{"product_id":"the-best-american-sports-writing-2006-9780618470228","title":"The Best American Sports Writing 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of sports and just plain great writing, this collection of twenty-seven of the finest pieces from the past year features \"outstanding sports reporting on a wealth of different topics\" (Booklist). Guest editor Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of Moneyball and Coach, has assembled a compelling look at the sports stories and issues that dominated 2005. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePamela Colloff reports from the politically and sexually charged world of competitive cheerleading in Texas. Paul Solotaroff meets the star of the University of Georgia wrestling team, a nineteen-year-old world-record weightlifter who was born with no arms or legs. Ben Paynter travels the gay rodeo circuit. Pat Jordan profiles the world's greatest poker player, a boyish thirty-year-old whose mom still packs him a brown bag lunch. Jeff Duncan travels to Florida, where a New Orleans high school and its football program are picking up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We also discover Linda Robertson reporting on the supersizing of NFL players. S. L. Price profiles the most famous U.S. Paraolympian. Katy Vine introduces a girl who can dunk -- in eighth grade -- and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pieces in this outstanding volume show the true reach and impact of sports, its importance often extending far beyond the playing field. As Lewis writes in his introduction, \"What's reassuring about great sports writing is what's reassuring about great sports performances: facing opposition, and often against the odds, someone, at last, did something right.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn Stout, Michael Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618470228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStout, Glenn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGLENN STOUTis the author of \u003ci\u003eYoung Woman and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStout, Glenn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Stout\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, author, and editor, and served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing, and founding editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eTiger Girl and the Candy Kid\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNine Months at Ground Zero, \u003c\/em\u003e and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eYoung Woman and the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43750538051699,"sku":"9.78062E+12","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_09d2a41e-ae4e-4da2-9875-945af1d4ca3d.jpg?v=1756465079","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-best-american-sports-writing-2006-9780618470228","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}