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Kohan, Rafi

 
9781541788916: Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage
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ISBN 10: 1541788915 ISBN 13: 9781541788916
Editorial: PublicAffairs,U.S., 2023

Sinopsis

Whether in basketball, football, or MMA, athletes talk trash to each other-and sometimes to fans-like it's their job. And in some ways, it is: sports only matter if we decide to care about them. And insulting your opponent, or playing the heel, is probably the fastest route to making someone care. Talking smack is as old as the bible; it's perhaps the original sport.

But until now, there's never been a book about it.

In this lively, often hilarious history, Rafi Kohan interviews some of the world's top competitors-on the petty rivalries and mind games that fuel them. He talks to point guards and soccer strikers, cricketers and insult comedians, forming a theory along the way about the surprising and influential role that name-calling plays in our world.

Brilliantly original and wide-ranging, Trash Talk is a book for sports fans, culture mavens, or anyone looking to get an edge.

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Acerca del autor

Rafi Kohan is an Atlanta-based writer and editor, and currently the head of editorial for the Atlantic's creative studio Re:think. His previous book, The Arena, was a finalist for the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. The Wall Street Journal's review of the book dubbed him the "Studs Terkel of stadium life." Previously, Kohan served as deputy editor at New York Observer, where he wrote a variety of long-form feature and cover stories. His writing has also appeared in numerous outlets and publications, including GQ (where he worked for five years), Men's Journal, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Slate, Rolling Stone, The Ringer, ESPN, Vice, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.

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Editorial
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1541788915
ISBN 13 
9781541788916
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9781541788930: Trash Talk: The Only Book about Destroying Your Rivals That Isn't Total Garbage

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ISBN 10:  1541788931 ISBN 13:  9781541788930
Editorial: PublicAffairs, 2023
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