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Far Afield: A Sportswriting Odyssey

Far Afield: A Sportswriting Odyssey - Paperback

by S. L. Price
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Availability:In StockContributor:S. L. PricePublish date:6/1/2009Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ecco PressISBN-13:9780061708725ISBN-10:61708720UPC:9780061708725Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Essays, Cultural & Social Aspects, HistorySize:8.02 x 5.26 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SCW5PKRCRC

A Year in Provence . . . in sweats

Some people would consider writing for Sports Illustrated a dream job. Others fantasize about living idyllically in the South of France. S. L. Price got to do both. Assigned by Sports Illustrated to cover sports in Europe, Price relocated his family to a small hamlet in Provence, and then set out to uncover the soul of world athletic competition.

In an attempt to comprehend the planet's most intense and bloody sports, he immersed himself in the cricket rivalry between India and Pakistan. He spent time with Lance Armstrong as the cyclist fended off rumors of performance-enhancing drugs. He argued politics with Olympic athletes in Athens, covered Austria's beer-drenched version of the Super Bowl, and caught basketball fever in Belgrade--as he, his wife, and children tried to adjust to life in a Europe convulsed by terrorism, anti-Americanism, and George Bush's war in Iraq.

Far Afield is an extraordinary memoir of growth, family, and games people play worldwide.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Ecco PressISBN-13:9780061708725ISBN-10:61708720UPC:9780061708725Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Essays, Cultural & Social Aspects, HistorySize:8.02 x 5.26 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SCW5PKRCRC
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S. L. Price, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated since 1994, has written two other books--Pitching Around Fidel, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Far Afield, which Esquire named one of the top five books of 2007. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his family.

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