The Best American Sports Writing 2000

The Best American Sports Writing 2000

Glenn Stout, Dick Schaap
$21.99
Publication Date: October 26th, 2000
Publisher:
Mariner Books
ISBN:
9780618012091
Pages:
352
Usually Ships in 3 to 8 Days

Description

As its tenth birthday approaches, THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING is at the top of its game. In the past decade, it has been hailed as “a must for any sports fan” and “a venerable institution” and has showcased promising new talents along with Pulitzer Prize winners such as David Halberstam, Richard Ford, and John McPhee. With the 2000 edition, best-selling author and Emmy Award–winning sports journalist Dick Schaap continues this tradition of excellence by bringing together the finest sports writing to appear in the past year. These pieces will delight fans of all athletic endeavors, from football to fishing, from basketball to birdwatching. From more than 350 publications, Schaap has chosen essays that reach beyond the scores to the people and emotions behind the game.

About the Author

Glenn Stout 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 Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid, Fenway 1912, Nine Months at Ground Zero, and many other award-winning and best-selling books. He also served as a consultant on the Disney+ film adaptation of Young Woman and the Sea. Stout lives in Lake Champlain in Vermont.

Praise for The Best American Sports Writing 2000

"[These stories] allow readers to experience the moments of drama, poignancy, high emotion, and quiet reflection that sport can produce." (on THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING 1999)

Kirkus Reviews

"Rewarding, informative, and frequently quirky." The Arizona Daily Star —

Other Books in Series