The Top of His Game
The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz
$45.11
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2021
Summary
Bill Littlefield (NPR’s Only a Game) presents the second installment in the Library of America series devoted to classic American sportswriters, a definitive collector’s edition of the pathbreaking writer who invented the long-form sports story.
Like his friend and admirer Red Smith, W. C. Heinz (1915–2008) was one of the most distinctive and influential sportswriters of the last century. Though he began his career as a newspaper reporter, Heinz soon moved beyond the confines…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598537109 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1598537105 |
| Author: | W.C. Heinz, Bill Littlefield |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 143mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“Heinz had it all—a deep understanding of human nature, a wonderful sense of humor, and a writing style so clear and clean that he makes the difficult seem easy, just the way a great athlete does.” — David Maraniss
“Bill Heinz is not just one of the great sportswriters this country has produced, he is one of the great American writers.” — Mike Lupica
“Heinz could make sentences sing, but his special gift was somehow to sound the chord of music that was the man. The subjects of his profiles lived and breathed and laughed and wept with unforgettable vitality.” — Roger Kahn
“Heinz is that rare writer who not only becomes more important over time but more essential. His work deserves to be read and treasured by a new generation of readers.” — Glenn Stout
W.C. Heinz
Bill Littlefield, a nationally known author and veteran sports commentator, has been the host of National Public Radio’s weekly sports program Only A Game since it began in 1993. He lives in Boston.
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