{"product_id":"the-only-game-in-town-david-remnick-9780812979985","title":"The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than eighty years, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. \u003ci\u003eThe Only Game in Town\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench, including such authors as Roger Angell, John Updike, Don DeLillo, and John McPhee. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement--in 1930. John Cheever pens a story about a boy's troubled relationship with his father and the national pastime. From Lance Armstrong to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in \u003ci\u003eThe Only Game in Town\u003c\/i\u003e. At \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, it's not whether you win or lose--it's how you write about the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Remnick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812979982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812979985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2011 pg. 28","brand":"David Remnick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994915471615,"sku":"9780812979985","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a03211b-21a9-4a61-a64a-0aff1e19cb23.jpg?v=1683332927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-only-game-in-town-david-remnick-9780812979985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}