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The Random House Book of Sports Stories
Crowds will go wild for these 16 slam-dunk sports stories by authors ranging from Bruce Brooks to Ernest Hemingway. Includes illustrations by acclaimed artist Thomas B. Allen.
You could look it up ; James Thurber --
Raymond's run ; Toni Cade Bambara --
The phantom drive ; William T. Tilden II --
My old man ; Ernest Hemingway --
Ali the terribel turk ; Gerald Kersh --
From Ransom ; Jay McInerney --
Tennis ; Roger Angell --
The champ ; Pedro Juan Soto --
Hurry Kane ; Ring Lardner --
From The moves make the man ; Bruce Brooks --
The Mexican ; Jack London --
Prunepicker ; James D. Houston --
Ebbets Field ; Jay Neugeboren --
Man and daughter in the cold ; John Updike --
The fifty-yard dash ; William Saroyan --
The bear ; William Faulkner
You could look it up ; James Thurber --
Raymond's run ; Toni Cade Bambara --
The phantom drive ; William T. Tilden II --
My old man ; Ernest Hemingway --
Ali the terribel turk ; Gerald Kersh --
From Ransom ; Jay McInerney --
Tennis ; Roger Angell --
The champ ; Pedro Juan Soto --
Hurry Kane ; Ring Lardner --
From The moves make the man ; Bruce Brooks --
The Mexican ; Jack London --
Prunepicker ; James D. Houston --
Ebbets Field ; Jay Neugeboren --
Man and daughter in the cold ; John Updike --
The fifty-yard dash ; William Saroyan --
The bear ; William Faulkner
246 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 1990
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May 29, 2022
Covers a wide range of sports by famous authors. This book is most appropriate for young adults.
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