{"product_id":"9780312423766","title":"Blood Horses : Notes of a Sportswriter's Son","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlood Horses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Jeremiah Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sullivan has found the transcendent in the horse.\"--\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of a 2004 Whiting Writers' Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne evening late in his life, veteran sportswriter Mike Sullivan was asked by his son what he remembered best from his three decades in the press box. The answer came as a surprise. \"I was at Secretariat's Derby, in '73. That was ... just beauty, you know?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Jeremiah Sullivan didn't know, not really-but he spent two years finding out, journeying from prehistoric caves to the Kentucky Derby in pursuit of what Edwin Muir called \"our long-lost archaic companionship\" with the horse. The result-winner of a\u003ci\u003e National Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Award and named a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e magazine-is an unprecedented look at Equus caballus, incorporating elements of memoir, reportage, and the picture gallery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the words of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Horses\u003c\/i\u003e \"reads like Moby-Dick as edited by F. Scott Fitzgerald . . . Sullivan is an original and greatly gifted writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wisdom that is both personal and universal . . . Brilliant” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A splendid account of [the] Triple Crown . . . In horses' beauty and power, and with their hint of danger even when schooled, Sullivan senses a restoration of what has been lost to us.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As unconventionally lovely a book as you are likely to read for some time.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Arkansas Democrat Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A clear picture of a highly specialized world . . . A gem of curiosity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sullivan subtly extends the theme of bloodlines to make this book as much about family as it is about horses . . . Its appeal isn't limited to the equine crowd.” —\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed PEN Literary Award - Finalist (2005)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312423766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652395413710,"sku":"9780312423766","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8baad1f5-8fc5-4a6b-8560-51051d260a2e.jpg?v=1639278565","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312423766","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}