{"product_id":"the-best-american-sports-writing-2003-paperback","title":"The Best American Sports Writing 2003 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Stout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBuzz Bissinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuzz Bissinger selects the very best writing on a vast variety of competitive endeavors, from baseball to weightlifting, skating to demolition derby. Herein today's foremost journalists -- among them Gary Smith, Elizabeth Gilbert, Bill Plaschke, and Rebecca Mead -- throw revealing light on a pantheon of stars: Shaquille O'Neal, Bobby Fischer, Mike Tyson, the San Diego Chicken, and more.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.22 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759280488736,"sku":"9780618251322","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/36290d89a126e574b1e51d25d131aed9.webp?v=1780147806","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-best-american-sports-writing-2003-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}