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Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports

Bottom of the pile

24

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

31/100

Critics

17/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

John Branch

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Date:

June 1, 2021

Tales of climbers and hunters, runners and racers, winners and losers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter.

What The Reviewers Say

Richard Crepeau,
New York Journal of Books
A treat and an education about multiple aspects and the fundamental allure of sport and the amazing story of the human struggle.

Kirkus
20 articles from more than 2,000 pieces featuring people whose passions drive them to take on intense, quirky, sometimes risky challenges.

Publishers Weekly
... keen ability to find unusual human interest angles in sports and culture journalism in this expansive collection.