{"product_id":"into-the-story-david-maraniss-9781439160022","title":"Into the Story: A Writer's Journey Through Life, Politics, Sports and Loss","description":"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..\u003cp\u003eThe 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. .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Maraniss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439160023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439160022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.94w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2009 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2009 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2010 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Maraniss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996241068287,"sku":"9781439160022","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_210b73b2-cf0f-4bc4-bab8-a2ca8e5e299e.jpg?v=1683340560","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/into-the-story-david-maraniss-9781439160022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}