Into the Story: A Writer's Journey Through Life, Politics, Sports and Loss (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781439160022)

These works singularly and together describe the education of David Maraniss as an author and the discipline and commitment required of deep reporting and fine writing, which are inseparable in the nonfiction narrative form..

The character studies here range from politicians (Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, Al Gore) to great sports figures (Vince Lombardi, Roberto Clemente, Wilma Rudolph, Muhammad Ali, Larry Doby). Maraniss also explores what happens when ordinary life is shattered by violence and loss, from the personal loss of a beloved sister to the communal losses of September 11, Virginia Tech, and the horrors of an ambush in Vietnam. .

"The world of nonfiction writing is a continual graduate school," Maraniss concludes. "But only if you avoid the easier path, the lure of assumption and attitude, and open yourself to what can be an educational and fulfilling lifelong journey." .

Author: David Maraniss
ISBN-10: 1439160023
ISBN-13: 9781439160022
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2010
Pages: 283
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.94w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/15/2009 pg. 44
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2009
Publishers Weekly 11/09/2009 pg. 40
Booklist 12/01/2009 pg. 6
Library Journal 01/15/2010 pg. 116
Vanity Fair 02/01/2010 pg. 50
Christian Century 02/09/2010 pg. 40
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001