The best American sports writing, 1992 / edited and with an introduction by Thomas McGuane ; series editor Glenn Stout.
| Other author | McGuane, Thomas. |
| Other author | Stout, Glenn, 1958- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. |
| Description | xx, 348 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Shadow of a nation / Gary Smith -- Muhammad Ali, the Mongoose, and me / George Plimpton -- Rodeo / Thomas Mallon -- They shoot heroes, don't they? / David Von Drehle -- Center of gravity / Timothy Dwyer -- A painter on a planet of blind people / Michael Disend -- Stealth bomber / Joe Sexton -- A winter grouse / Sydney Lea -- For Ali, greatness takes another form / William Gildea -- Glory denied / Bryan Woolley -- The throes of tossing a baseball / Peter Gammons -- O unlucky man / William Nack -- Mountain spirits / James Kilgo -- The power and the gory / Paul Solotaroff -- Bird-to-bird combat / Karen Uhlenhuth -- Indy visible / Mike Kupper -- Donfire of the vanities / Mike Lupica -- What made Bobby run? / Linda Robertson -- The man in the mask / John Marchese -- Citizen Ryan / Leigh Montville -- A hero for the wired world / David Halberstam -- The hustler / Donna St. George -- Armed and considered dangerous / Jan Reid -- Alone across the burn / Craig Medred -- Why the NBA isn't as offensive as you think / Dave Barry. |
| ISBN | 0395603404 : |
| ISBN | 0395603412 (pbk.) |