Gathering together the very best writing on all sorts of athletic endeavors, matters of sportsmanship, and plain old fandom, "The Best American Sports Writing" has earned critical acclaim and a devoted following.

Showing that human nature--not statistics--dictates the outcome of ballgames, the author watches from the dugout as a spectacular series unfolds between the Cardinals and their archrivals, the Cubs.

In this, a collection of profiles of the famous, infamous, and nearly famous of the last quarter century, the writers and editors of "Philadelphia" magazine have assembled some of the greatest writing from the pages of their magazine. Included in this reader are essays on athletes, like Mike Schmidt and Dr. J; captains of industry, including Brian Roberts; and of course, the politicians: Governor Rendell, Mayor Goode, and many other civic leaders. Performers and personalities, like Patti LaBelle and Terry Gross, also fill the pages, sometimes with their own words, and sometime presented...

Drawing from the "Philadelphia" magazine, this is a collection of profiles of the famous, infamous, and nearly famous in Philadelphia. It includes essays on athletes, such as: Mike Schmidt and Dr J; captains of industry, including Brian Roberts; and the politicians - Governor Rendell, Mayor Goode, and many other civic leaders.

Buzz Bissinger's twins were born three minutes--and a world--apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise.

One summer, striving to understand the twenty-four-year-old son who remains, in many ways, a mystery, Buzz convinces Zach to join him on a cross-country road trip. As father and son drive from...