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The Best American Sports Writing 2014
The Best American Sports Writing 2014
The Best American Sports Writing 2014
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The Best American Sports Writing 2014

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“Excellent . . . A no-brainer pickup for the sports collection.” — Booklist

“An affirmation of the strong state of American sportswriting.” — Kirkus Reviews

From more than 350 national, regional, and specialty publications and, increasingly, the top sports blogs, Christopher McDougall, best-selling author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, hand-selected the very best sports journalism of the past year.

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Release dateOct 7, 2014
ISBN9780544301979
The Best American Sports Writing 2014

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    5 stars for Pure Heart by William Nack; The Sports Fan by Peter Richmond; Pride and Poison by Linda Robertson; Let the Games Begin by Duane Noriyuki; Ten Days of Torture in Junction by Kevin Sherrington; The Right Call by Jeff Coplon; Death of a Cowboy by Peter Richmond and Head Down by Stephen King.

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    The gem in this collection is "Head Down" by Stephen King. It is his recounting of the 1989 Little League team from Bangor West in Maine, which happens to have his son Owen on it as a pitcher/first baseman. It is a sweet, sentimental piece (no horror!) that reminds one of all that can be good in baseball. I especially smiled when reading about the Hampden Horns, fans who watch the games from their cars, tooting/blasting their horns in support! This little piece reassures us, at least as of that time, that it is a game, played by children, and it is fun!

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