Author Biography
Loretta Lynnwas the first woman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. She has had sixteen number-one singles, fifteen number-one albums, and countless other hit records. George Vecsey, a sports columnist forThe New York Times, has written about such events as the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics but considers baseball, the sport he s covered since 1960, his favorite game. He is the author of more than a dozen books, includingBaseball: A History of America s Favorite GameandLoretta Lynn: Coal Miner s Daughter(with Loretta Lynn), which was made into an Academy Award winning film. He has also served as a national and religion reporter forThe New York Times, interviewing the Dalai Lama, Tony Blair, Billy Graham, and a host of other noteworthy figures. He lives in New York with his wife, Marianne, an artist.