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Description for Pumping Granite
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
From rock climbing to rodeo, sumo wrestling to slow-pitch softball, boomerangs to bowling, this collection of articles by one of America’s leading journalists probes the recreational lives of people of all ages. From arctic Alaska to an island in the Bahamas, these pieces crawl into the more remote nooks and crannies of our culture, showing what our sporting passions and obsessions say about us as individuals and as a society. Funky, fascinating, heroic, and compassionate, Pumping Granite is a one-of-a-kind book about men, women, and children and the unusual games they play.
From rock climbing to rodeo, sumo wrestling to slow-pitch softball, boomerangs to bowling, this collection of articles by one of America’s leading journalists probes the recreational lives of people of all ages. From arctic Alaska to an island in the Bahamas, these pieces crawl into the more remote nooks and crannies of our culture, showing what our sporting passions and obsessions say about us as individuals and as a society. Funky, fascinating, heroic, and compassionate, Pumping Granite is a one-of-a-kind book about men, women, and children and the unusual games they play.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896727786
SKU
V9780896727786
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Ref
99-58
About Mike D'Orso
Mike D'Orso's work includes sixteen books, all in the form of narrative nonfiction. Eight have been bestsellers; three were nominated for Pulitzer Prizes. Honors for his work include the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the American Library Association's Nonfiction Book of the Year, inclusion among the New York Times Notable Books of the Year and Newsweek's 2009 list of "50 ... Read more
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