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      • Encyclopeadia Britannica
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      • Sports in North America: a documentary history
      • Encyclopedia of women and sport in America
      • Encyclopedia of international sports studies
      • Encyclopedia of world sport: from ancient times to the present
      • Encyclopedia of Leadership
    
    
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