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A biography of America's greatest all-around athlete that "goes beyond the myth and into the guts of Thorpe's life, using extensive research, historical nuance, and bittersweet honesty" (Los Angeles Times), by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered.Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockho...

A riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered.Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played maj...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and "one of our most talented biographers and historians" (The New York Times) David Maraniss delivers a "thoughtful, poignant, and historically valuable story of the Red Scare of the 1950s" (The Wall Street Journal) through the chilling yet affirming story of his family's ordeal, from blacklisting to vindication.Elliott Maraniss, David's father, a WWII veteran who had commanded an all-black company in the Pacific...

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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical

Roma nel 1960 su spazzata dalle Olimpiadi come da una ventata di freschezza". In una città che cerca di scrollarsi di dosso le pesanti eredità del fascismo, approdano dai quattro angoli della Terra le delegazioni sportive di quelle che passeranno alla storia come le prime Olimpiadi dal dopoguerra a tornare ai fasti del passato, ma nel contempo le ultime dell'era romantica, ispirate ancora a una concezione aristocratica e "non professionista" d...

Using the same meticulous reporting and sweeping narrative style employed in "First in His Class", his classic biography of Bill Clinton, Maraniss separates myth from reality and wondrously recaptures Vince Lombardi's life and times. "When Pride Still Mattered" is the quintessential story of the American family: how Vince Lombardi, the son of an immigrant Italian butcher, rose to the top and came to inspire the entire country. of photos.

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The groundbreaking multigenerational biography, a richly textured account of President Obama and the forces that shaped him and sustain him, from Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, political commentator, and acclaimed biographer David Maraniss. In Barack Obama: The Story, David Maraniss has written a deeply reported generational biography teeming with fresh insights and revealing information, a masterly narrative drawn from hundreds of interview...

INTO THE STORY "is the first collection of the work of David Maraniss, one of the most honored and versatile writers of his generation. The thirty-two stories here cover a rich array of topics, ranging from seminal moments in modern history to intimate personal reflections, each piece illuminated by the author's deep reporting and singular sensibility.

A critically acclaimed author and journalist edits this collection of the best sportswriting from the past year. Not just for readers of the sports page, this years selections embrace the world of sports in all its drama, humanity, and excitement.

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A fascinating political, racial, economic, and cultural tapestry" (Detroit Free Press), Once in a Great City is a tour de force from David Maraniss about the quintessential American city at the top of its game: Detroit in 1963.Detroit in 1963 is on top of the world. The city's leaders are among the most visionary in America: Grandson of the first Ford, Henry Ford II, Motown's founder Berry Gordy, the Reverend C.L. Franklin and his daughter, th...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "When Pride Still Mattered" comes a book destined to become a modern classic--a full-scale biography of great baseball player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, who lived, played, and died with enduring passion and grace. of photos.

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Named one of the best nonfiction books of 2003 by dozens of newspapers across the country, this majestic work is the epic story of Vietnam and the Sixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. of photos. Maps.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "When Pride Still Mattered" comes a full-scale biography of the great baseball player and humanitarian Roberto Clemente, who lived, played, and died with enduring passion and grace. of photos.

From bestselling author Maraniss comes a groundbreaking book that weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Rome Olympics.

One of the most successful and honored reporter-writers of his day selects pieces that illustrate his own education as a writer.