| The Best American Sports Writing 2005 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Lupica, Mike (Author), Stout, Glenn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618470204 ISBN-13: 9780618470204 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Lupica, one of the best-known and most widely read sports columnists in the United States, assembles another extraordinary year of writing on sports. Contributors include Michael Lewis, Gary Smith, Bill Plaschke, Michael Bamberger, Pat Jordan, Michael Leahy, and others. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 814.608 |
| LCCN: 92648838 |
| Series: Best American Sports Writing |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.48" W x 8.57" (1.11 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the very best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected--and most popular--of its kind. The Best American Sports Writing 2005 includes Michael Lewis - Gary Smith - Steve Coll - Tom Verducci - Ira Berkow - Bill Plaschke - Linda Robertson - Michael Bamberger - L. Jon Wertheim - Thomas McGuane - John Brant - Pat Jordan - David DiBenedetto - and others Mike Lupica, guest editor, has been a columnist for the New York Daily News since 1977 and is the best-selling author of numerous books, including, most recently, Travel Team, a number one New York Times bestseller. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stout, Glenn: - GLENN STOUTis the author of Young Woman and the Seaand Fenway 1912.Stout, Glenn: - GLENN STOUT is a freelance writer, author, and editorial consultant and has served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception. He is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912, and has collaborated with Richard Johnson on Red Sox Century, Yankees Century, The Cubs and The Dodgers. Stout has lived in and around Boston for 20 years, and currently lives in Vermont. |