Beyond the Dream

Ira Berkow has compiled from his newspaper columns these profiles of athletes at all stages of their art: the young who dream of glory ahead, those on the cusp of stardom, the athlete at the height of his or her success, the player on the way down, and the retiree. There is also the would-be athlete who never quite made it; the writers, broadcasters, and promoters on the fringes of the game; and the fan, who creates heroes and bums, stars and victims.Sports is a business, a challenge, a vice, a character builder, a set of rules, a road to the top. For each person, it is something different. To see it all, one must look at such diverse individuals as Casey Stengel, Chris Evert, Joe Louis, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, George Sauer, Muhammad Ali, Bobby Fischer, Rod Laver, Hank Aaron, Arnold Palmer, Gale Sayers, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, Ted Williams, Jack Dempsey, and many others both as they see themselves and as others see them. The result of Berkow's seventy-three pieces is no ordinary view of sports but a composite of all games, all athletes, and the good and the bad in a book of compelling interest.

ISBN 0803215959   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780803215955 (What's this?)   Pages 240 Publisher University of Nebraska Press   Volumes 1 Imprint University of Nebraska Press   Weight (grammes) 268 Format Paperback   Published in Lincoln Publication date 25 Apr 2008   Height (mm) 203 Writer of foreword Red Smith   Width (mm) 138 Writer of introduction Ira Berkow   Spine width (mm) 14 Library of Congress 2007045055   Academic level General DEWEY 796.0922   Interest age 8-12

"Wrapped together in this neat package, [these pieces] show Berkow as an astute observer of the national scene. . . . The best of these stories are as good as any ever written."--Rick Kogan, "Chicago Sun-Times"--Rick Kogan "Chicago Sun-Times "

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