Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 1992 written by Thomas McGuane and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 1992 written by Thomas McGuane and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing of the Century written by David Halberstam and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 1993 written by Frank Deford and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1993-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2003 written by Glenn Stout and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2020 written by Glenn Stout and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2014 written by Christopher McDougall and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best American Sports Writing gathers the very best from sports journalists from the past year.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2011 written by Glenn Stout and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an anthology of the best sports writing published in 2014, selected from American magazines and newspapers.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2020 written by Jackie MacMullan and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has been a showcase for the most exceptional sports journalism of the previous year, selected by an acclaimed guest editor. Represented in this year's collection are giants in the field as well as up-and-coming writers to watch--the only shared traits among the diverse styles and voices are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing and the pure passion they tap into.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2012 written by Michael Wilbon and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an anthology of the best sports writing published in 2014, selected from American magazines and newspapers.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2018 written by Glenn Stout and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 1997 written by George Plimpton and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twenty-one sports writings on a wide variety of sports subjects.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2017 written by Rick Telander and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2019 written by Jackie MacMullan and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 curates 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.
Download or read book The Best American Sports Writing 2015 written by Glenn Stout and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.
Download or read book Rules of the Game written by Matthew Mills Stevenson and published by American Retrospective. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper's Magazine has been America's preeminent monthly periodical for more than 150 years. Rules of the Game: The Best Sports Writing from Harper's Magazine takes a look into this storied magazine's unparalleled archive and uncovers funny, touching, exciting, intriguing stories of the sporting life, both professional and amateur, and what it means to us. These essays show that how we play and write about sports not only reflect our nation's character, but challenge it. Including stories from Mark Twain and James B. Connolly at the turn of the twentieth century, visiting with George Plimpton, Tom Wolfe, Bill Cardoso, and A. Bartlett Giamatti along the way, and continuing with Lewis Lapham, Rich Cohen, and Pat Jordan today, this collection is the definitive voice on sports-writing through the last hundred years. Edited by Matthew Stevenson and Michael Martin, with a humorous, insightful preface by Roy Blount Jr. (Fifth in the American Retrospective Series.)
