# Something Like the Gods

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- Book: [Something Like the Gods](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-amidon/something-like-the-gods) ([Something Like the Gods.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-amidon/something-like-the-gods.md))
- Authors: [Stephen Amidon](https://www.bookquiver.com/stephen-amidon)
- Publisher: Rodale Books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-16-0961-124-8
- Published: 2012-06-05
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A lively, literary exploration of one of the West's most iconic cultural figures—the athlete Why is the athlete so important to us? Few public figures can dominate the public imagination with such...