This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon by Sam Sommers, L. Jon Wertheim

This Is Your Brain on Sports: The Science of Underdogs, the Value of Rivalry, and What We Can Learn from the T-Shirt Cannon

Sam Sommers, L. Jon Wertheim

288 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science sports adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced

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This is Your Brain on Sports is the book for sports fans searching for a deeper understanding of the games they watch and the people who play them.  Sports Illustrated executive editor and bestselling author L. Jon Wertheim teams up with Tufts psy...

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