The Amateurs

David Halberstam. Penguin Books, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-14-008934-9

The author of The Powers that Be and The Best and the Brightest tells of the dedication, competition and camaraderie of the athletes who represented the U.S. in single-scull racing events in the 1984 Olympics. ""Here is Halberstam at his best,'' PW wrote. (September)

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