| Description |
xxiii, 367 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Best American series |
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Best American series.
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| Contents |
The white coon / Larry Brown -- Bugs Bunny, greatest banned player ever / Derek Zumsteg -- Ready for some fútbol? / Oscar Casares -- The game of the year / Chris Ballard -- Filling in the pieces of Jake Scott / Dave Hyde -- Fading away / Wright Thompson -- Deal of the century / John Klima -- An unknown filly dies, and the crowd just shrugs / William C. Rhoden -- Let us now raze famous men / Jeff MacGregor -- Only medal for Bode is fool's gold / Sally Jenkins -- That which does not kill me makes me stranger / Daniel Coyle -- Polite when in neutral / Mimi Swartz -- Snook / Ian Frazier -- Blank Monday / William Finnegan -- What keeps Bill Parcells awake at night / Michael Lewis -- The madness of John Chaney / Robert Huber -- The real deal in so many ways / Michael Wilbon -- $neaker war / Bob Hohler -- Baseball for life / Sara Corbett -- A new game plan / Eli Saslow -- The Saturday game / Eric Neel -- Playing 4 keeps / Bryan Smith -- The ultimate assist / L. Jon Wertheim -- In Iraq, soccer field is no longer a refuge / Bruce Wallace -- A moment of silence / Steve Friedman -- Team Hoyt starts again / John Brant -- The big show by little people / Paul Cullum -- Talking turkey / Bill Buford |
| Notes |
Includes biographical notes (p. [359]-363) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-367) |
| Subject |
Sports journalism -- United States.
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Sports literature -- United States.
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| Author |
Maraniss, David.
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Stout, Glenn, 1958-
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| LC no. |
2009284395 |
| ISBN |
0618751157 |
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0618751165 (paperback) |
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9780618751150 |
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9780618751167 (paperback) |
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