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July 21, 2008
Hacking It in New York
Unlikely taxi driver Melissa Plaut recounts the pleasures and perils of driving for a living.
Books
July 3, 2008
Baseball's New Wave
Tim Wendel tells Gelf about the triumphs, the dreams, and the outsize influence of Latino ballplayers.
Full article » | by Max Lakin
Sports
June 30, 2008
Diamonds are for Everyone
That was a rejected title for a new book that explains baseball to female would-be fans—and offers tidbits unknown to this lifelong fan.
Sports
June 30, 2008
Venezuela's Baseball Pipeline
Milton Jamail tells Gelf how one scout sensed opportunity in an economic bust and helped change baseball.
Books
May 29, 2008
Epic Golf Quests: Hey, It's a Living
Golf writer Tom Coyne has taken 16 months to try to go pro, and 16 weeks to circumnavigate Ireland via seaside courses. It's all in the service of a good yarn.
Books
May 29, 2008
Unearthing a Golf Legend
Leigh Montville resurrects the 1930s tale of John Montague, a ready-for-Hollywood saga of sports, wealth, deception, and armed robbery.
Books
May 22, 2008
The Duffer Chronicles
David Owen once thought golf was uncool. Then he tried it out, and his life, and golf writing, have never been the same.
Books
May 21, 2008
La Kosher Nostra
Former Gambino family mobster Louis Ferrante tells Gelf about his transformation from hijacker to Orthodox Jew.
Books
May 14, 2008
Enlightened Consumerism
Author Daniel Radosh spent a year immersing himself in Christian pop culture. What he found—besides Gospel Golf Balls—was a sprawling and nuanced industry that caters to hipsters and preachers alike.
Full article » | by Adam Rosen
Books
April 29, 2008
From Cripple to Workhorse to Legend
Dan Patch's rise to the top of harness racing was stunning and meteoric. Then he was forgotten. A new book restores his name to its rightful place above Seabiscuit's.
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