Something Like the Gods: A Cultural History of the Athlete from Achilles to Lebron by Stephen Amidon

Something Like the Gods: A Cultural History of the Athlete from Achilles to Lebron

Stephen Amidon

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history sports informative slow-paced
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A lively, literary exploration of one of the West's most iconic cultural figures--the athlete.Why is the athlete so important to us? Few public figures can dominate the public imagination with such power and authority. Even in our cynical times, w...

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