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The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz audiobook
- By: W. C. Heinz
- Narrator: Bill Littlefield
- Category: Essays, Sports & Recreation
- Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Library of America
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz Audiobook Summary
A pioneer of the long-form sports story, W. C. Heinz wrote with a freshness of perception, a gift for characterization, and a finely tuned ear for dialogue. Here is a first of its kind audio edition of some of his finest work, selected and read by Bill Littlefield (NPR’s “Only a Game”), including “Brownsville Bum”—“the greatest magazine sports story I’ve ever read, bar none” (Jimmy Breslin)—and the unforgettable “Death of a Race Horse.” As a special feature this exclusive audio edition includes Bill Littlefield’s 2001 interview with W. C. Heinz as well as commentary and recollections from the author’s daughter, Gayl Heinz.
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W. C. Heinz is the author of The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz
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The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz Full Details
| Narrator | Bill Littlefield |
| Length | 5 hours 40 minutes |
| Author | W. C. Heinz |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Library of America |
| Release date | April 27, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781598534825 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz is Library of America. includes the following subjects: sports, sport, biography, biographies, boxing, sports books, autobiographies, sports biographies, sports book, books for dad, biographies of famous people, autobiography, boxing books, boxing book, sport books, baseball, essays, americana, journalism, football, short stories, music, golf, anthology, pop culture, crime, race, drugs, comedy, collection, american history, literary fiction, 21st century, entertainment, coming of age, american literature, true story, movies, hockey, 20th century, soccer, basketball, culture, fathers day, drama, Sports & Recreation, Essays, Sports & Recreation, Boxing, Biography & Autobiography, Sports The BISAC Subject Code is Essays, Sports & Recreation
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The publisher of the The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz is Library of America. The imprint is Library of America. It is supplied by Library of America. The ISBN-13 is 9781598534825.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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