Culled from 50 years’ worth of columns from one of the country’s most popular sportswriters, It Happens Every Spring stands as a remarkable and evocative anthology that is guaranteed to delight baseb
"Spanning the period between 1967 and 2005, this compilation includes 84 of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ira Berkow's columns on boxing. Readers will meet some of the greatest names in the sport's hi
It was a long way from the gritty streets of Springfield Avenue on Chicago's West Side, and hawking stockings in the old Maxwell Street marketplace, to a position as sports columnist and feature write
Forty years’ worth of columns from one of the New York Times’ most popular sportswritersFormer New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the Giants in this unforgettable collection of
Culled from 50 years’ worth of columns from one of the country’s most popular sportswriters, this work stands as a remarkable collection of opinions that is guaranteed to delight Mets fans of all ages
From George Steinbrenner's odd reliance on the book, The Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun to the views of such memorable Yankee greats as Casey Stengel, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, an
Lou Brissie's extraordinary story is one that takes readers from the terrifying battlefields in Europe in World War II to the playing fields in Philadelphia. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ira Berkow b
Mr. Berkow steps out from behind his New York Times reporter's notebook to spin the tales of his life as a pickup basketball player.To the Hoop tells the story of a year in his basketball life, as he
This stunning tribute to “the one and only,” written by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ira Berkow, is timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field in 2014. Wrigley Field brilliantl
An abundant collection of stories from the pages of the New York Times that transcend what we know as “sportswriting.” Mr. Berkow has a clear understanding of the games he reports, but he also has a s
