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    Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox by Bill Simmons

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    • Pub. Date: September 2006
    • 384pp

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      • Pub. Date: September 2006
      • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
      • Format: Paperback, 384pp

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      The New York Times bestseller Now I Can Die in Peace is now available in paperback with a new afterword (and more footnotes) by the author

      "The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more '1918' chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- that's eighty years, followed by death -- without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able -- finally -- to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his "Sports Guy" columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And that's where the trouble began.

      The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp, critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.

      Bill Simmons writes the popular "Sports Guy" column for ESPN.com's Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. A former sports reporter for the Boston Herald, he founded the award-winning BostonSportsGuy.com web site in 1997 and was a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. He commutes between his home in Los Angeles and Fenway Park.

      Biography

      Bill Simmons writes “The Sports Guy” column for ESPN.com’s Page 2 and ESPN: The Magazine. He is the author of Now I Can Die In Peace, founded the award-winning bostonsportsguy.com website, and was a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. He commutes between his home in Los Angeles and Fenway Park.

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      A Must Read For Baseball Fansby Anonymous

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      January 11, 2006: Well thought out, funny, and an easy read with hysterical 'footnotes.' This book captures the passion for the game--and what it means to be a true fan of YOUR team. And, for what it's worth, the correct spelling is 'nobodies' Mo Vaughn spelled his name with an 'n'.

      Simmons really cheaped out on this one.by Anonymous

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      November 12, 2005: Im a Bill Simmons fan, and I have enjoyed him since his AOL days and will continue to do so. That said. This book isnt funny, its not. Simmons articles are funny but do you really want to read about 70 of them back to back to back...yeah he livens them up a little with his footnotes, and it just isnt enough. I'm wondering if Simmons was looking to make a quick buck with this book because isnt very original or would I imagine hard to copy his articles into the book. I hope Bill conitunes to shine on ESPN.com as I eagerly await his next book.


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