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One of the few academic historians with a genuine talent for story telling

Full of contemporary characters who struggle to keep their strength

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He also uncovers some of the dirtiest secrets in sports from the shady world of hit men and greedy owners who hire them to kill their horses for insurance payoffs to weightlifting muscle men

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr

The Homesick Texan Cookbook paradise One of the few academicWhen Lisa Fain, a seventh generation Texan, moved to New York City, she missed the big sky, the bluebonnets in spring, Friday night football, and her family's farm. But most of all, she missed the foods she'd grown up with. After a fruitless search for tastes of Texas in New York City, Fain took matters into her own hands. She headed into the kitchen to cook for her friends the Tex Mex, the chili, and the country comfort dishes that reminded her of