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Sports Guy Paperback - 2001

by Charles P. Pierce

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The best sports writing by Charles Pierce is now collected for the first time in one volume, as he profiles famous sports personalities such as Tiger Woods, Magic Johnson, and Peyton Manning, while others are portraits of lesser-known figures.

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Here, at last, is Charles Pierce's best writing on sports, collected for the first time in one volume. All of these pieces, first published in GQ, the National, and Esquire, showcase Pierce's trademark humor. Some are spot-on profiles of famous sports personalities such as Tiger Woods, Magic Johnson, and Peyton Manning, while others are portraits of lesser-known figures such as Nebraska basketball coach Danny Nee, a former Vietnam vet who openly opposed the Gulf War, Cool Papa Bell, a ballplayer from the Negro Leagues who is ripped off by memorabilia hounds, and Mike Donald, an obscure golfer on the PGA tour who played the best golf in his life only to lose a tournament by one stroke. Pierce also takes us on unforgettable journeys into the wide world of sports, from a snake-charming pole-vaulter to life on the Hooters Golf Tour, from the fashion accessories of the modern ballplayer to how a small community -- Warroad, Minnesota -- bonds over ice hockey. Sports Guy will delight Pierce's devoted readers and is certain to win him many, many more.

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Upon arriving in a new town, some people visit museums.

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  • Title Sports Guy
  • Author Charles P. Pierce
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-01-01
  • ISBN 9780306810053 / 0306810050
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.23 x 5.42 x 0.71 in (20.90 x 13.77 x 1.80 cm)
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Sports
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796

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  • Library Journal, 01/01/2001, Page 120
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/11/2000, Page 0

About the author

Charles P. Pierce (together with Roger Angell) has been featured in the Best American Sportswriting annuals more often than any other writer. In addition to Esquire, his work has appeared in many publications, including the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Massachusetts.

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