The Unz Review • An Alternative Media Selection
A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media
Michael Novak • 428 Items / 46 Books, 309 Articles, 70 Reviews, 1 Film
The Joy of Sports (1976)
Endzones, Bases, Baskets, Balls, and the Consecration of the American Spirit
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Published Reviews
[+]Sports as Transcendence (Review)The Joy of Sports, by Michael Novak- The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
Commentary, October 1976, pp. 85-86
Books[+]Bring On the Gladiators (Review)The Joy of Sports, by Michael Novak- The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
National Review, August 6, 1976, pp. 848-849
[+]Two in the End Zone (2 Reviews)Sports in America, by James A. Michener- Sports in America by James A. Michener
- The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
The Saturday Review, June 26, 1976, pp. 39-40
Books[+]The 'Wonderful' World of Sports (3 Reviews)Fans!, by Michael Roberts- Fans! by Michael Roberts
- The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
- Sports in America by James A. Michener
Commonweal, February 18, 1977, pp. 118-120
[+]The Lower Mythology and the Higher Cliches (4 Reviews)The Big Game: College Sports and American Life, by Edwin Harrison Cady- The Big Game: College Sports and American Life by Edwin Harrison Cady
- From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports by Allen Guttmann
- Jock Culture, U.S.A. by Neil David Isaacs
- The Joy of Sports by Michael Novak
The American Scholar, Spring 1979, pp. 281-285