Herdy Gerdy

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Herdy Gerdy

Air Ball

$30

John R. Gerdy has seen nearly every side of athletics. He is the son of a high school football coach; he was an All-American and professional basketball player and a legislative assistant for the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and he served as an associate commissioner for the Southeastern Conference. In Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics, Gerdy brings all of those perspectives to argue that the American system of school and community athletics is broken. But he is no mere naysayer. He offers a bold, progressive blueprint for reforming athletics to meet our country's educational and public health needs. Given higher education's historic role of providing leadership in our society, the initiative to restore a more sensible balance between athletics and education must begin with the reform of big-time college athletics. Despite widespread public skepticism regarding higher education's ability to change the system, Gerdy argues that the opportunity for reform has never been better. Using a provocative mix of research and thoughtful observation, he argues that, for the first time in the history of American higher education, the critical mass of people, organizations, and outside pressures necessary to drive and sustain progressive, systemic reform of the college athletic enterprise are in place.

Sports

$35

John R. Gerdy knows sports inside-out. He has been an All-American Basketball Player whose college jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as an associate commissioner in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative and ethical advisor to the NCAA and the Knight Commission. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration. Now, in Sports: The All-American Addiction , he brings his insights and observations together in a radical, critical evaluation of the impact of sports on American life. This book argues that our society's huge investment in organized sports is unjustified. Ardent boosters say that sports embody the "American Way," developing winners by teaching lessons in sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline. In fact, Gerdy writes, modern sports are eroding American life and undermining traditional American values essential to the well-being of the nation and its people. Like a drug, this obsession allows Americans to escape problems and ignore issues. Gerdy asks tough questions. Have sports lost their relevance? Is it just mindless entertainment? Is our enormous investment in sports as educational tools appropriate for a nation that needs graduates to compete in the information-based, global economy of the twenty-first century? Do organized sports continue to promote positive ideals? Or, do sports, in the age of television, corporate sky boxes, and sneaker deals, represent something far different?. Boldly making his case, Gerdy detects five causes for alarm. A violent, win-at-all-cost mentality exists. A greater number of spectators are idly watching the few elite athletes. An athletic culture that is anti-intellectual systematically creates "dumb jocks." While bridges, inner-cities, and schools are crumbling, tremendous sums of tax dollars vanish to wealthy owners, millionaire players, and to college athletic programs. Studies show that sports are no more effective in promoting equality than any other American institution. Can organized sports be restructured? The author concludes with a series of daring suggestions for change. John R. Gerdy is visiting professor of sports administration at Ohio University, Athens. His books include Sports in School: The Future of an Institution and The Successful College Athletic Program: The New Standard . He has been published in such periodicals as Black Issues in Higher Education , NCAA News , Sporting News , and College Board Review .

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The Hurdy Gurdy Man

$9.98

2005 Digitally remastered re-issue features six bonus tracks ‘Poor Cow’, ‘Lalena’, ‘Aye My Love’, ‘What A Beautiful Creature You Are’ ‘Colours’ and ‘Catch The Wind’. The album forshadows the coming discontent which eventually drove Donovan out of the music business. The title song, ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man,’ combines what are upbeat lyrics with a very dark performance. This ambivalence continues in a set …

The Hurdy-Gurdy in Eighteenth-Century France (Publications of the Early Music Institute)

$15.00

“This book will be of value to anyone researching or intending to play the instrument and its delightful music.” âNotesThe hurdy-gurdy, or vielle, was played at the court at Versailles and is still prominent as a folk instrument today….

Herdy Gerdy: Prima’s Official Strategy Guide

$14.99

In Herdy Gerdy, the stunning new game from Eidos Interactive, you play Gerdy, apprentice herder. You must skillfully control a wide variety of unique species, prevail over opponents as the champion of the islands herding tournament and avenge your fathers nemesis. Herdy Gerdy–Primas Official Strategy Guide provides a complete breakdown of the different intellects, personalities, and behavio…

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