David Hirshey
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David Hirshey is a book editor and sportswriter. He has been an editor at The New Yorker
and Esquire
where from 1985 to 1997, he was in charge of the magazine's Dubious Achievement Awards. He is currently Senior Vice President and Executive Editor at HarperCollins
publishers in New York City.
In 2010, Hirshey co-authored “The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need To Know About The Planet’s Biggest Sports Event.“ Hirshey also appeared in Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, the 2006 documentary about the New York Cosmos
soccer team, whom he covered as a beat writer for the New York Daily News
. He has written extensively about soccer in various publications including ESPN the Magazine
and the New York Times, and used to write a weekly column about soccer on Deadspin
.
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
and Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
where from 1985 to 1997, he was in charge of the magazine's Dubious Achievement Awards. He is currently Senior Vice President and Executive Editor at HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
publishers in New York City.
In 2010, Hirshey co-authored “The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need To Know About The Planet’s Biggest Sports Event.“ Hirshey also appeared in Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos, the 2006 documentary about the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
soccer team, whom he covered as a beat writer for the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
. He has written extensively about soccer in various publications including ESPN the Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998....
and the New York Times, and used to write a weekly column about soccer on Deadspin
Deadspin
Deadspin is a sports website owned by Gawker Media and was launched in September 2005. As of February 2010, the site had attracted over 462 million unique visitors and about 573 million page views....
.
Books edited by Hirshey
- Phillips, BillBill Phillips (author)William Nathaniel "Bill" Phillips is an American entrepreneur and author. He is the author of the fitness book Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength. He is the author Eating for Life, founder and former editor in chief of Muscle Media magazine and the former CEO of EAS, a...
& Michael Dorso (1999), Body For Life, Harper Collins, ISBN 0060193395 - Bruni, Frank (2002), Ambling Into History: The Unlikely Odyssey of George W. Bush, Harper Collins, ISBN 0066213711
- Leavvy, Jane (2002),Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy, Harper Collins, ISBN 0060195339
- Longman, Jere (2002), Among the Heroes United Flight 93 and the Passengers and Crew Who Fought Back, Harper Collins, ISBN 0060099089
- Hersh, SeymourSeymour HershSeymour Myron Hersh is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author based in Washington, D.C. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker magazine on military and security matters...
(2004), Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib, HarperCollins, ISBN 0060195916. - Finkel, Michael (2005), True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, Harper Collins, ISBN 006058047X
- Weiss, Phillip (2005), American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps, Harper Collins, ISBN 0060096861
- Daly, JohnJohn Daly (golfer)John Patrick Daly is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his driving distance off the tee , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life. Daly remains one of the most popular and intriguing figures on the PGA Tour...
with Glen Waggoner (2006) My Life in and out of the Rough, Harper Collins, ISBN 0061120626 - Blythe, Will (2006), To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever, Haper Collins, ISBN 006074023X
- Johnson, Marilyn (2006), The Dead Beat, Harper Collins, ISBN 0060758759
- MacGregor, Jeff (2006), Sunday Money: Speed! Lust! Madness! Death! a Hot Lap Around America with NASCAR, Harper Collins, ISBN 9780060094713
- Tenet, George (2007) "At The Center of The Storm”
- Ferguson, Craig (2009) American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot”
- Silverman, Sarah (2010) The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and PeeThe BedwetterThe Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee is a memoir by actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, published in 2010. It was a New York Times Best Seller.-Content:...
- Konrad, John & Shroder, Tom (2011) "Fire On The Horizon: The Untold Story Of The Deepwater Horizon Oil SpillDeepwater Horizon oil spillThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry...
", Harper Collins, ISBN 0062063006
Books co-authored by Hirshey
- Bodo, Peter & David Hirshey with PeléPeléHowever, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
(1977), Pele's New World, Norton, ISBN 0393087581 - Messing, ShepShep MessingShep Messing is a former American soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster. He played seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and six in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S...
& David Hirshey (1978), The Education of An American Soccer Player, Dodd, Mead and CompanyDodd, Mead and CompanyDodd, Mead and Company was one of the pioneer publishing houses of the United States, based in New York City. Under several names, the firm operated from 1839 until 1990. Its history properly began in 1870, with the retirement of its founder, Moses Woodruff Dodd. Control passed to his son Frank...
, ISBN 0396075681 - Hirshey, David and Roger Bennett (2010) “The ESPN World Cup Companion”
Filmography
- Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) - Performer, as himself.
External links
- David Hirshey is The Closer - Hirshey's regular column on DeadspinDeadspinDeadspin is a sports website owned by Gawker Media and was launched in September 2005. As of February 2010, the site had attracted over 462 million unique visitors and about 573 million page views....
- David Hirshey - Hirshey's appearances on Charlie RoseCharlie RoseCharles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr. is an American television talk show host and journalist. Since 1991 he has hosted Charlie Rose, an interview show distributed nationally by PBS since 1993...