{"id":15321,"date":"2024-05-29T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:49:00","slug":"without-helmets-or-shoulder-pads-the-american-way-of-death-in-football-conditioning-launches-thursday-october-5-at-berkeleys-books-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning&#8217; Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley&#8217;s Books Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us for the launch event, Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., Books Inc.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime:<\/p>\n<p>Read the excerpt from WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS Sunday at Salon.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to my radio interview tour. Follow Concussion Inc. and @irvmuch on Twitter\/X for details. Scheduled so far, beginning next week: &#8220;Sports Byline USA&#8221; on Sirius\/XM, plus stations in Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Phoenix, and Kingston, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Order your copy from these retailers:<\/p>\n<p>Books Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon US<\/p>\n<p>Amazon Canada<\/p>\n<p>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/p>\n<p>Books-a-Million<\/p>\n<p>Indigo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Join us for the launch event, Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., Books Inc. In the meantime: Read the excerpt from WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15182,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning&#039; Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley&#039;s Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning&#039; Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley&#039;s Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; Join us for the launch event, Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., Books Inc. In the meantime: Read the excerpt from WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS [\u2026]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-29T22:56:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-04T21:49:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1-772x1024.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"772\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321\",\"name\":\"'WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning' Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley's Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T22:56:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-04T21:49:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/c99852d8e46ceec0a886198b0541b98b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png\",\"width\":2339,\"height\":3101,\"caption\":\"A book cover with an image of football players.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8216;WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning&#8217; Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley&#8217;s Books Inc.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/\",\"name\":\"Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick\",\"description\":\"Author Irvin Muchnick\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/c99852d8e46ceec0a886198b0541b98b\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9c7fc042ac88763761770071501502e9f1011de77f3e768256d506e1f446c57?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9c7fc042ac88763761770071501502e9f1011de77f3e768256d506e1f446c57?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"'WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning' Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley's Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"'WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning' Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley's Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick","og_description":"&nbsp; Join us for the launch event, Thursday, October 5, 7 p.m., Books Inc. In the meantime: Read the excerpt from WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS [\u2026]","og_url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321","og_site_name":"Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick","article_published_time":"2024-05-29T22:56:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-04T21:49:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":772,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1-772x1024.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321","url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321","name":"'WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning' Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley's Books Inc. - Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png","datePublished":"2024-05-29T22:56:19+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-04T21:49:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/c99852d8e46ceec0a886198b0541b98b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png","width":2339,"height":3101,"caption":"A book cover with an image of football players."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?p=15321#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8216;WITHOUT HELMETS OR SHOULDER PADS: The American Way of Death in Football Conditioning&#8217; Launches Thursday, October 5, at Berkeley&#8217;s Books Inc."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/","name":"Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick","description":"Author Irvin Muchnick","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/c99852d8e46ceec0a886198b0541b98b","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9c7fc042ac88763761770071501502e9f1011de77f3e768256d506e1f446c57?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f9c7fc042ac88763761770071501502e9f1011de77f3e768256d506e1f446c57?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WHOSPcover-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15568,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15321\/revisions\/15568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/concussioninc.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}