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The Best American Sports Writing 2019
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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 curates 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.
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year
"Outstanding . . . This great mix of essays shines a spotlight on all aspects of the human condition . . . The quality of the writing and diversity of the subjects will delight readers and inspire and enlighten the next generation of writers."
—Publishers Weekly "First-rate . . . As ever, a must for the sports collection."
—Booklist
—Publishers Weekly "First-rate . . . As ever, a must for the sports collection."
—Booklist
CHARLES P. PIERCE, guest editor, is a sportswriter, political blogger, and author of four books, including Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything. He has written for a wide variety of publications, including The New York Times, Esquire, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN’s Grantland. GLENN STOUT, series editor, is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912. He has been the editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception in 1991.
CHARLES P. PIERCE: Introduction
WRIGHT THOMPSON: When Winter Never Ends
SAM MILLER: The Aging Curve
JACKIE MACMULLAN: When Making the NBA Isn’t a Cure-All: Mental Health and Black Athletes
CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON: A Terror Way Beyond Falling
JOHN BRANCH: Children of the Cube
BONNIE D. FORD: Holding Her Own
LOUISA THOMAS: Game Plan
KERRY HOWLEY: Everyone Believed Larry Nassar
BETH DAVIES-STOFKA: Winning at the Cost of Silence
HEATHER DINICH, ADAM RITTENBERG, and TOM VANHAAREN: The Inside Story of a Toxic Culture at Maryland Football
VIRGNIA OTTLEY CRAIGHILL: The Lost Cause
CAITY WEAVER: My Magical Quest to Destroy Tom Brady and Win a Philadelphia Eagles Mini-Fridge at Super Bowl LII
JEFF MACGREGOR: Taming the Lionfish
CLAY SKIPPER: Joel Embiid Is Seven Feet Tall and Rising
NATHAN FENNO: A Killing Still Unresolved
BOB HOHLER and PATRICIA WEN: Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football, Inc., Part One: The Secrets Behind the Smile
NICK HEIL: Is Kilian Jornet for Real?
KATHRYN MILES: Is This Man a Victim?
ABE STREEP: What the Arlee Warriors Were Playing For
TIM LAYDEN: Fists of Fury
KIM CROSS: The Redemption of Artis Monroe
JOHN M. GLIONNA: Who’s Lookin’ for a Fight?
MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD: Another Voyage for Madmen (And, This Time, One Woman)
JEFF JACKSON: Paradox of Paradise
WRIGHT THOMPSON: When Winter Never Ends
SAM MILLER: The Aging Curve
JACKIE MACMULLAN: When Making the NBA Isn’t a Cure-All: Mental Health and Black Athletes
CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON: A Terror Way Beyond Falling
JOHN BRANCH: Children of the Cube
BONNIE D. FORD: Holding Her Own
LOUISA THOMAS: Game Plan
KERRY HOWLEY: Everyone Believed Larry Nassar
BETH DAVIES-STOFKA: Winning at the Cost of Silence
HEATHER DINICH, ADAM RITTENBERG, and TOM VANHAAREN: The Inside Story of a Toxic Culture at Maryland Football
VIRGNIA OTTLEY CRAIGHILL: The Lost Cause
CAITY WEAVER: My Magical Quest to Destroy Tom Brady and Win a Philadelphia Eagles Mini-Fridge at Super Bowl LII
JEFF MACGREGOR: Taming the Lionfish
CLAY SKIPPER: Joel Embiid Is Seven Feet Tall and Rising
NATHAN FENNO: A Killing Still Unresolved
BOB HOHLER and PATRICIA WEN: Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football, Inc., Part One: The Secrets Behind the Smile
NICK HEIL: Is Kilian Jornet for Real?
KATHRYN MILES: Is This Man a Victim?
ABE STREEP: What the Arlee Warriors Were Playing For
TIM LAYDEN: Fists of Fury
KIM CROSS: The Redemption of Artis Monroe
JOHN M. GLIONNA: Who’s Lookin’ for a Fight?
MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD: Another Voyage for Madmen (And, This Time, One Woman)
JEFF JACKSON: Paradox of Paradise
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| Weight | 1 oz |
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| Dimensions | 1 × 6 × 8 in |