Informative and compelling, Halberstam “maintains the suspense to the very last stroke” ( Sports Illustrated). Introducing us to a cast of highly driven athletes at the 1984 single sculls trials in Princeton, Halberstam delves deep into their struggles, motivations, and failures-but in the end only one will represent the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Amateurs: This inspirational bestseller focuses Halberstam’s brilliant reportage on the travails and triumphs of Olympic rowing. Halberstam captures every moment with “a fluidity of writing that make the reading almost effortless. The barnburner included a cast of legends-Mantle, Maris, Ford, Gibson, Brock-and enough game-changing plays to last a lifetime. Louis Cardinals in an epic, seven-game seesaw battle that seemed to reflect the tensions of a nation in turmoil. October 1964: The 1964 World Series pitted the established Yankees against the upstart St. Every hit on and off the field crackles across the page “in such an enjoyable, interesting, and informative manner that a reader needn’t be a baseball fan to appreciate the book” ( Library Journal). A nation in transition is gripped by a pennant race for the ages: the Boston Red Sox, led by Ted Williams’s unearthly bat skills, versus the New York Yankees and Joe DiMaggio’s legendary heroics. Summer of ’49: In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Halberstam brings to stirring life the unforgettable season that cemented baseball as America’s pastime.

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Halberstam, preeminent chronicler of the American experience, focuses his meticulous narrative gifts on some of Major League Baseball’s most iconic moments, training for the Olympics, and a remarkable profile of hoops legend Michael Jordan.

Four New York Times bestsellers by a “remarkable” Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist capture and celebrate America’s passion for sports ( The Seattle Times).

October 1964 by david halberstam