The Best American Sports Writing - Bud Collins - Bøger - Mariner Books - 9780618086269 - 10. oktober 2001
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The Best American Sports Writing

Bud Collins

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The Best American Sports Writing

Brief Description: For almost fifty years, Bud Collins has ranked as one of America's premier sports journalists, best known for his tennis commentary on NBC and his sports column in the Boston Globe. From surfing to golf, baseball to bodybuilding, Collins's selections for this tenth anniversary edition celebrate sports of all stripes, in pieces by H. G. Bissinger, Charles P. Pierce, Jim Harrison, Rick Reilly, and others. Review Quotes: "Collins . . . has selected 27 eclectic and inarguably excellent articles and profiles. A must for any collection of sports literature. " Booklist, ALATable of Contents: Contents Foreword xi Introduction by Bud Collins xv Will Blythe. The Marvel 1 from Men's Journal Doug Most. Shot Through the Heart 14 from Sports Illustrated Bucky Mcmahon. Everest at the Bottom of the Sea 29 from Esquire Charles P. Pierce. The Blessed Fisherman of Prosper, Texas 51 from Esquire Stephen Rodrick. Can Riddick Bowe Answer the Bell? 59 from The New York Times Magazine Buzz Bissinger. For Love of DiMaggio 67 from Vanity Fair Michael Leahy. Swing Shift 92 from The Washington Post Magazine David Owen. The Chosen One 115 from The New Yorker Tom Friend. The Natural 137 from ESPN: The Magazine James McManus. Fortune's Smile 148 from Harper's Magazine William Nack. Bang for the Bucs 186 from Sports Illustrated Ian Whitcomb. Beach Boy 202 from American Heritage Kevin Conley. A Stud's Life 214 from The New Yorker Geoffrey Douglas. The Double Life of Laura Shaw 221 from Yankee Dave Kindred. Gate Crasher 231 from Golf Digest Greg Child. Fear of Falling 238 from Outside Michael Dileo. Deer Prudence 256 from Texas Monthly Toure. Kurt Is My Co-Pilot 263 from Rolling Stone Robert Draper. Pumping Irony 278 from GQ Pete Kotz. Tough Guy 290 from Cleveland Scene Woody Woodburn. Toughest Miler Ever 306 from The Torrance Daily Breeze Vahe Gregorian. Olympics Dream Ends in Agony 314 from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Charles M. Young. Losing: An American Tradition 319 from Men's Journal Gene Collier. The Ex-Sportswriter 334 from The Columbia Journalism Review Jim Harrison. Starting Over 338 from Men's Journal Beth Kephart. Playing for Keeps 350 from Philadelphia Magazine Rick Reilly. The Biggest Play of His Life 355 from Sports Illustrated Biographical Notes 361 Notable Sports Writing of 2000 365 Review Citations:

Booklist 09/01/2001 pg. 33 (EAN 9780618086269, Paperback)

Booklist 09/01/2001 pg. 33 (EAN 9780618086252, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/24/2001 pg. 84 (EAN 9780618086252, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Collins, Bud Bud Collins is a world-famous tennis journalist and historian, a long-time columnist for the "Boston Globe," and a television broadcaster for CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN, and the Tennis Channel. A 1994 inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, he is the coauthor of "The Education of a Tennis Player" and "Evonne! On the Move "and the author of "My Life with the Pros," He lives in Boston. Contributor Bio:  Stout, Glenn GLENN STOUT is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912.

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Udgivet 10. oktober 2001
ISBN13 9780618086269
Forlag Mariner Books
Genre Chronological Period > 21st Century
Antal sider 320
Mål 169 × 211 × 27 mm   ·   453 g
Sprog Engelsk