Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 25,74 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0547884575
J. R. Moehringer, a Pulitzer Prize–winning feature writer and the author of The Tender Bar, has selected the best in sports writing from the past year. Chosen from more than 350 national, regional, and specialty publications and, increasingly, the top sports blogs, this collection showcases those journalists who are at the top of their game.
Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1328846288
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.
Author : David Halberstam
Publisher :
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 33,66 MB
Release : 1999
Category : 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.
Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0358181836
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year. For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has built a solid reputation by showcasing the greatest sports journalism of the previous year, culled from hundreds of national, regional, and specialty print and digital publications. Each year, the series editor and guest editor curate a truly exceptional collection. The only shared traits among all these diverse styles, voices, and stories are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing, and the pure passion they tap into that can only come from sports.
Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,99 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : 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.
Author : Glenn Stout
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 21,37 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0544340051
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year.
Author : David Halberstam
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780395570449
Here's a New Edition of Petz & Garratty's classic text, Acquired Immune Hemolytic Anemias, originally published in 1980. The scope of the book has now been expanded to include the full spectrum of autoimmune and alloimmune immune hemolytic anemias including hemolysis associated with transplantation, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, and hemolytic transfusion reactions. Completely revised and updated from beginning to end, it presents authoritative coverage of all of today's best laboratory tests as well as the latest diagnostic and treatment methods. Presents the latest advances in knowledge about hemolytic anemias in neonates, bone marrow transplantation recipients, individuals with autoimmune disorders, and more. Features a significantly expanded section on differential diagnosis that includes disorders such as lymphoma and EBV-associated hemolysis and reflects the latest immunologic assays. Synthesizes the expertise of the world's most respected authorities on the subject.
Author : Siddhartha Mukherjee
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0544003489
Twenty-seven of America’s best science and nature essays of 2013, selected by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies and the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Gene. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee, a leading cancer physician and researcher, selects the year’s top science and nature writing from journalists who dive into their fields with curiosity and passion, delivering must-read articles from a wide array of fields. The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2013 includes: “The T-Cell Army” by Jerome Groopman “The Artificial Leaf” by David Owen “The Life of Pi, and Other Infinities” by Natalie Angier “Altered States” by Oliver Sacks “Recall of the Wild” by Elizabeth Kolbert “Super Humanity” by Robert M. Sapolsky “Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality?” by Nathaniel Rich Contributors also include: J. B. Mackinnon · Benjamin Hale · Tim Zimmermann · David Deutsch and Artur Ekert · Michael Moyer · Sylvia A. Earle · John Pavlus · Michelle Nijhuis · Rick Bass · Michael Specter · Alan Lightman · David Quammen · Keith Gessen · Steven Weinberg · Gareth Cook · Katherine Harmon · Stephen Marche · Mark Bowden · Kevin Dutton
Author : Matthew Mills Stevenson
Publisher : American Retrospective
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781879957589
Harper's Magazine has been America's preeminent monthly periodical for more than 150 years. Rules of the Game: The Best Sports Writing from Harper's Magazine takes a look into this storied magazine's unparalleled archive and uncovers funny, touching, exciting, intriguing stories of the sporting life, both professional and amateur, and what it means to us. These essays show that how we play and write about sports not only reflect our nation's character, but challenge it. Including stories from Mark Twain and James B. Connolly at the turn of the twentieth century, visiting with George Plimpton, Tom Wolfe, Bill Cardoso, and A. Bartlett Giamatti along the way, and continuing with Lewis Lapham, Rich Cohen, and Pat Jordan today, this collection is the definitive voice on sports-writing through the last hundred years. Edited by Matthew Stevenson and Michael Martin, with a humorous, insightful preface by Roy Blount Jr. (Fifth in the American Retrospective Series.)
Author : Jackie MacMullan
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Sports
ISBN : 035819699X
For over twenty-five years, The Best American Sports Writing has been a showcase for the most exceptional sports journalism of the previous year, selected by an acclaimed guest editor. Represented in this year's collection are giants in the field as well as up-and-coming writers to watch--the only shared traits among the diverse styles and voices are the extraordinarily high caliber of writing and the pure passion they tap into.
