Peggy Shinn: 2 books
World Class
The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
What makes a great team? Sports journalist Peggy Shinn answers this question in her enthralling account of the dramatic rise of the U.S. women’s cross-country ski team, winners of eight medals at three world championships over the past five years. Shinn’s story—based on dozens of interviews...
Deluge
Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont’s Flash Floods, and How One Small State Saved Itself
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
On August 28, 2011, after pounding the Caribbean and the U.S. Eastern seaboard for more than a week, Hurricane Irene finally made landfall in New Jersey. As the storm headed into New England, it was quickly downgraded to a tropical storm. And by Sunday afternoon, national news outlets were giving...