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"Roger Kahn has spun everyday sports stories into gilded literature."
--San Diego Union Tribune
"Kahn's fly-on-the-wall style brings to life players most of us knew only from their bubblegum cards."
--Dallas Morning NewsFrom the greatest sportswriter of his generation,
Beyond the Boys of Summer features the best of Roger Kahn's newspaper and magazine work, plus selected excerpts from his celebrated books.
List of contents
Part 1: Growing Up and Being Young1. A Father, A Son, and Baseball in Brooklyn2. Coming of Age3. And Then There is Sex4. The Dreams of the Young5. Restless Youth: The Columbia Uprising6. Kareem ArrivesPart 2: Living Your Life7. The Babe: Father of the Home Run8. The Homer Heard Round the World9. Roger Maris: The Ordeal of His Success10. Henry Aaron: A Success Story11. The Great Cork CrimePart 3: Willie, Mickey, Duke: The New York Center Fielders12. The "Say Hey Kid" Up Close13. The Mick on and off the Field14. The Duke in a New PasturePart 4: Damn Good Hitters and Pitchers15. Eddie Mathews, the Man on Third16. Whitey, the Chairman of the Board17. Joe D's Stormy Marriage18. Catfish in the Big Apple19. Pete Rose, the Hit ManPart 5: The Gladiators Fight to Succeed20. Dempsey: The Manassas Mauler Goes Down21. Ali22. Billy vs. Reggie23. Steinbrenner: A Yankee Doodle DandyPart 6: Heroes off the Field24. Jackie Robinson: Like No One Else25. Roberto Clemente's Triumph and Tragedy26. Remembering Ring27. The CaptainPart 7: On Getting Old28. The Young Writer Meets the Aged Poet29. The Last Summer of "Stan the Man"30. Past Their Prime31. Even Sportswriters get Old32. Carl Furillo, 1922-1989
About the author
Roger Kahn is widely acclaimed as the greatest sportswriter of his generation. With 19 books to his credit, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED named his 1972 classic, THE BOYS OF SUMMER, the best baseball book of all time. Author of the recent bestseller OCTOBER MEN, Kahn was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his book THE ERA.
Summary
Features the best of Roger Kahn's newspaper and magazine work, as well as selected excerpts from his books.
