The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting Started
Deford, Frank
From Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
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From Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 23, 2012
About this Item
Dated, inscribed, and signed on the title page by the author, to the late general manager of the Boston Red Sox Lou Gorman (1929-2011; was GM of the Sox 1984-1993, as well as GM of the Seattle Mariners from 1977-1980): "October 20th, 2001 / For Lou Gorman / With all good wishes / Go Sox! / Frank Deford." An interesting association copy for any fan of the Sox. The book is tight and unmarked; slightly cocked. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.95). Brodart protected. Seller Inventory # 003432
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting ...
Publisher: Triumph Books, Chicago
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition
About this title
Whether Frank Deford is the voice you hear on National Public Radio's Morning Edition or the name you see in the Newsweek byline, you are sure to be highly entertained with the irreverent musings of this much-acclaimed sports mind. Deford possesses a witty and poignant take on the world of athletics that has earned him a wealth of fans, from the most ardent sports enthusiast to the greenest novice. In this best of the best compilation, Deford creates insightful, richly, drawn yarns on the human drama and the occasional high comedy of athletic competition. The Best of Frank Deford relates not only the specific and the spectacular events that make up great sports writing, but reflects through sports the larger world of American culture. This is a grand collection of his most vivid caricatures, colorful anecdotes, and out-of-left-field observations on the often humbling and humorous nature of sport. The Best of Frank Deford is a treasure of Deford's best writing and will make an instant fan of any reader.
His long looks at Bobby Knight, Bill Russell, and a former Connecticut high school football star who commits suicide at 24 are breathtaking. So is his exploration of University of Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson, spun out by Deford as a play in four acts. His intertwined profile of Roger Bannister--the first four-minute miler--and Sir Edmund Hillary--the first to climb Everest--is a tour de force, as is his personal journey into the world of bowling. These are all pieces to be savored again and again for their expansiveness, circumspection, reportage, heart, style, and wit. They remind you what is Best about a writer of Deford's caliber in ways the constraints of radio can't pull in quite as clearly. --Jeff Silverman
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