Overview

Strike fast, strike hard-whether it's scoring a homerun or front-page news, Diane K. Shah, former sports columnist, knows how to grab the best story. In her memoir A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps, follow Diane's escapades, from interviews with a tipsy Mickey Mantle, to sneaking into off-limits Republican galas, dining with Frank Sinatra, flying a plane with Dennis Quaid, and countless other adventures where she wields her tape recorder and a tireless drive for more. From skirting KGB agents while covering the Cold War Olympics to hunting down the three mechanical sharks starring in Jaws, Diane's experiences are filled with real heart and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. An insightful look into the difficulties of navigating a male-dominated profession, A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps offers rich retellings and behind-the-scenes details of stories of a trail-blazing career and the prejudices facing female sportswriters during the 60s and 70s.

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Author:   Diane K. Shah
Publisher:   Red Lightning Books
Imprint:   Red Lightning Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.649kg
ISBN:  

9781684351152

ISBN 10:   1684351154
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   28 April 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments 1. Call Me ""Tolerated"" 2. Can't Hire a Girl for That! 3. I Didn't Fall Far from the Tree 4. This Was My . . . Hero? 5. Pots, Pans and Me 6. Taming the Green Monster 7. Back at the Ranch 8. My Seven-Dollar Formal Gown 9. Where Is That Damn Shark? 10. Ladies Home Journal, Miss? 11. A Hat and a Purple Note Card 12. ""I Am My Arm"" 13. Moving On 14. Into the Woods with Butch Cassidy 15. If I Ever See That Girl Again, I'll Spit in Her Face 16. I Wanna Make It Whichoo 17. Mickey Mantle (Again) 18. The Her-Ex 19. What Does a Columnist Do Again? 20. Hey, Kareem! I'm Talking to You! 21. Lunch with the Ladies 22. Georgia Out of Her Mind 23. Dueling with The New York Times 24. The Rednecks Come Calling 25. ""What on Earth Is the Matter with the Men in This Town?"" 26. Inside Enemy Territory 27. Angels in the Locker Room 28. ""I Don't Need This Fucking Job"" 29. Marcus, Slow Down! 30. Pass-Rushing Houseplants? 31. I Always Feel That . . . Somebody's Watching Me 32. The Accidental Invitation 33. Up Yours, Steve! 34. The Bully of Baseball 35. Breaking and Entering 36. Coach Fashionista 37. A Word about David Letterman 38. Wherefore Art? 39. The Dreaded Balcony 40. And Then I Was Gone 41. The Man Every Man Wants To Be 42. Quick! Hide Your Hand! 43. The Enigma 44. How to Fly an Airplane: Step 1< 45. Newman Again, Really? 46. Lose Your Gun, Chief! 47. The KGB and Me 48. The Moscow Police and Me 49. Some Things Don't Change, Part I 50. Some Things Don't Change, Part II 51. Some Things Don't Change, Part III"

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Former sportswriter Shah hilariously chronicles her experiences in the good old boys' world of sports reporting beginning in the late 1960s with the National Observer....Eventually, Shah became just one of the guys while blazing a trail for female sports reporters. Shah's earnest and witty memoir serves as an astute look into the world of sports journalism. * Publishers Weekly *

Former sportswriter Shah hilariously chronicles her experiences in the good old boys' world of sports reporting beginning in the late 1960s with the National Observer....Eventually, Shah became just one of the guys while blazing a trail for female sports reporters. Shah's earnest and witty memoir serves as an astute look into the world of sports journalism. * Publishers Weekly *

"Former sportswriter Shah hilariously chronicles her experiences in the good old boys' world of sports reporting beginning in the late 1960s with the National Observer....Eventually, Shah became ""just one of the guys"" while blazing a trail for female sports reporters. Shah's earnest and witty memoir serves as an astute look into the world of sports journalism. * Publishers Weekly *"

Author Information

Diane K. Shah is a former journalist and the first female sports columnist for a major daily newspaper. During her career she has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, GQ, Playboy, and Esquire. She is the author of four mystery novels and author (with Daryl Gates) of Chief: My Life in the LAPD, a New York Times bestseller, and Relentless, photographer Neil Leifer's memoir. She lives in New York City.

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