{"product_id":"the-john-lardner-reader-john-lardner-9780803230477","title":"The John Lardner Reader: A Press Box Legend's Classic Sportswriting","description":"This collection marks the return to print of John Lardner, one of America's press box giants, a classic stylist whose wry humor and tireless reporting helped elevate sportswriting to art. The brilliant W. C. Heinz called Lardner \"the best of us.\" This book shows why. Lardner applied his singular touch not only to his era's icons--Joe Louis, Ted Williams, Satchel Paige--but to the scamps, eccentrics, hustlers, and con men in the shadow of sports. Whether in snappy columns or leisurely magazine pieces, Lardner held sport of every description up to the light, forever changing the way people wrote, read, and thought about their heroes, from superstars to scrappers. These forty-nine pieces represent sportswriting at the top of its game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803230478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803230477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2010 pg. 34","brand":"John Lardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926182297855,"sku":"9780803230477","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d37ca726-6f5a-49a1-a2c3-7930f2fc3236.jpg?v=1681081657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-john-lardner-reader-john-lardner-9780803230477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}