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2013 Books Read
It’s been a hell of a year. Devastating as well as redemptive. I started it out in Memphis, and end it here in New Jersey. And now my new niece Pearl has arrived! It’s been both a busy year as … Continue reading
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The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Project Knuckleball’, by Ben McGrath
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Legend of a Sport’, by Alva Johnston
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Long Ride’, by Michael Specter
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘A Sense of Where You Are’, by John McPhee
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu’, by John Updike
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘Ahab and Nemesis’, by A.J. Liebling
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Web of the Game’, by Roger Angell
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
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