{"product_id":"the-best-american-sports-writing-2011-paperback-1","title":"The Best American Sports Writing 2011 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Leavy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGlenn Stout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(R)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing 2011 includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Solotaroff, Sally Jenkins, Wells Tower, John McPhee, David Dobbs, Wright Thompson, P. J. O'Rourke, Selena Roberts, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuest edited by award-winning author Jane Leavy, this year's powerful collection goes beyond the headlines to explore sports at their most extreme: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn-Depth Reporting: \u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the box score with riveting long-form journalism that investigates everything from the psychology of choking to the dark truths of youth swimming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHigh-Stakes Competition: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the world of sports 'in extremis, ' following a free-diver pushing human limits, a surfing savant with Asperger's, and the daredevils of BASE jumping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnfiltered Profiles: \u003c\/b\u003e Get inside the minds of complex figures, from a profile of NFL star Marvin Harrison as 'The Dirtiest Player' to a look at the perseverance of MLB manager Dusty Baker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLegendary Sportswriters: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience masterful storytelling from icons of the craft, including unforgettable essays by John McPhee, P. J. O'Rourke, and Wright Thompson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(r) \u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling \u003cbr\u003eThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing 2011\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003cbr\u003ePaul Solotaroff, Sally Jenkins, Wells Tower, John McPhee, David Dobbs, Wright Thompson, P. J. O Rourke, Selena Roberts, and others\u003cbr\u003eJane Leavy is an award-winning former sportswriter and feature writer for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the comic novel \u003ci\u003eSqueeze Play\u003c\/i\u003e, called \"the best novel ever written about baseball\" by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eLook for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: \u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN COMICS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327544213753,"sku":"9780547336961","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/B8pzYyrFkU9780547336961.webp?v=1784195958","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-best-american-sports-writing-2011-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}