The Man Who Bet On Everything
Former
Sports Illustrated editor Cook (
Driven: Teen Phenoms, Mad Parents, Swing Science and the Future of Golf, 2008, etc.) provides a raucous retelling of the life of a consummate gambler, grifter and quintessential American character.
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How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today
Inside story of the controversial Italian-American family that gave us the Italian-language daily
Il Progresso and the
National Enquirer.
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The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon
Washington Post South America correspondent Reel delivers a moving, well-constructed account of a latter-day Ishi in the embattled Amazonian rainforest.
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The War for the New York Waterfront
Former
American Heritage editor Ward reveals the seedy history of the old New York waterfront, a brutal, dangerous environment ruled by corrupt union officials and the mob.
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A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s
A delightful history of the "weirdness, hairiness, overall funkiness, and sheer amusement" that was America's pastime in the 1970s.
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The latest flexing of journalistic muscle from
Vanity Fair contributor Junger (
A Death in Belmont, 2006, etc.).
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