Masters of the games : essays and stories on sport / Joseph Epstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Epstein, Joseph, 1937-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports.

Medical Subjects:

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>In this collection, his twenty-fifth book, Joseph Epstein departs from writing about literature and culture to indulge his fondness for the world of sport in all its forms. In these essays and stories, Epstein turns writing about sports into an art at once penetrating and highly amusing. </span></span>

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ESSAYS; A BOY'S FAVORITE AUTHOR; THIS SPORTING LIFE; CONFESSIONS OF A LOW ROLLER; BALLS-UP; EP, THE BULLS ARE SIX-POINT DOGS; THE THRILL OF DEFEAT; OPEN ANOTHER CAN OF QUARTERBACK; THE OLD BALL GAME; WRIGLEY FIELD; RED SMITH; JOCKS; JOE DIMAGGIO; MICHAEL JORDAN; HANK GREENBERG; BOB LOVE; STORIES; THE GOLDIN BOYS; DANNY MONTOYA; OUT OF ACTION; SHORT TAKES; HATS OFF; A SARTORIAL DOUBLE FAULT; THE RUNNING OF THE BULLS; BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE; A SUPER (YAWN) SUNDAY; A SECRET VICE; SPORT MAGAZINE; THE AGONY OF DA FEET; OPINIONATIONS; THE SPORTS LENINIST; AREN'T WE GRAND?

BORED WITH BASEBALL?MARCH SANITY; THE JOY OF NOT BEING THERE; LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE; DON'T HIDE YOUR EYES, UNIONIZE; SUMMING UP; TRIVIAL PURSUITS; STILL HOOKED

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

979-82-16-41292-2

1-4422-3654-X

OCLC:

900158207