Overview
THE BLOCKBUSTER BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK SPORT MAGAZINE'S BOOK OF THE YEAR More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor for the American experience. The nine seasons during which he led the Green Bay Packers to five world championships is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning. Maraniss captures the myth and the man, football, God, and country in a thrilling biography that has become an American classic. This year, on the fortieth anniversary of Vince Lombardi's death, the immortal coach strides onto the Broadway stage in a new American play, Lombardi, based on Maraniss's critically acclaimed book, written by Academy Award winner Eric Simonson.
Full Product Details
Author: David Maraniss
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Edition: Media Tie-In ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 3.50cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.599kg
ISBN: 9781451611458
ISBN 10: 1451611455
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 07 September 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Robert W. Creamer The Washington Post Book World An astonishingly good book....A triumph, a classic American biography. Ron Fimrite Sports Illustrated Forges a near-perfect synthesis of fine writing and fascinating material. May be the best sports biography ever published. Michael Bauman Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A monumental biography. Michael Oriard The Philadelphia Inquirer A superb book, one of the best on football that we have. Bill Brashler Chicago Sun-Times It is simply a superb biography. Lester Munson Chicago Tribune Both the reach of the research and the grasp of Lombardi's character are impressive. It is a wonderful work. Tim Long The Miami Herald A masterly biography....A finely crafted, multifaceted portrait of a life driven by obsession.
Tim Long The Miami Herald A masterly biography....A finely crafted, multifaceted portrait of a life driven by obsession.
"Bill Brashler ""Chicago Sun-Times"" It is simply a superb biography. Lester Munson ""Chicago Tribune"" Both the reach of the research and the grasp of Lombardi's character are impressive. It is a wonderful work. Michael Bauman ""Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"" A monumental biography. Michael Oriard ""The Philadelphia Inquirer"" A superb book, one of the best on football that we have. Robert W. Creamer ""The Washington Post Book World"" An astonishingly good book....A triumph, a classic American biography. Ron Fimrite ""Sports Illustrated"" Forges a near-perfect synthesis of fine writing and fascinating material. May be the best sports biography ever published. Tim Long ""The Miami Herald"" A masterly biography....A finely crafted, multifaceted portrait of a life driven by obsession."
Author Information
David Maraniss is an associate editor at The Washington Post and a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and was a finalist three other times. Among his bestselling books are biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Roberto Clemente, and Vince Lombardi, and a trilogy about the 1960s--Rome 1960; Once in a Great City (winner of the RFK Book Prize); and They Marched into Sunlight (winner of the J. Anthony Lucas Prize and Pulitzer Finalist in History). A Good American Family is his twelfth book.
