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The Someone You're Not--University Edition: True Stories of Sports, Celebrity, Politics & Pornography
Contributor(s): Sager, Mike (Author)

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 ISBN: 0998079308     ISBN-13: 9780998079301
Publisher: Sager Group LLC
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: September 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
- True Crime
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.89 lbs) 272 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Bestselling author Mike Sager's fourth collection showcases his deftly-written journalism at its best and most mature, a riveting marriage of crime reportage and you-are-there literary anthropology.

The book's centerpiece examines the rise and fall of football RoboQuarterback Todd Marinovich--a previously unpublished, thirty-plus thousand word "nonvella" version of his ASME-award winning Esquire story, the inspiration for ESPN's acclaimed documentary, The Marinovich Project. Other true stories include up-close visits with super-celebrity Paris Hilton, South Asian Republican hopeful Gov. Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, Ultimate Fighting Championship impresario Dana White, and coaching phenom Pete Carroll.

Plus: A man who spent twenty-nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit. A Muslim immigrant who worked to save the life of the white supremacist who tried to kill him. The best-dressed man in America. An ugly guy in a town that worships beauty. A farm in the mountains where wounded marine veterans are taking care of their own. And "The Porn Identity," where a divorced dad takes to the road to find former starlets and to rediscover his mojo.

"Mike Sager writes with uncommon grace and, always, with respect for those who give him their time. His stories cut to the bone of our common humanity."
-Paul Hendrickson, author of Seminary and Hemingway's Boat, on The Someone You're Not

Contributor Bio(s): Sager, Mike: - Mike Sager is a bestselling author and award-winning reporter. He's been called "the Beat poet of American journalism." For more than nineteen years he has worked as a Writer-at-Large for Esquire magazine. In 2010 he won the American Society of Magazine Editors National Magazine award for profile writing. Eight of his articles have been optioned for or have inspired Hollywood feature films, including Boogie Nights. The author of more than a dozen books and eBooks, he is also the editor and publisher of The Sager Group LLC, a consortium of multi-media artists and writers. For more info, please see www.TheSagerGroup.net or www.MikeSager.com
 
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