{"product_id":"the-cost-of-these-dreams-sports-stories-and-other-serious-business-paperback","title":"The Cost of These Dreams: Sports Stories and Other Serious Business - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWright Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of America's most beloved sportswriters and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePappyland\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wright Thompson's stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he's working my side of the street - the world of fiction.\" - John Grisham \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it's not even close) and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e series ten times, and he counts John Grisham and Richard Ford among his ardent admirers (see back of book). But to say his pieces are about sports, while true as far as it goes, is like saying Larry McMurtry's \u003ci\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about a cattle drive. Wright Thompson \u003ci\u003efigures people out.\u003c\/i\u003e He jimmies the lock to the furnaces inside the people he profiles and does an analysis of the fuel that fires their ambition. Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, he strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places, and people. Ludicrously entertaining and often powerfully moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of These Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to the reporter's art, and a celebration of true greatness and the high price that it exacts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWright Thompson \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior writer for ESPN and the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePappyland\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979051761965,"sku":"9780143133872","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VTlvRmU0OS9LZFp5TnZOekZpeDVnZz09.webp?v=1775818690","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-cost-of-these-dreams-sports-stories-and-other-serious-business-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}