A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps

"Diane Shah was a boots-on-the-ground female sports reporter in the Cro-Magnon 1970s and brings it all back in this hilarious, well-crafted book." -Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe sports columnist and New York Times bestselling author Strike fast, strike hard-whether it's scoring a homerun or front-page news, Diane K. Shah, former sports columnist, knows how to grab the best story. In her memoir A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps, follow Diane's escapades, from interviews with a tipsy Mickey Mantle, to sneaking into off-limits Republican galas, dining with Frank Sinatra, flying a plane with Dennis Quaid, and countless other adventures where she wields her tape recorder and a tireless drive for more. From skirting KGB agents while covering the Cold War Olympics to hunting down the three mechanical sharks starring in Jaws, Diane's experiences are filled with real heart and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. An insightful look into the difficulties of navigating a male-dominated profession, A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps offers rich retellings and behind-the-scenes details of stories of a trailblazing career and the prejudices facing female sportswriters during the sixties and seventies. "Impossibly elegant, and the most fun ever. The only thing better than reading Diane K. Shah's memoir was, I suppose, living it." -Sally Jenkins, columnist and feature writer, Washington Post "Diane's memoir is just like her columns-smart, funny, enlightening-just like her. Until reading it, I never really knew all the challenges she dealt with. She broke ground but never acted like it. I was lucky to work with the first female sports columnist in the country." -Ken Gurnick, LA Dodgers correspondent for MLB.com

Autorentext

Diane K. Shah

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Acknowledgments

1. Call Me "Tolerated"

2. Can't Hire a Girl for That!

3. I Didn't Fall Far from the Tree

4. This Was My . . . Hero?

5. Pots, Pans and Me

6. Taming the Green Monster

7. Back at the Ranch

8. My Seven-Dollar Formal Gown

9. Where Is That Damn Shark?

10. Ladies Home Journal, Miss?

11. A Hat and a Purple Note Card

12. "I Am My Arm"

13. Moving On

14. Into the Woods with Butch Cassidy

15. If I Ever See That Girl Again, I'll Spit in Her Face

16. I Wanna Make It Whichoo

17. Mickey Mantle (Again)

18. The Her-Ex

19. What Does a Columnist Do Again?

20. Hey, Kareem! I'm Talking to You!

21. Lunch with the Ladies

22. Georgia Out of Her Mind

23. Dueling with The New York Times

24. The Rednecks Come Calling

25. "What on Earth Is the Matter with the Men in This Town?"

26. Inside Enemy Territory

27. Angels in the Locker Room

28. "I Don't Need This Fucking Job"

29. Marcus, Slow Down!

30. Pass-Rushing Houseplants?

31. I Always Feel That . . . Somebody's Watching Me

32. The Accidental Invitation

33. Up Yours, Steve!

34. The Bully of Baseball

35. Breaking and Entering

36. Coach Fashionista

37. A Word about David Letterman

38. Wherefore Art?

39. The Dreaded Balcony

40. And Then I Was Gone

41. The Man Every Man Wants To Be

42. Quick! Hide Your Hand!

43. The Enigma

44. How to Fly an Airplane: Step 1