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Title:

The best American sports writing 1998 / edited and with an introduction by Bill Littlefield ; Glenn Stout, series editor.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Company ;

Copyright Date:

1998

Description:

xvi, 399 p. : 21 cm.

Subject:

Sports stories.
Sports--Literary collections.

Other Authors:

Littlefield, Bill.
Stout, Glenn.

Notes:

Biographical notes (p. [392]-395). Notable sports writing of 1997 (p. [396]-399).

Contents:

The soccer parents / Susan Sterling. Asphalt legends / Rick Telander -- Bird-watching as a blood sport / David James Duncan -- Resurrecting the champ / J.R. Moehringer -- On planet Venus / Linda Robertson -- Cale registering on a hook / Robert Cole -- Over the hill, my ass! / Rick Telander -- My body, my weapon, my shame / Elwood Reid -- "Uno-- dos-- tres--urrrrggghhh!" / Tad Friend -- Golf's saving grace / David Finkel -- The Man. Amen / Charles P. Pierce -- The case against golf / Bruce McCall -- A big game / Charles P. Pierce -- The hustle / Tim Layden -- Far beyond a mere marathon / David Ferrell -- A delicate balance / Gary Smith -- Goofy golf / Thomas Korosec -- Tackling the competition / John Seabrook -- Coming of age on the 50-yard line / Robert Andrew Powell -- Fallen star "Goose" Ligon is looking for a miracle / Pat Forde -- Late Boomer / Tom Boswell -- The hit king / Scott Raab -- Kid Dynamite blows up / David Remnick -- Betrayal of trust / Johnette Howard ; Lester Munsion -- A man's appreciation for women athletes / Steve Marantz -- The soccer parents / Susan Sterling.

ISBN:

9780395797648
0395797640

Locations:

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)