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Instant New York Times Bestseller · Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation?Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it.? ? John GrishamAn extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in ...

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August.When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve ...

An extraordinary, untold story of the Second World War in the vein of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat, from the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August.When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve ...

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Wenn am Freitagabend die Lichter des Footballstadions angehen, verwandelt sich die texanische Kleinstadt Odessa in einen Hexenkessel. 20.000 Augenpaare starren wie hypnotisiert auf ihre Helden, als hinge das Schicksal der Welt vom Ausgang des Spiels ab. Die Fans, der Trainer, die Spieler und deren Familien - sie alle haben den gleichen Traum: Ruhm und Ehre für ihre Stadt - die Meisterschaft.

An account of the exploits of the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals and their unlikely path to victory in the World Series.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author captures baseball's essence in this account of a dramatic three-game series viewed through the eyes of legendary St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa.

Buzz Bissinger's twins were born three minutes—and a world—apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise. One summer, striving to understand the twenty-four-...

Acclaimed sportswriter Bissinger tells the story of Mickey Mantle's unforgettable career. Mantle has long been considered one of baseball's most memorable figures--as a Yankee, MVP award winner, and World Series champion. Bissinger goes beyond the statistics to bring Mantle to life.

Showing that human nature--not statistics--dictates the outcome of ballgames, the author watches from the dugout as a spectacular series unfolds between the Cardinals and their archrivals, the Cubs.

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Gathering together the very best writing on all sorts of athletic endeavors, matters of sportsmanship, and plain old fandom, "The Best American Sports Writing" has earned critical acclaim and a devoted following.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist offers the epic and fascinating story Philadelphia's Mayor Rendell, who will do anything to save a city on the brink of collapse. 21 photos.