Field of Schemes: The Gift Shop

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Putting together the Field of Schemes website is a labor of love that takes several hundred hours of labor a year - and unfortunately, love don't pay the ISP bills. If you find the daily stadium news updates useful or entertaining, please consider making a donation to support the cause. Even a $10 donation per reader would go a long way toward defraying the costs of running this site, and help ensure that the information at fieldofschemes.com remains free of charge for all who need it. (Please indicate in the "comments" field how you'd like to be thanked for your donation on the website, or if you'd prefer to remain anonymous.)

Mug o' the month

If you need a strong cup of coffee to prepare you for the day's stadium news, why not drink it from a Field of Schemes Mug o' the Month? This eight-ounce coffee mug (also rated to convey other hot and cold beverages of your choice) features the Field of Schemes website logo and an ever-changing quotation from the wonderful world of stadium swindles. This month's quote: Art Modell's "The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries." Collect 'em all!

Signed books

You've seen the website, now read the book - signed by co-author Neil deMause! Both hardcover and paperback editions are available: The updated paperback includes the additional chapter "Extra Innings," while the sturdier hardcover is more appropriate for thumping recalcitrant local legislators over the head with. Please indicate in the "comments" field of your order if you'd like the book personally inscribed, and to whom.

NOTE: You can also order non-autographed copies direct from Common Courage Press.

Full-text RSS feed

Field of Schemes offers two flavors of RSS feed: a free version, which includes headlines, brief excerpts, and links to the full articles; and a subscription version, which lets you read full items within your RSS reader of choice. A full-text RSS subscription is just $10 for one year. (You will receive a username and password via e-mail.)

Fieldofschemes.com is the companion website to Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money Into Private Profit (Common Courage Press), by Joanna Cagan and Neil deMause. Since 1998, we have been casting a critical eye on the roughly $2 billion a year in public subsidies that go toward building new pro sports facilities.

For more on this topic, browse our news archives, see related links below, or use the links at the top of this page to order the book, join our e-mail stadium discussion list, or contact Joanna and Neil.