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Set in the nostalgic year of 1955, this touching novel reveals a unique kind of love between kindred spirits. "A bittersweet post-summer story about innocence and summers that are so special that they can't last."--"San Francisco Chronicle.

Sportswriter, screenwriter, and author Deford scores another hit with this novel of athletes behaving badly.

ollowing a battle against cystic fibrosis, the #1 genetic killer of children. Her poignant and uplifting story touched the hearts of millions when it was first published and then made into a memorable TV movie. In a new Introduction, her father summarizes some of the developments made in combating the disease and tells how the family has come to terms with her loss. Illustrations.

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With Bliss, Remembered, the celebrated Frank Deford has produced a work of literature that ranks with the best of his many novels. Deford explores new territory as he tells two love stories from the perspective of a beautiful should-have-been Olympic champion named Sydney Stringfellow. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Sydney begins an intense love affair with a German, but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. Back in the...

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Sydney begins an intense love affair with a German, but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. Back in the U.S., Sydney is left healing her broken heart when a striking American begins to pursue her.

From a masterly writer ("The Washington Post") comes a gripping and enchantedlove story set during the the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Sydney begins an intense love affair with a German, but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. Back in the U.S., Sydney is left healing her broken heart when a striking American begins to pursue her.

In Bliss, Remembered, Deford explores new territory as he tells two love stories from the perspective of a beautiful should-have-been Olympic champion named Sydney Stringfellow. At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Sydney begins an intense love affair with a German, but the affair abruptly ends when political forces tear them apart. Back in the U.S., Sydney--daring, vulnerable, and memorable--is left healing her broken heart when a striking American b...

An unconventional book as wide-ranging as Deford's remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport. From his time at "Sports Illustrated" to his renowned NPR commentary, Deford lovingly traces the entire arc of American sportswriting.

Frank Deford is one of the most beloved sports commentators in America. A contributing writer to Sports Illustrated for more than fifty years, he is also a longtime correspondent on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. These days, Deford is perhaps best known for his weekly commentaries on NPR's Morning Edition. Beginning in 1980, Deford has recorded over 1, 600 of them, and in I'd Know That Voice Anywhere he brings together the very best, creating...

Focusing on the unusual friendship between John McGraw and Christy Mathewson, "The Old Ball Game" is a masterful chronicle of the early days of baseball from America's most beloved sportswriter. Illustrations throughout.

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ollowing a battle against cystic fibrosis, the #1 genetic killer of children. Her poignant and uplifting story touched the hearts of millions when it was first published and then made into a memorable TV movie. In a new Introduction, her father summarizes some of the developments made in combating the disease and tells how the family has come to terms with her loss. Illustrations.

With a new Preface by the author, this novel was named one of the top 25 sports books of all time by "Sports Illustrated. "Everybody's All American" is not a book [just] about football, but about relationships . . . between men and women, men and men, and gods and mortals."--Dick Schaap.

Set in the nostalgic year of 1955, this touching novel reveals a unique kind of love between kindred spirits. "A bittersweet post-summer story about innocence and summers that are so special that they can't last."--"San Francisco Chronicle.

The Rubens painting "Venus and Adonis" is the inspiration for this fast-paced thriller set alternately between the 17th century and the present day. The work addresses the question of reincarnation as Bucky Buckingham and Constance Rawlings, with the help of a psychiatrist, travel into their memories to discover and reconnect with the passion they once shared.