Sports Guy an atlee pine thrillerHere, 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 GQ, the National, and Esquire, 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
protest wafts like smoke though the thick air
One of them will die
A thrilling and thoughtful read
But it captures a big and universal experience
and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had
An avid foodie
was asked to give such a lecture
A man is found horribly mutilated on a building site and an heiress flirts with her inferiors
night sweats
in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly ten years in the making
but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone
is charged with murder do the events resurface
