The Best American Sports Writing 2017
Title | The Best American Sports Writing 2017 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Stout |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 415 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0544821556 |
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021
Title | The Year's Best Sports Writing 2021 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Stout |
Publisher | Triumph Books |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 2021-10-05 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1641257091 |
A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Glenn Stout, founding editor of the Best American Sports Writing, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime. This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
Title | The Best American Sports Writing of the Century PDF eBook |
Author | David Halberstam |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 824 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
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.
Real Sports Reporting
Title | Real Sports Reporting PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Aamidor |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 2003-09-24 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780253216168 |
Reprints over twenty selections of sports writing from print media across the United States, including beat coverage, and significant issues in sports reporting.
The Best American Sports Writing 2018
Title | The Best American Sports Writing 2018 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Stout |
Publisher | Mariner Books |
Total Pages | 355 |
Release | 2018-10-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1328846288 |
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.
Sports Illustrated: Almanac 2007
Title | Sports Illustrated: Almanac 2007 PDF eBook |
Author | Editors of Sports Illustrated |
Publisher | Sports Illustrated |
Total Pages | 868 |
Release | 2006-11-28 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9781933405469 |
America's No. 1 sports almanac since its introduction 16 years ago, the Sports Illustrated Almanac has got it all covered, from football to fencing, hockey to handball, and everything in between. Spanning 864 pages, the Sports Illustrated Almanac features essays by top Sports Illustrated writers, all-time stats and records, and ticketing and venue information for pro baseball, basketball, football and hockey.
The Best American Sports Writing 2016
Title | The Best American Sports Writing 2016 PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Stout |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Total Pages | 413 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0544618467 |
For more than twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has curated the year’s finest sports journalism. Continuing the tradition in a long line of notable guest editors is Rick Telander, acclaimed journalist, author, and champion of the written word. His choices are defined by one shared thread: effort, on the part of athletes and writers alike. The physical strength it takes to play professional hockey and football, or for a forty-two-year-old writer to learn how to dunk in six months. The mental and emotional toughness needed to turn around a losing team, or to speak out about a coach. The careful striving to make everything seem effortless. This edition encompasses it all. The Best American Sports Writing 2016 includes Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham, L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, Brett Popplewell, Alexandra Starr, Wright Thompson and others RICK TELANDER is a Chicago Sun-Times senior sports columnist and the Basketball Evangelist for Slam magazine. He has also written for Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine, and has been featured seven times in The Best American Sports Writing. He is the author of eight books, including Heaven Is a Playground and From Red Ink to Roses. GLENN STOUT, series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception, is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912.