What Athletes Are Made Of
CRITICS HAVE SAID
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- There is just enough information to appeal to sports fans (statistics and career highlights are given at the end in the “Post-Game Recap”), and the quirky, sometimes bordering on grotesque depictions of the athletes (Lance Armstrong looks like Frankenstein) will appeal to the visually inclined.
Randall Enos, Booklist
- There is just enough information to appeal to sports fans (statistics and career highlights are given at the end in the “Post-Game Recap”), and the quirky, sometimes bordering on grotesque depictions of the athletes (Lance Armstrong looks like Frankenstein) will appeal to the visually inclined.
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