George Plimpton: 7 books
Mad Ducks and Bears
Football Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books--now repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.
In MAD DUCKS AND BEARS, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton...
Shadow Box
An Amateur in the Ring
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
George Plimpton makes his riskiest foray into participatory journalism--stepping into the ring against a champion boxer--in SHADOW BOX, now repackaged and including never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.
Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore,...
The Bogey Man
A Month on the PGA Tour
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
George Plimpton chronicles his month spent on the PGA tour in THE BOGEY MAN, now repackaged and including a foreword by Rick Reilly and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.
What happens when a weekend athlete--of average skill at best--joins the professional golf circuit? George...
Open Net
A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and now featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.
In OPEN NET, George Plimpton takes to the...
Paper Lion
Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The book that made a legend--and capture's America's sport in detail that's never been matched, now featuring a foreword by Nicholas Dawidoff a and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.
George Plimpton was perhaps best known for PAPER LION, the book that set the bar for participatory...
One for the Record
The Inside Story of Hank Aaron's Chase for the Home Run Record
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The inside story of Hank Aaron's chase for the home run record, repackaged and with a foreword by Bob Costas and new material from the Plimpton Archives.
In ONE FOR THE RECORD, George Plimpton recounts Hank Aaron's thrilling race to become the new home run champion. Amidst media frenzy and...
Out of My League
The Classic Hilarious Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The baseball classic that Ernest Hemingway called "beautifully observed and incredibly conceived," now repackaged and including a foreword from Jane Leavy and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.
The first of Plimpton's remarkable forays into participatory journalism,...