Publisher's Synopsis
The complete essays and journalistic works of George Plimpton, prefaced by Plimpton himself, is the best way to rediscover one of the great voices of American New Journalism. Especially renowned for his sports reporting and "participatory journalism," he brought readers onto the field and into the ring. Also included are several of Plimpton's celebrity portraits, including John F. Kennedy and his family, Muhammad Ali, and Hunter S. Thompson.
