{"product_id":"the-only-game-in-town-sportswriting-from-the-new-yorker-paperback","title":"The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from the New Yorker - 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\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. \u003ci\u003eThe Only Game in Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench, including such authors as Roger Angell, John Updike, Don DeLillo, and John McPhee. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement--in 1930. John Cheever pens a story about a boy's troubled relationship with his father and the national pastime. From Lance Armstrong to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in \u003ci\u003eThe Only Game in Town\u003c\/i\u003e. At \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, it's not whether you win or lose--it's how you write about the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Remnick\u003c\/b\u003e has been the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1998. A staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998, he was previously \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent in the Soviet Union. The author of several books, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the George Polk Award for his 1994 book \u003ci\u003eLenin's Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979092754733,"sku":"9780812979985","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bHFwL3BqQ1N3MjdaMWJPLzJHV3hzZz09.webp?v=1775818936","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-only-game-in-town-sportswriting-from-the-new-yorker-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}