Road Swing One Fan's Journey Into The Soul Of America's Sports

In this alternately hilarious and insightful account, named a Best Book of 1998 byPublishers Weekly, >b>Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin uses the lens of sports to come to a deeper understanding of America. On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Steve Rushin decided to revisit the twin pursuits of his youth: epic car trips and an unhealthy obsession with sports. So he jumped into his fully alarmed Japanese S.U.V. and drove to American sports shrines for a year, everywhere from Larry Bird's boyhood home in French Lick, Indiana, to the cornfield just outside of Dyersville, Iowa, whereField of Dreamswas filmed. Now in paperback,Road Swingis the story of his journey.

As Senior Writer for <b>Sports Illustrated</b>, Steve Rushin has written dozens of articles, including the centerpiece for the magazine's fortieth anniversary issue. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.