The Best American Sports Writing 1992
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Author | : Thomas McGuane |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780395603406 |
Selected sports writing from newpapers and magazines includes David Halberstam on Michael Jordan, the story of a former Mr. Universe's steroid addiction, and Dave Barry on why the NBA is less offensive than people think
Author | : Thomas McGuane |
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Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780395603413 |
Hailed on its debut last year as "a promising prospect whose progress bears watching" (Kirkus Reviews), The Best American Sports Writing sheds its rookie past for a stellar second season. 25 pieces include David Halberstam on Michael Jordan; a tribute to Roger Maris, the Yankee hated for breaking baseball's greatest record; and Dave Barry on the NBA.
Author | : Glenn Stout |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2020-11-03 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0358181836 |
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year. For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the previous year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Each year, the series editor and guest editor curate a truly exceptional collection. The only shared traits among all these diverse styles, voices, and stories are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing, and the pure passion they tap into that can only come from sports.
Author | : David Halberstam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 824 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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Capturing the century's greatest moments in every sport from basseball to chess, these authors (Red Smith, Tom Boswell, John Updike, Jim Murray, Norman Mailer, W.C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Dick Schaap, David Remnick, Ring Lardner, Gay Talese, William Nack, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Jon Krakauer) and their subjects (including Joe DiMaggio, Secretariat, Bobby Knight, and Muhammad Ali) reflect the rising societal importance of sports in this century, showing how sports have been shaped by such monumental events as war, the civil rights movement, and the changing economyomy.
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Total Pages | : 828 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Sports |
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Author | : Glenn Stout |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Sports |
ISBN | : 9780618251308 |
Bissinger gathers together stellar prose on a dizzying array of sporting endeavors: triathlon, tennis, wrestling, bookmaking, basketball, boxing, chess, golf . . . Any reader's favorite game can be found in these pages. But every piece here transcends its subject; every piece crystallizes the emotions all great competitions evoke -- joy, fear, heartache, affection, surprise -- in both players and fans. David Grann weighs the burden of superstardom with Barry Bonds. Susy Buchanan explores demolition derby, possibly the most Darwinian sport in America. Gary Smith examines the baseball that ignited a lawsuit. Josh Sens tees up with the ultimate Zen golfer, a Tibetan lama. S. L. Price looks back at Pancho Gonzalez, one of the greatest, and likely the most irascible, tennis player ever. Michael Agovino recalls life with a bookmaking father. Stephen J. Dubner hangs out with NFL draftees at their league-mandated "rookie symposium," a mix of "motivational seminar, boot camp, and Scared Straight." These pieces and many more delve beneath the stats and the hype to unveil the raw, compelling essence of sport. Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. "This American sportswriting series is a venerable institution." -- Boston Globe Buzz Bissinger selects the very best writing on a vast variety of competitive endeavors, from baseball to weightlifting, skating to demolition derby. Herein today's foremost journalists throw revealing light on a pantheon of stars: Shaquille O'Neal, Bobby Fischer, Mike Tyson, the San Diego Chicken, and more. Rene Chun Stephen J. Dubner Elizabeth Gilbert Mark Kram Jr. Rebecca Mead Bill Plaschke S. L. Price Gary Smith
Author | : Frank Deford |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 1993-11 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780395633243 |
Selected sports writing from newspapers and magazines, includes David Halberstam on Michael Jordan, the story of a former Mr. Universe's steroid addiction, and Dave Barry on why the NBA is less offensive than people think.
Author | : Michael Wilbon |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0547336977 |
Presents an anthology of the best sports writing published in 2014, selected from American magazines and newspapers.
Author | : Christopher McDougall |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0544147006 |
The Best American Sports Writing gathers the very best from sports journalists from the past year.
Author | : Glenn Stout |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0547336969 |
Presents an anthology of the best sports writing published in 2014, selected from American magazines and newspapers.