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Bill Barich (born 1943 in Winona, Minnesota) is an American writer. Early life and education [ edit ] He grew up on Long Island and graduated from Colgate University in 1965.
Bill Barich’s books include Crazy for Rivers; A Pint of Plain; Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California; the novel Carson Valley; and the racetrack classic Laughing in the Hills. He’s written scripts for NYPD Blue and David Milch’s Luck on HBO, an experience he recounted in “ On Luck: A Screenwriter’s Education.” A longtime Bay Area ...
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Rate this book. Clear rating. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Bill Barich has 22 books on Goodreads with 2290 ratings. Bill Barich’s most popular book is A Pint of Plain: Tradition, Change, and the Fate of the Irish...
Oct 27, 2015 · Hard to Be Good: Stories. Paperback – October 27, 2015. by Bill Barich (Author) 4.0 6 ratings. See all formats and editions. In his first collection of short fiction, Bill Barich gives us cause to celebrate a prose stylist who can gracefully cross the boundaries of genre. As stated by Anne Tyler, Hard to Be Good is so large and complete that ...
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Jul 24, 2015 · Bill Barich is the author of ten books, including his much-admired horse-racing classic, Laughing in the Hills, and a more recent work on racing, A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish. An expert on the ins and outs of the sport, Barich joined the HBO drama Luck as a story editor for the character-driven series starring ...
Jan 11, 1984 · "In a year of wandering, from the Pacific Northwest to Tuscany and back, Bill Barich sought out life's moments of simple pleasure. Barich's journey takes us from the trout streams of northern California to the auction ring at Saratoga, where millions of dollars maybe gaveled away for a yearling thoroughbred; from London pubs to Florentine palazzi.
Bill Barich's widely praised work doesn't get any better than these intimate glimpses into the stories behind the stories, the real lives behind the public facades of sports Here Barich lets his vivid insight loose upon this earliest passion, delving into the oft-misinterpreted worlds of both participatory and spectator sports, examining: -- three different types of horse racing: down-and ...
