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Mike D'Orso - Pumping Granite - 9780896727786 - V9780896727786
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Pumping Granite

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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.

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
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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 Books For Our Times," the Lillian Smith Book Award for writing on social justice, the American Library Association's "Alex" Award, the Christopher Award, and selection three times in the annual Best Sports Stories anthology published by the Sporting News. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, C-Span's Book TV, MSNBC, and numerous National Public Radio programs, including Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know? A former feature writer for Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star newspapers and frequent contributor to Sports Illustrated, he lives in Norfolk, Virginia. www.mikedorso.com

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