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    Out 1 June 2010 from Riverhead Books. Order from Powells Order from Barnes & Noble Order from Amazon
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The Renegade Sportsman

Available June 1 from Riverhead Books.

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Hear me read and discuss meaty passages about Hash House Harriers, multiple forms of Uruguayan lust, the TransIowa and DIY sport in general, via Montana Public Radio: http://bit.ly/9iTqW7.

What's the book about? Call it a first-hand account from the DIY underbelly of American sports...or a report on the grassroots movement that's transforming American sports...or just a particularly weird take on American sports in general. It definitely involves everything from roller derby to rugby, skateboarding to falconry, fencing to croquet to bike polo. The story ranges from darkest Iowa (home of the country's most inspiring—and insane—bike race) to Our Nation's Capital (home of some of its craziest soccer fans).

Advance word describes Renegade as a statement on "the American Character at its gritty, democratic best." And as "the only sports book with over fifty references to beer in the first two chapters."

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The Renegade Sportsman is out June 1, 2010 from Riverhead Books.
Order from Powells.
Order from Barnes & Noble.
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