{"product_id":"9780544617315","title":"The Best American Sports Writing 2016","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTelander, Rick; Stout, Glenn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/4\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eFor more than twenty-five years, \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing \u003c\/em\u003ehas curated the year’s finest sports journalism. Continuing the tradition in a long line of notable guest editors is Rick Telander, acclaimed journalist, author, and champion of the written word\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHis choices are defined by one shared thread: effort, on the part of athletes and writers alike. The physical strength it takes to play professional hockey and football, or for a forty-two-year-old writer to learn how to dunk in six months. The mental and emotional toughness needed to turn around a losing team, or to speak out about a coach. The careful striving to make everything seem effortless. This edition encompasses it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing 2016 \u003c\/em\u003eincludes Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham,  L. Jon Wertheim and Ken Rodriguez,  Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, Brett Popplewell, Alexandra Starr, Wright Thompson\u003cem\u003e and others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRICK TELANDER is a \u003cem\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/em\u003e senior sports columnist and the Basketball Evangelist for \u003cem\u003eSlam\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He has also written for \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eESPN: The Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003eand has been featured seven times in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is the author of eight books, including \u003cem\u003eHeaven Is a Playground \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFrom Red Ink to Roses.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLENN STOUT, series editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing \u003c\/em\u003esince its inception, is the author of \u003cem\u003eYoung Woman and the Sea \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42681953059071,"sku":"9780544617315","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544617315_s600x595.jpg?v=1774898491","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780544617315","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}