{"product_id":"9781455516117","title":"Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2012 National Jewish Book Award Winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEWISH JOCKS: AN UNORTHODOX HALL OF FAME\u003c\/b\u003e is a timeless collection of biographical musings, sociological riffs about assimilation, first-person reflections, and, above all, great writing on some of the most influential and unexpected pioneers in the world of sports. Featuring work by today's preeminent writers, these essays explore significant Jewish athletes, coaches, broadcasters, trainers, and even team owners (in the finite universe of Jewish Jocks, they count!).  \u003cbr\u003eContributors include some of today's most celebrated writers covering a vast assortment of topics, including David Remnick on the biggest mouth in sports, Howard Cosell; Jonathan Safran Foer on the prodigious and pugnacious Bobby Fischer; Man Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson writing elegantly on Marty Reisman, America's greatest ping-pong player and the sport's ultimate showman. Deborah Lipstadt examines the continuing legacy of the Munich Massacre, the fortieth anniversary of which coincided with the 2012 London Olympics. Jane Leavy reveals why Sandy Koufax agreed to attend her daughter's bat mitzvah. And we learn how Don Lerman single-handedly thrust competitive eating into the public eye with three pounds of butter and 120 jalapeño peppers. These essays are supplemented by a cover design and illustrations throughout by Mark Ulriksen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom settlement houses to stadiums and everywhere in between, \u003cb\u003eJEWISH JOCKS \u003c\/b\u003efeatures men and women who do not always fit the standard athletic mold. Rather, they utilized talents long prized by a people of the book (and a people of commerce) to game these games to their advantage, in turn forcing the rest of the world to either copy their methods-or be left in their dust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135008686320,"sku":"9781455516117","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781455516117_p0.jpg?v=1769908916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781455516117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}