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The cost of these dreams : sports stories and other serious business

Thompson, Wright2019
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From one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. There is only one Wright Thompson. His work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN and has been anthologised in 'The Best American Sports Writing' books ten times. But to say his pieces are about sports, while true as far as it goes, is like saying Larry McMurty's 'Lonesome Dove' is a book about a cattle drive. Wright Thompson figures people out. Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Lionel Messi or Pat Riley, he strips away the self-serving myths and fantasies to fully reveal his characters, and what drives them, in a way that few others can.
Imprint:
London : 535, [2019]
Collation:
xvii, 378 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781788701969 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2738148
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