title: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker (Modern Library (Paperback))
author: David Remnick
description: Dazzling.<i>Booklist</i><br /><br />An absolute grand slam for sports fans or anyone who loves great nonfiction storytelling . . . Readers are in the hands of masters.<i>Minneapolis Star Tribune</i><br /><br />Start readingor re-readingand you wont be able to stop. . . . Each selection is a gem.Bloomberg<br /><br />There are many revelations in these pages.<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br /><br />A treasure chest of great writers.<i>San Antonio Express-News</i><br /><br />Terrific . . . a splendid array.<i>The Plain Dealer</i>
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  Dear Readers,
  
  
  This is the book that started it all. For years I’d amused myself wondering
  what would happen if a woman who knew nothing about sports inherited a
  professional football team. When I finally started writing It Had to Be You, I
  had no idea it would be the first in a series of books. (Please keep this to
  yourself, but I’m not crazy about sports.) The series begins with It Had to Be
  You and ends with This Heart of Mine, which tells the story of Molly
  Somerville, whom you’ll meet for the first time here.
  
  
  I hope you enjoy this introduction to the Chicago Stars family. Although each
  of these books stands on its own, some prefer to read them in order. If you’d
  like to learn more about this series and all of my books, visit my web site at
  www.susanphillips.com or send me a self-addressed stamped business-sized
  envelope.
  
  
  Happy Reading,
  
  
  
  
  
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  Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  
  
  c/o Avon Books
  
  
  10 East 53rd Street
  
  
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