Ira Berkow: 10 books
To the Hoop
The Seasons of a Basketball Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
"A wonderful book—not just for basketball fans but for everyone."—Earvin "Magic" JohnsonA good reporter can pick up a pen and chronicle the game of basketball, from its X’s and O’s to its personalities.A great reporter can put down the pen and pick up the rock.Ira Berkow has been many things...
Giants Among Men
Y.A., L.T., the Big Tuna, and Other New York Giants Stories
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Forty years’ worth of columns from one of the New York Times’ most popular sportswriters
Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the Giants in this unforgettable collection of opinions, stories, and observations from his long and distinguished career. From memories...
It Happens Every Spring
DiMaggio, Mays, the Splendid Splinter, and a Lifetime at the Ballpark
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
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 baseball fans of all ages. Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of America's pasttime...
Counterpunch
Ali, Tyson, the Brown Bomber, and Other Stories of the Boxing Ring
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
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 history in the pages of this book, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, and Mike Tyson....
Summers at Shea
Tom Seaver Loses His Overcoat and Other Mets Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
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. Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the Mets in this unforgettable...
The DuSable Panthers
The Greatest, Blackest, Saddest Team from the Meanest Streets in Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Twelve years before Kentucky and Texas Christian. Seven years after Jackie Robinson’s first at-bat in the Majors. A color barrier in both sports and in America was shattered—by a team of teenage boys. The weight of a season and the weight of growing up are burdens enough. For a high school...
The Man Who Robbed the Pierre
The Story of Bobby Comfort and the Biggest Hotel Robbery Ever
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
This Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s true account of the thief behind the famed 1972 heist is “an engrossing crime biography . . . [and] a fast-paced romp” (Kirkus Reviews).
Growing up in Rochester, New York, Bobby Comfort wanted to be a good something. It just so happened that he was...
Autumns in the Garden
The Coach of Camelot and Other Knicks Stories
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Featuring 25 years’ worth of columns from one of New York’s most popular sportswriters, this collection is guaranteed to delight Knickerbockers fans of all ages. These unforgettable opinions, stories, and observations from New York Times columnist Ira Berkow capture the spirit of the Knicks, from...
Rockin' Steady
A Guide to Basketball & Cool
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
For millions of basketball fans in the 1970s, Walt “Clyde” Frazier defined the word cool. An iconic piece of basketball history and sports journalism, this meticulously documented account tells the story of one of the greatest point guards in NBA history and how he led the Knicks to their only...
by Ira Berkow, Jim Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
Casey Stengel may well be the greatest personality the game of baseball has ever known. But he was much more than that. Stengel was also a brilliant on-field strategist and handler of ballplayers. Compiled through exhaustive research and countless interviews, The Gospel According to Casey is jam-packed...