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Theme: "Searching for Home, Creating Community"

Aamot, Gregg. The New Minnesotans : Stories of Immigrants and Refugees. Minneapolis, MN: Syren Book Co., 2006. Print.

Alegi, Peter. African Soccerscapes : How a Continent Changed the World's Game. Athens: Ohio University Press : Ohio University Center for International Studies, 2010. Print.

Allaway, Roger. Rangers, Rovers and Spindles : Soccer, Immigration and Textiles in New England and New Jersey. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2005. Print.

American Sport Education Program. Coaching Youth Soccer. 4th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2006. Print.

Bloomfield, Steve. Africa United : Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa. New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 2010. Print.

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Culpepper, Chuck. Bloody Confused! : A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer. 1st ed. New York: Broadway Books, 2007. Print.

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Author of Outcasts United Warren St. John

About Warren St. John

Author photo of Warren St. JohnWarren St. John has written for the New York Observer, The New Yorker, Wired and Slate, in addition to his work as a reporter for The New York Times.  His first book, Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Journey into the Heart of Fan Mania (2004), was named one of Sports Illustrated’s best books of the year, and ranked number one on The Chronicle of Higher Education''s list of the best books ever written about collegiate athletics. His second book, Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman''s Quest to Make a Difference was published in the U.S. in April 2009, and subsequently in the U.K., The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan and China.  St. John was born in Birmingham, Alabama, where he attended The Altamont School. He studied English literature at Columbia College in New York City, where he now lives with his wife and daughter.

http://www.outcastsunited.com/content/about-warren-st-john

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