Laughing in the Hills, Bill Barich’s 1979 memoir of ten weeks spent at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in Northern California, was named one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 Sports Books of All Time. First serialized in The New Yorker, the book is about far more than the sport of horse racing, and far more than just gambling. It’s about grief, philosophy, art, culture, spirituality, media, and more. It’s an incredible book, and one of my favorites. Joining me to discuss it is the journalist, writer, and racetrack denizen Peter Thomas Fornatale. Presented by InGame.com.
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