You Gotta Play Hurt

Informationen zum Autor Dan Jenkins (19282019) was an author and sportswriter who wrote for Sports Illustrated. He was the author of more than twenty books, including Semi-Tough , Dead Solid Perfect , and His Ownself . Klappentext With his uniquely American novel Semi-Tough! Dan Jenkins earned national praise--and laughter that still resounds. This non-stop! hilarious novel reaffirms Jenkins' reputation as "a national treasure" (Houston Post) as it chronicles one year in the life of irreverent sportswriter Jim Tom Pinch. Zusammenfassung From the author of Semi-Tough comes a hilarious novel chronicling one year in the life of irreverent sports columnist Jim Tom Pinch. "Bawdy, bitter, very funny...Jenkins's farewell salute to big-time sportswriting is a tell-all novel that deflates the hype around each and every event, from the Olympics to the Kentucky Derby to Wimbledon ( Kirkus Reviews ).

Autorentext

Dan Jenkins (1928–2019) was an author and sportswriter who wrote for Sports Illustrated. He was the author of more than twenty books, including Semi-Tough, Dead Solid Perfect, and His Ownself.

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With his uniquely American novel Semi-Tough, Dan Jenkins earned national praise--and laughter that still resounds. This non-stop, hilarious novel reaffirms Jenkins' reputation as "a national treasure" (Houston Post) as it chronicles one year in the life of irreverent sportswriter Jim Tom Pinch.

Zusammenfassung
From the author of Semi-Tough comes a hilarious novel chronicling one year in the life of irreverent sports columnist Jim Tom Pinch. "Bawdy, bitter, very funny...Jenkins's farewell salute to big-time sportswriting is a tell-all novel that deflates the hype around each and every event, from the Olympics to the Kentucky Derby to Wimbledon (Kirkus Reviews).