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SUMMARY:God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters\, Athletes Who Speak
  in the Third Person\, and the Occasional Convicted Quarterback Have Tak
 en the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back)
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DESCRIPTION:In GOD SAVE THE FAN\, Leitch employs his trademark engaging\,
  accessible voice to explore a range of topics\, including the ridiculou
 sness of fantasy leagues and yellow bracelets\, why the debate about ste
 roids is ultimately meaningless\, and the aching permanence of loving ju
 st one sports team. Filled with lists\, glossaries\, invented halls of f
 ame\, and much more\, this rallying cry is about one thing: fan empowerm
 ent.  Arch and unrepentant\, Leitch is the mouthpiece for all the frustr
 ated fans who just want their games back from big money\, bloated egos\,
  and blathering sportscasters.*UI alum Will Leitch has been called the J
 on Stewart of the sports world. The founding editor of Deadspin.com\, Wi
 ll Leitch has also written for the New York Times\, New York magazine\, 
 Slate\, Salon\, and Playboy\, and is the author of Catch\, a novel\, and
  Life as a Loser\, a book of essays. He has been profiled in Sports Illu
 strated and the New York Times. He attended the University of Illinois a
 t Urbana-Champaign. While there\, he was an editor at the Daily Illini. 
 Born in Mattoon\, Illinois\, he now lives in Brooklyn\, New York.
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LOCATION:Illini Union Bookstore - Authors Corner
CATEGORIES:Reading/Signing
CONTACT:Scott Baseler 217-333-2050
ORGANIZER:iubstore@uiuc.edu
URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/500?key=200001012000010184054
UID:84054@illinois.edu
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