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Title:

The best American sports writing, 1996 / edited and with an introduction by John Feinstein ; Glenn Stout, series editor.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Company ;

Copyright Date:

1996

Description:

xxiv, 355 p. : 22 cm.

Subject:

Sports stories.
Sports--Literary collections.

Other Authors:

Feinstein, John.
Stout, Glenn.
Davis, David. 13th round.
Junod, Tom. Savior.
Karbo, Karen. Polite feminine can bench press Dennis Conner.
Reilly, Rick. Ultimate price.
Verducci, Tom. High price of hard living.
Goodman, Michael J. Utter disaster.
Moore, Kenny, 1943- End of the world.
Reese, Joel Christian. Down and out.
Farrey, Tom. Hard core hoops.
Bamberger, Michael, 1960- Living with a lie.
Angell, Roger. Called strike.
Remnick, David. Back in play.
Coomes, Mark. Jimmy Thompson's fallen house of cards.
Dorman, Larry. Small colleges big game.
De Jonge, Peter. Nineties kind of rivalry.
Gildea, William. Shot that resounds in Hoosier hearts.
Aldridge, David. Team's true colors.
Jordan, Pat. Belittled big men.
Deford, Frank. Trouble on the court.
Reid, Jan. Big.
Fields, Bill. Man of the century.
Couch, Greg. What might have been.
Edelson, Mat. Cal on the verge.
Cramer, Richard Ben. Native son's thoughts.
Kornheiser, Tony. He told it like it was like only he could.

Other Titles:

Game's the thing.

Contents:

The 13th round / David Davis -- The savior / Tom Junod -- Polite, feminine, can bench press Dennis Conner / Karen Karbo -- The ultimate prize / Rick Reilly -- The high price of hard living / Tom Verducci -- An utter disaster / Michael Goodman -- The end of the world / Kenny Moore -- Down and out / Joel Reese -- Hard-core hoops / Tom Farrey -- Living with a lie / Michael Bamberger -- Called strike / Roger Angell -- The game's the thing / Roger Angell -- Back in play / David Remnick -- Jimmy Thompson's fallen house of cards / Mark Coomes and Pat Forde -- Small colleges, big game / Larry Dorman. A 90's kind of rivalry / Peter De Jonce -- A shot that resounds in Hoosier hearts / William Gildea -- A team's true colors / David Aldridge -- Belittled big men / Pat Jordan -- Trouble on the court / Frank Deford -- Big / Jan Reid -- Man of the century / Bill Fields -- What might have been / Greg Couch -- Cal on the verge / Mat Edelson -- A native son's thoughts / Richard Ben Cramer -- He told it like it was, like only he could / Tony Kornheiser.

ISBN:

9780395700716 (pbk.)
039570071X (pbk.)
9780395700723
0395700728

OCLC:

(OCoLC)35841786

Locations:

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)