50 Years of Sports Writing (And I Still Can't Tell the Difference Between a Slider and a Curve)
Language: English
Published by Sports Publishing Inc, Champaign, IL, 1997
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187 pages. Illus. Signed by the author. The author has been a sports writer for 50 years. He recounts encounters with memorable sports personalities including Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen, Gordie Howe, Michael Jordan, and Secretariat, among many others.
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- Title
- 50 Years of Sports Writing (And I Still Can't Tell the Difference Between a Slider and a Curve)
- Author
- Falls, Joe
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing Inc, Champaign, IL
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- very good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1571671765
- ISBN 13
- 9781571671769
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- Journalism
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Review
Joe Falls: 50 Years of Sportswriting might be viewed by some readers as a rambling autobiography in which the author bounces back and forth through the decades. But a better description of the book might be that it's simply a collection of the author's sports memories written in the manner of a true sports columnist -- he types whatever is on his mind that day. With a writing style that might be described as blue-collar, Falls never tried to impress anyone with the use of the English language.
No doubt Joe Falls: 50 Years of Sportswriting is a thoroughly enjoyable book because the author has thoroughly enjoyed his association with sports. Falls writes with an enthusiasm that seems to jump from the pages and keeps the reader wanting more. --WWCD Sports Book Reviews Dan Albaugh
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