Beyond the Game The Collected Sportswriting of Gary Smith

Name: Beyond the Game The Collected Sportswriting of Gary Smith
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ISBN: 9780802138491

ISBN-10: 0802138497

ISBN-13: 9780802138491

Edition: N/A

Authors: Gary Smith

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Beyond the Game brings together the fifteen greatest stories by one of the most highly acclaimed sports journalists working today, Gary Smith. From the inspirational story of an extraordinary mentally retarded man named Radio and the high school football team that has adopted him for over thirty years, to the unforgettable profile of basketball coach Jim Valvano and his courageous battle against cancer, these stories are more than just great sportswriting. They are great writing, period. Each of Smith's stories -- of dreams and fears, failure and triumph, self-destruction and salvation -- will profoundly touch you and remain with you, long after you have closed the pages of this book. Book…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/6/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 8.21" wide x 6.35" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Damned Yankee


Ali and His Entourage


Home Run Fever


Tyson the Timid, Tyson the Terrible


Someone to Lean On


True Lies


Shadow of a Nation


The Ripples from Little Lake Nellie


Eyes of the Storm


The Fiesta in the Town of Ghosts


Out of the Shadows


An Exclusive Club


Crime and Punishment


A Letter from South America


As Time Runs Out