Roger, PhD.,F-ABC Kahn,
Roger Kahn
McGraw-Hill Education
e druk, 2007
9780071481199
Beyond the Boys of Summer
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Paperback, blz.
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Engels
McGraw-Hill Education |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9780071481199
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 10 werkdagen
Samenvatting
"Roger Kahn has spun everyday sports stories into gilded literature."
--San Diego Union Tribune
"Kahn’s fly-on-the-wall style brings to life players most of us knew only from their bubblegum cards."
--Dallas Morning NewsFrom the greatest sportswriter of his generation, Beyond the Boys of Summer features the best of Roger Kahn’s newspaper and magazine work, plus selected excerpts from his celebrated books.
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<p>Part 1: Growing Up and Being Young<p>1. A Father, A Son, and Baseball in Brooklyn<p>2. Coming of Age<p>3. And Then There is Sex<p>4. The Dreams of the Young<p>5. Restless Youth: The Columbia Uprising<p>6. Kareem Arrives<p>Part 2: Living Your Life<p>7. The Babe: Father of the Home Run<p>8. The Homer Heard Round the World<p>9. Roger Maris: The Ordeal of His Success<p>10. Henry Aaron: A Success Story<p>11. The Great Cork Crime<p>Part 3: Willie, Mickey, Duke: The New York Center Fielders<p>12. The “Say Hey Kid” Up Close<p>13. The Mick on and off the Field<p>14. The Duke in a New Pasture<p>Part 4: Damn Good Hitters and Pitchers<p>15. Eddie Mathews, the Man on Third<p>16. Whitey, the Chairman of the Board<p>17. Joe D’s Stormy Marriage<p>18. Catfish in the Big Apple<p>19. Pete Rose, the Hit Man<p>Part 5: The Gladiators Fight to Succeed<p>20. Dempsey: The Manassas Mauler Goes Down<p>21. Ali<p>22. Billy vs. Reggie<p>23. Steinbrenner: A Yankee Doodle Dandy<p>Part 6: Heroes off the Field<p>24. Jackie Robinson: Like No One Else<p>25. Roberto Clemente’s Triumph and Tragedy<p>26. Remembering Ring<p>27. The Captain<p>Part 7: On Getting Old<p>28. The Young Writer Meets the Aged Poet<p>29. The Last Summer of “Stan the Man”<p>30. Past Their Prime<p>31. Even Sportswriters get Old<p>32. Carl Furillo, 1922-1989