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Robert Andrew Powell is an American journalist and author. He is best known for his writing on sports and food. His sports journalism was included in The Best American Sports Writing, in 1998. He won a James Beard Foundation Award, in 1997, in the "Newspaper Feature Writing without Recipes" category.
In the best tradition of literary journalism, Robert Andrew Powell finds the story we’d missed in our own backyard, using the love of soccer to reveal the humanity that survives in hyper-violent Ciudad Juárez.
Bio. Robert Andrew Powell’s journalism has appeared in Harper’s, Howler, the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Slate, Mother Jones, Inc., 5280, Runner’s World, the Kansas City Star, on public radio’s This American Life with Ira Glass, and in The Best American Sports Writing anthology. He has won a James Beard Award for his food ...
In this honest, unflinching, and powerful book, Robert Andrew Powell chronicles a season of soccer in this treacherous city just across the Rio Grande, and the moments of pain, longing, and redemption along the way.
Apr 15, 2014 · A moving memoir about failure, acceptance, and the challenge of simply staying in the race. When journalist Robert Andrew Powell finished his first marathon, he cried, cradled in his father’s arms.
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Robert Andrew Powell is the author of three books, including This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad Juárez. He lives in Miami. The Passion of...
Apr 9, 2013 · In this honest, unflinching, and powerful book, Robert Andrew Powell chronicles a season of soccer in this treacherous city just across the Rio Grande, and the moments of pain, longing, and redemption along the way.
