{"product_id":"my-turf-horses-boxers-blood-money-and-the-sporting-life-9780306812507","title":"My Turf: Horses, Boxers, Blood Money, and the Sporting Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Nack has won the prestigious Eclipse Award-given annually for the best magazine piece on horseracing-an unprecedented six times. His only previous book, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, has been eloquently described by Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit, as the \"gold standard\" of horse books.Now, Nack's finest turf writing, coupled with an ample assortment of dead-on profiles and investigative stories across the world of sports, is brought together in My Turf. Nack serves up unforgettable portraits: from his celebrated account of the death of Secretariat to his homage to both Yankee Stadium and Saratoga, including one-of-a-kind profiles of boxers Sonny Liston and Rocky Marciano, jockeys Willie Shoemaker and Robbie Davis, baseball players Keith Hernandez and the schizophrenic Martin Bergen, basketball coach Rick Pitino, and the chess master Bobby Fischer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Nack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.03w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306812507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Nack\u003c\/b\u003e recently retired from \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, but still contributes to \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in Washington, D. C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40670124867699,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_28dbd3cb-3aad-48dd-b7cc-e3553ab78001.jpg?v=1673967066","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-turf-horses-boxers-blood-money-and-the-sporting-life-9780306812507","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}