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City of Champions A History of Triumph and Defeat in Detroit

Stefan Szymanski

The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of From Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg to the Bad Boys, from Joe Louis and Gordie Howe to the Malice at the Palace,

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Freakonomics Radio

Weineck mentioned that she and Stefan Schimansky coauthored the book City of Champions, a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit.

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The book she and Schimansky wrote is called City of Champions, a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit.

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Episode: 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy...

Weineck mentioned that she and Stefan Schimansky coauthored the book City of Champions, a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit.

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The book she and Schimansky wrote is called City of Champions, a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit.

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The book discussed the Detroit Lions and their supposed curse related to the trading of Bobby Lane, a quarterback, but also how this is more likely due to bad team management and luck.

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Chemeinsky happens to live near Detroit and he's co-author of a book called City of Champions about Detroit's sporting legends.

Episode: 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy...

It was mentioned as a book co-written by Zilke Maria Weineck and Stefan Schimansky that explored the history of sports and its intersection with race and industry, particularly in Detroit.

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The book she and Schimansky wrote is called City of Champions, a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit.

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