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	Power at Play: Sports and the Problem of Masculinity 3.93 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports 3.52 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2002 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements 3.78 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence against Women by Michael A. Messner (Goodreads Author), Max A. Greenberg, Tal Peretz 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of the Wild Suburb: A memoir of fathers, sons and guns 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender and Sport (SUNY series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guys Like Me: Five Wars, Five Veterans for Peace 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's All for the Kids: Gender, Families, and Youth Sports 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UNCONVENTIONAL COMBAT 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sex, Violence & Power in Sports: Rethinking Masculinity 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Oct 29, 2011 10:42PM

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Oct 29, 2011 04:41PM

Michael - Just finished King of the Wild Suburb. Beautiful story with very wise observations and insight. You and I are cut from the same cloth... Peace to you!!

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