The 100-Yard War
Autor Greg Emmanuelen Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 aug 2004
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780471675525
ISBN-10: 0471675520
Pagini: 282
Dimensiuni: 164 x 233 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Turner Publishing Company
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 0471675520
Pagini: 282
Dimensiuni: 164 x 233 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Turner Publishing Company
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
Public țintă
Fans of American football.Descriere
"Go Bucks!" "Go Blue!" ESPN called it the number one sports rivalry of the century. It transcends the years, the standings, and all other distractions. And thanks to the countless remarkable football games between Michigan and Ohio Stateand hundreds of thousands of devoted alumni and followersthe rivalry is now an enormous cultural event. The 100–Yard War showcases two great football teams who want nothing more than to beat each other, celebrating their storied history and going behind the scenes with the players and the fans to reveal the bitterness, the passion, and the pride surrounding the Game. "Emmanuel does a marvelous job of conveying not only the competition between the athletes but the less than ideal game conditions, the spirit of the marching bands and, in particular, the loyalty of classmates and family that go into making this a special competition." Publishers Weekly
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"Go Bucks!" "Go Blue!"
ESPN called it the number one sports rivalry of the century. It transcends the years, the standings, and all other distractions. And thanks to the countless remarkable football games between Michigan and Ohio State-and hundreds of thousands of devoted alumni and followers-the rivalry is now an enormous cultural event. The 100-Yard War showcases two great football teams who want nothing more than to beat each other, celebrating their storied history and going behind the scenes with the players and the fans to reveal the bitterness, the passion, and the pride surrounding the Game.
"Emmanuel does a marvelous job of conveying not only the competition between the athletes but the less than ideal game conditions, the spirit of the marching bands and, in particular, the loyalty of classmates and family that go into making this a special competition."
-Publishers Weekly
ESPN called it the number one sports rivalry of the century. It transcends the years, the standings, and all other distractions. And thanks to the countless remarkable football games between Michigan and Ohio State-and hundreds of thousands of devoted alumni and followers-the rivalry is now an enormous cultural event. The 100-Yard War showcases two great football teams who want nothing more than to beat each other, celebrating their storied history and going behind the scenes with the players and the fans to reveal the bitterness, the passion, and the pride surrounding the Game.
"Emmanuel does a marvelous job of conveying not only the competition between the athletes but the less than ideal game conditions, the spirit of the marching bands and, in particular, the loyalty of classmates and family that go into making this a special competition."
-Publishers Weekly
Cuprins
1. Hate: The Early Years. 2. Born and Bred. 3. Cold War. 4. Two Men and a Rivalry. 5. Boys to Men. 6. Broken Hearts and Ballooning Wallets. 7. Go Bucks! Go Blue! 8. Countdown. 9. One Hundred. 10. Post–Game. Appendix. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index. Photographs follow page 131.
Recenzii
"A rough–and–tumble pop–culture look at the history of this storied game." ( National Review Online , December 8, 2004)
"A rough–and–tumble pop–culture look at the history of this storied game." ( National Review Online , December 8, 2004)
"A rough–and–tumble pop–culture look at the history of this storied game." ( National Review Online , December 8, 2004)
Notă biografică
GREG EMMANUEL is the author of Extreme Encounters: How It Feels to Be Drowned in Quicksand, Shredded by Piranhas, Swept Up in a Tornado, and Dozens of Other Unpleasant Experiences.He has written for ESPN the Magazine, GQ, Esquire, TV Guide, Time Out New York, FHM, Maxim, NYLON, and Stuff, as well as for MTV and VH1. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.