fal­con­er
Dana Czap­nik
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Chil­dren’s
Take­down
Laura Shovan
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Fic­tion
Ride High with the Wave
Sharon K. Solomon
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Chil­dren’s
Fierce: How Com­pet­ing for Myself Changed Everything
Aly Raisman
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Non­fic­tion
The Jew­ish Base­ball Card Book
Bob Wechsler, Peter McDonald, & Martin Abramowitz
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Chil­dren’s
Back­field Boys: A Foot­ball Mys­tery in Black and White
John Feinstein
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30 Days 30 Authors: Adam Greenberg

Adam Green­berg
November 16, 2017
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Non­fic­tion
Get Up: The Art of Perseverance
Adam Green­berg
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Chil­dren’s
The Bicy­cle Spy
Yona Zeldis McDonough
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Non­fic­tion
The Are­na
Rafi Kohan
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Non­fic­tion
When Bas­ket­ball Was Jewish
Dou­glas Stark
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Eat My Schwartz
Geoff and Mitch Schwartz, with Seth Kaufman
Essay

The So-Called Rules of Lan­guage, Lit­er­a­ture, and Baseball

Richard Michel­son
February 20, 2017
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Max Baer and Bar­ney Ross: Jew­ish Heroes of Boxing
Jeffrey Sussman
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