01952nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10277765 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 071019s2008 mou sb s001 0ceng 2007042564 9780826217790 (alk. paper) 0826217796 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646798619 n-us--- GV697.A1 P475 2008eb 796.092/273 B 22 Pipkin, James W., 1944- Sporting lives [electronic resource] : metaphor and myth in American sports autobiographies / James W. Pipkin. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008. ix, 161 p. Sports and American culture series Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index. "The echoing green" -- Body songs -- Magic : the performing body -- The end of autumn -- "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" : Dennis Rodman and the contemporary athlete as postmodern celebrity. "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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Athletes United States Biography. Autobiographies United States. Sports United States Biography. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Sports and American culture series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10277765 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 4939 4939