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Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
