{"product_id":"sports-guy-charles-p-pierce-9780306810053","title":"Sports Guy","description":"Here, at last, is Charles Pierce's best writing on sports, collected for the first time in one volume. All of these pieces, first published in \u003ci\u003eGQ, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNational, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire, \u003c\/i\u003e showcase Pierce's trademark humor. Some are spot-on profiles of famous sports personalities such as Tiger Woods, Magic Johnson, and Peyton Manning, while others are portraits of lesser-known figures such as Nebraska basketball coach Danny Nee, a former Vietnam vet who openly opposed the Gulf War, Cool Papa Bell, a ballplayer from the Negro Leagues who is ripped off by memorabilia hounds, and Mike Donald, an obscure golfer on the PGA tour who played the best golf in his life only to lose a tournament by one stroke. Pierce also takes us on unforgettable journeys into the wide world of sports, from a snake-charming pole-vaulter to life on the Hooters Golf Tour, from the fashion accessories of the modern ballplayer to how a small community -- Warroad, Minnesota -- bonds over ice hockey. \u003ci\u003eSports Guy\u003c\/i\u003e will delight Pierce's devoted readers and is certain to win him many, many mo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Pierce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306810050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306810053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.42w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2000","brand":"Charles Pierce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245038039295,"sku":"9780306810053","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2db0f77a-2524-4dbe-bb1c-f8cc2e6fcc6d.jpg?v=1693925763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-guy-charles-p-pierce-9780306810053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}