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The Cost of These Dreams

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

The Cost of These Dreams

By Wright Thompson

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About the book

'Full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail' John GrishamFrom one of America's most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports.There is only one Wright Thompson. His work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN and has been anthologised in The Best American Sports Writing books ten times. But to say his pieces are about sports, while true as far as it g...Show more

Biography: sport
Narrative theme: Social issues

Book details

ISBN

9781788701969

Publisher

Bonnier Books Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Cost of These Dreams

Format

Paperback

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