Andrew Blauner Editor (33 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Contains essays by Jack Young, Roger Angell, Frank Deford, Stefan Fatsis, George Plimpton and many others. Was originally published as Great Baseball Stories and now has added stories from A. Barlett Giamatti, Gay Talese and George Vecsey. In very good condition. I have more than 200 books written by and about sportswriters in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.…

Hard cover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 273 p. Audience: General/trade. New in new dust jacket. 1st printing, unread.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Jossey-Bass first edition hardcover with bright clean dust jacket. Looks fine inside and out.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First printing. Fine in an about fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. Every life has a soundtrack. Which song is yours? First Edition, First Printing hardcover from 2017 is Fine in an equally Fine DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. First Edition. First edition. New paperback. First trade paperback edition. Pages clean. Publisher's info laid in. Clean glossy cover.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 360 pages. 8.00x5.25x8.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover First Printing. First Edition. Spine ends a tad crimped, fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 348 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. special edition. 338 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

First edition; 8vo; red cloth covered boards, hardcover; 352 pages; a very good, clean, tight, copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 348 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 237 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. x,[2], 285, [7] pages. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Contents include: Foreword by Bill Bradley; George Vecsey--"The Old Man"; E. M. Swift--"Why Be Last, Son?''; Pat Conroy--"My Losing Season"; Buzz Bissinger--"When I was Young"; John Edgar Wideman-- "Passing It On"; Andrew Solomon--"Prudent Fitness; A Panegyric"; John McPhee--"VBK"; Francine Prose--"Physical Education"; John Irving--"Underdog"; Thomas Beller--"Something Special"; Charles McGrath--"Ironing"; David Maraniss--''The Coach Who Wasn't There"; Frank Deford--"The Depression Baby"; Darin Strauss--"Long Island Shaolin"; George Plimpton--"Golf Lessons"; Lauren Slater--"Tripp Lake"; Toure--"The Last of the Great Dreamers"; Benjamin Cheever--"The Boy They Cut"; Robert Lipsyte--"To Althea, From the New"; Jane Leavy--"Coaching Bob"; Jonathan Ames--"The Duel"; Christine Brennan--"Our Miss O"; Bob Wolff--"Making It to the Majors"; Ira Berkow--"Back to Basics"; and Bud Collins--"FIt to Be Tied". Andrew Blauner has a B.A. from Brown University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University School of Business. He founded Blauner Books in 1995. As an anthologist, he is the editor of: Coach: 25 Writers Reflect on People Who Made a Difference; Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry; Central Park: An Anthology; Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs; The Peanuts Papers: Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Gang, and the Meaning of Life; Now Comes Good Sailing: On Henry David Thoreau and the Meaning of Life. He is also the co-editor of For the Love of Baseball: A Celebration of the Game that Connects Us All. A range of celebrated writers share the inspiring stories of athletic coaches who influenced their lives with powerful advice or encouragement, in a collection of original and previously published essays by such contributors as John Irving, John McPhee, Christine Brennan, Ira Berkow, John Irving, David Maraniss, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Jane Leavy, Bill Bradley, and Pat Conroy. Derived from a Kirkus review: An often stellar anthology examining the impact of coaches. Sportswriter Frank Deford profiles Marquette basketball coach Al Maguire, a man of extraordinary color and velocity who works a grand con of madman/fool to get the most out of his squad. Irving honors the wrestling coach who counseled him to become a student of the sport to compensate for his shortcomings. "Talent is overrated," he told Irving. "[T]hat you're not very talented needn't be the end of it." Charles McGrath, former editor of the New York Times Book Review, writes that Aunt Gert was his best golfing coach. On the green, she kicked his butt with short drives while teaching him that calm and humility go a long way, even if he was too testosterone-laden to listen. McPhee offers a cool, elegant portrait of Princeton's Willem van Breda Kolff, who felt "that mere winning is far less important than winning with style." And it is not surprising that Buzz Bissinger was asked to weigh in on the subject, with the recent success of his book-turned-movie Friday Night Lights, though here it is a tribute to his baseball coach. Novelist Prose, in a superb entry about the gym coach she couldn't stand, reminds us that not all coaches are heroes. Other contributorsâ"John Edgar Wideman, George Vecsey, Robert Lipsyte, and othersâ"share equally memorable stories. A solid, entertaining collection recognizing great coaches, and a Beelzebub or two. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Benoit Jeanneton (Jacket photograph) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 300 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy, with publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($23.00). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Ships in well padded box. Essays on the BEatles, by Toure, Amy Bloom, Rosanne Cash, Rick Moody, Jane Smiley, many others. SIGNED BY ANDREW BLAUNER on title page (his name only). Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Hard cover with DJ. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear to boards and DJ. Clean, tight binding. First edition. First printing. Full number line and/or stated 1st edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 360 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.18 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 360 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.18 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 348 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.