Orin Starn, Duke University, Head of the Anthropology Dept.

"I found Doug Glanville's The Game From Where I Stand a wonderful teaching tool in my classes. Students love the book for its engaging mix of personal anecdotes and war stories from the big leagues. Yet The Game From Where I Stand also opens up for discussion much larger questions about money, race and gender, myth-making and celebrity, and the role of the athlete in our sports-obsessed culture. Students cited the book as a favorite reading of the semester, and I plan to use it again in the future."