Sports Illustrated Monday Morning Quarterback by Peter King
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- Pub. Date: October 2009
- 256pp
- Sales Rank: 1,331
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: October 2009
- Publisher: Time, Incorporated Home Entertainment
- Format: Hardcover, 256pp
- Sales Rank: 1,331
- ISBN-13: 9781603200806
- ISBN: 1603200800
Synopsis
More than two million people a week rush to SI.com to read Peter King's column, Monday Morning Quarterback. There they find a potent mix of analysis, opinion, humor and inside-the-NFL locker- room information delivered as no one else can. In this book, King, the award-winning Sports Illustrated pro football writer, brings the same blend of wit and wisdom, ranging from his famous "10 Things I Think I Think" to his Top 100 player rankings; from the football clichés he hates to the coaching hires he loves; from Brett Favre's golf game to Peyton Manning's comedic skills. And all freshly flavored with King's inimitable observations on the best hotels, the worst airports, the greatest traditions-and coffee, coffee, coffee. There is no journalist better connected to the NFL's players, coaches, general managers and owners, and no writer renders the inside information as entertainingly as Peter King.
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Peter King joined Sports Illustrated as a staff writer in 1989 after spending nearly a decade as an award-winning newspaper journalist. Now a senior writer at the magazine, he is Sports Illustrated's primary NFL expert and is one of the country's premier pro football writers. King is also a key contributor to SI.com, which includes his popular column, "Monday Morning Quarterback."
King has also served as an on-air reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football, NBC's Football Night in America, CNN's NFL Preview, and as managing editor for HBO's award-winning "Inside the NFL'' show. He hosts a show on Sirius NFL Radio.
Following graduation from Ohio University in 1979, where he earned a B.A. in journalism, King covered college athletics and professional football for the Cincinnati Enquirer for five years. Following that stint, he covered pro football for Newsday, in New York, from 1985 to 1989.
King has won two Associated Press Sports Editors awards for excellence in sports journalism.
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Best From The Bestby MichaelBigBlue
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November 12, 2009: Peter King is not just the best sports writer in America, he's one of the best writers period. The mark of any good writer is his ability to poke fun at himself and at his subject at the same time, and Peter's wonderful sense of humor, not to mention his encyclopedic knowledge of American football, comes through in every one of the vintage columns. He is, of course, really writing about American culture, and few writers do it as well, as intimately and naturally as Peter King. This terrific collection of his best columns range from the ridiculous to the touching (my favorite is the one of the death of Tony Dungy's son). Taken together, they speak volumes about our preoccupation with football, its place in American life, its sometimes ridiculous athletes and preposterous coaches, the cult of hero worship, and, most of all, what it means to be a fan. That's Peter's great secret and gift -- he's one of us, a fan, writing to us directly. That's why every page sounds authentic and is so entertaining. SI did a good job packaging this book; it's well designed and produced. I'm giving it as Christmas gifts to my two grown sons, Giants fans, and, of course, I'm going to keep my own copy handy so I can dip into it whenever I need a lift. A wonderful read.
Great read for football fans (and others)by yellowdog
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November 11, 2009: A very interesting collection that appeals to both hard-core football junkies and anyone interested in the insider's view of professional sports. The book includes many great stories about big football games, star players and current issues affecting the NFL. King also includes his personal opinions about the state of the NFL in a very compelling manner (as well as some funny and touching personal anecdotes).
It's a quick read that makes you want more. I think it will make a great holdiay gift and highly recommend it.
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