|
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism
|
Buy Now
Sidecountry - Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R641
Discovery Miles 6 410
You Save: R110
(15%)
|
|
|
Sidecountry - Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
New York Times reporter John Branch's riveting, humane pieces about
ordinary people doing extraordinary things at the edges of the
sporting world have won nearly every major journalism prize.
Sidecountry gathers the best of Branch's work for the first time,
featuring 20 of his favorites from the more than 2,000 pieces he
has published in the paper. Branch is renowned for covering the
offbeat in the sporting world, from alligator hunting to wingsuit
flying. Sidecountry features such classic Branch pieces, including
"Snow Fall," about downhill skiers caught in an avalanche in
Washington state, and "Dawn Wall," about rock climbers trying to
scale Yosemite's famed El Capitan. In other articles, Branch
introduces people whose dedication and decency transcend their
sporting lives, including a revered football coach rebuilding his
tornado-devastated town in Iowa and a girls' basketball team in
Tennessee that plays on despite never winning a game. The book
culminates with his moving personal pieces, including "Children of
the Cube," about the surprising drama of Rubik's Cube competitions
as seen through the eyes of Branch's own sports-hating son, and
"The Girl in the No. 8 Jersey," about a mother killed in the 2017
Las Vegas shooting whose daughter happens to play on Branch's
daughter's soccer team. John Branch has been hailed for writing
"American portraiture at its best" (Susan Orlean) and for covering
sports "the way Lyle Lovett writes country music-a fresh turn on a
time-honored pleasure" (Nicholas Dawidoff). Sidecountry is the work
of a master reporter at the top of his game.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(74)
