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Download or read book Grantland Issue 2 written by Bill Simmons and published by McSweeney's. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grantland Quarterly is a collaboration between McSweeney's and Grantland, the popular website founded and edited by Bill Simmons. It features the best long-form sports and culture writing from the site as well as new print exclusives, delivered in a lavishly designed, full-color book. Issue 2 has a dust jacket that unfolds to reveal a double-sided poster with an intricate, gorgeous piece of original art on one side, and, on the reverse, a reprint of the rare 1970s poster of George "The Ice Man" Gervin from Nike. Issue 2 also includes: -Bill Simmons writing about the career of Eddie Murphy -An interview with Don DeLillo about Underworld on the 60th anniversary of the Shot Heard 'Round the World -Chad Harbach on his experience at the Milwaukee Brewers' last game of the 2011 season -Charles P. Pierce and Michael Weinreb addressing the abuse scandal at Penn State -Michael Schur (co-creator of Parks and Recreation) on the dismal collapse of the 2011 Red Sox