Books: "A Town Without Time" By Gay Talese

 

A Town Without Time: Gay Talese's New York

By Gay Talese; introduction by Alex Vadukul

Mariner Classics; hardcover, 432 pages; $29.99; available today, Tuesday, December 3rd

Gay Talese is a treasured writer who created, according to Tom Wolfe, an inventive form of nonfiction writing called "The New Journalism." He began his career at the New York Times in 1953 and worked at "the paper of record" for twelve years before moving on to Esquire, where he wrote some of the most celebrated magazine pieces ever written. Talese was born in Ocean City, New Jersey, in 1932, and he currently lives in New York City with his wife, Nan. His celebrated books include The Kingdom and the Power, on the inner workings of the Times; Honor Thy Father, Thy Neighbor's Wife, Upon the Sons, The Voyeur's Motel, and Bartleby & Me, which we reviewed in September 2023.

College Football: FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll - Week 14

 

In the FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for Week 14 of the 2024 college football season, Oregon came out on top for the seventh straight week with their 49-21 win over Washington.

Tributes Pour In For Carnesecca

Provided by St. John's.

Lou Carnesecca, the patriarch of the St. John's Men's Basketball program, passed away on Saturday at the age of 99.

St. John's Legendary Coach Carnesecca Passes Away Just Shy Of Century Mark

 

Lou Carnesecca during a game at Madison Square Garden. Provided by St. John's.

Lou Carnesecca, the patriarch of the St. John's Men's Basketball program, passed away on Saturday, the team announced just hours after their win over Harvard.

St. John's Holds Off Harvard

 

Kadary Richmond burying a jumper with 4:45 left in the first half that put St. John's up 28-17. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm had a tougher than expected game on Saturday night at Carnesecca Arena, as they held off Harvard, 77-64.

Books: "The Basketball 100," From The Athletic

 

The Basketball 100: The Story of the Greatest Players in NBA History

By David Aldrige & John Hollinger, with The Athletic NBA Staff; Foreword by Charles Barkley

William Morrow; hardcover, 608 pages; $40.00; available today, Tuesday, November 26th

The Athletic has built the world's largest sports newsroom with its trademark being a focus on deep reporting, expert analysis, and unmatched journalism. Now a part of The New York Times Company, its breadth of coverage can be found on their website and in their Sports section in their daily newspaper.

Books: "Four Against The West" By Joe Pappalardo

 

Four Against the West: The True Saga of a Frontier Family That Reshaped the Nation - and Created a Legend

By Joe Pappalardo

St. Martin's Press; 336 pages, plus one 8-page B&W photo section; hardcover, $32.00; eBook, $14.99; available today, Tuesday, November 26th

Joe Pappalardo is the author of the critically acclaimed books Inferno: The True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the Bloodiest Campaign in Aviation History, Sunflowers: The Secret History, Red Sky Morning, and Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight. He is a freelance journalist, a contributor to Texas Monthly, a writing contributor to National Geographic Magazine, a former senior editor and current contributor to Popular Mechanics, and a former associate editor of Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine.