August 25, 2008
Los Angeles Daily News columnist Steve Dilbeck riffs on chapter one of Game On, wondering how long it’s going to be before parents can order up Kobe Bryant’s sperm. Read
August 25, 2008
Meanwhile, Orlando Sentinel columnist David Whitley figures out how Michael Phelps can make even more post-Olympics cash. Read
August 2008
Extended author Q&A with David Davis of the LA84 Foundation in the newsletter of the Los Angeles non-profit. Read
July 2008
In its annual report, the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University praises Game On for capturing the national trends better than any other contemporary work. “For anyone interested in maximizing the benefits of sport for children and youth, Farrey’s book is a must read,” writes Dr. Dan Gould, director of the institute and a sports psychologist. MSU becomes the latest university to add Game On as a required text for a course, the graduate-level Promoting Positive Youth Development through Sport as offered through the Department of Kinesiology.
July 6, 2008
Seattle Times book review by Craig Smith, who calls Game On “an important work in that it touches almost every American home with kids.” Read
June 26, 2008
KIRO news talk radio in Seattle—710 AM
Interview with show host Dori Monson
MP3 link that downloads to ITunes Listen
June 14, 2008
Edge of Sports Radio with Dave Zirin
XM satellite radio program Listen
June 4, 2008
Los Angeles Times review by Susan Salter Reynolds, who highlights Game On as one of three new books that offer original insights on modern-day parenting. Read
June 1, 2008
“Specialization a Special Worry,” by Barry Temkin, Chicago Tribune. Read
May 29, 2008
Positive Coaching Alliance "highly recommends" Game On to its membership in
book review. Read (PDF)
May 22, 2008
National Public Radio book review, by Bill Littlefield of “Only a Game.”
Read the review and listen to the subsequent May 24 conversation between Bill and Tom on the nationally syndicated show.
On Amazon’s best seller list, Game On reaches No. 1 among sports sociology books during the week of May 12, and continues to do so during the weeks of May 19 and May 26, 2008.
April 10, 2008
“Jock Culture Permeates Life,” by Robert Lipsyte, USA Today Op-Ed section. Read
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