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How Bode Miller Became A Self-Taught Genius
The following is excerpted from The Fall Line: How American Ski Racers Conquered a Sport on the Edge, by Nathaniel Vinton. The book is available now on Amazon. ...

I Watched A Journeyman Fighter Get His Ass Beat In A Cage In St. Louis
From Thrown, Kerry Howley's new, great book on mixed martial arts, available now....

<em>The Hockey Saint</em>: A Graphic-Novel Excerpt
Excerpted from The Hockey Saint, a teen graphic novel available now in paperback and ebook. Written by Howard Shapiro, and illustrated by Marica Inoue and Andres Mossa....

How To Separate Beer Signal From Beer Noise
Excerpted from Eat More Better: How to Make Every Bite More Delicious, the new book by Dan Pashman of WNYC's The Sporkful podcast and the Cooking Channel's You're Eating It Wrong web series....

How I Let Go Of My NFL Career
Excerpted from the new epilogue to Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile, now available in paperback. We published an adaptation from the book last year....

What Playing Football Does To Your Body
The paperback version of Nate Jackson's Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile is now on sale. It's got new material, and we'll have some of that on the site next week. Below is an adapted excerpt from the book we ran last year. It's still painfully timely....

Brazilians Are Using Social Media In The Fight To Save Their Favelas
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy, available now....

How Zlatan Bought His Dream House
The World Cup has been pretty damn entertaining so far but let's face it: It would be even better were Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic there. This is an excerpt from his hilarious (and surprisingly well-written) memoir, I Am Zlatan....

That One Time Zlatan Ibrahimović Threw Shade At Dutch Boss Van Gaal
The World Cup has been pretty damn entertaining so far but let's face it: It would be even better were Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic there. This is an excerpt from his hilarious (and surprisingly well-written) memoir, I Am Zlatan. ...

How Brazilian Protests Evolved To Fight Back Against The World Cup
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy, available now. We'll be running excerpts throughout the World Cup....

How Zlatan Ibrahimović Finally Made The Special One Smile
The World Cup has been pretty damn entertaining so far but let's face it: It would be even better were Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic there. This is an excerpt from his hilarious (and surprisingly well-written) memoir, I Am Zlatan. ...

What It's Like To Live Inside A Rio De Janeiro Favela
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy,available now. We'll be running excerpts throughout the World Cup....

Ruud Gullit: The Netherlands' Response To White Supremacy
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

FIFA Is Systematically Destroying Brazilian Favelas
From Dave Zirin's newest book, Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup the Olympics and the Fight for Democracy, available now. We'll be running excerpts throughout the World Cup....

Romário: The Hustler From Brazil's <i>Favelas</i>
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

The Brilliance And Madness Of Dutch Wizard Johan Cruyff
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

Portugal's Eusébio Was As Gifted On The Pitch As He Was Important Off It
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

<em>Joga Bonito</em> Incarnate: The Joy And Tragedy Of Brazil's Garrincha
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

"The Ball," From <em>Soccer In Sun And Shadow</em>
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....

"The Referee," From <em>Soccer In Sun And Shadow</em>
From Eduardo Galeano's classic, now available as an ebook. We'll have excerpts throughout the week....