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Gripping, inspiring coverage of three powerful forces’ unforgettable convergence: the sports version of The Perfect Storm. Full review >
JUNE 3, 2008
Not quite on par with Bringing the Heat (1994), among the best football books ever, but surely a delight for anyone... Full review >
OCT. 5, 2010
A landmark achievement in basketball journalism. Full review >
AUG. 18, 2009
A feel-good story of youthful drive, great coaching and the value of unflagging communal support. Full review >
JULY 7, 2008
Less groundbreaking than Paper Lion, but more perceptive and almost as entertaining. Full review >
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The game, a narrow one-point victory for Army, provided a stunning climax to the season. It also supplies a stirring ending... Full review >
JAN. 1, 2011
The book’s precise focus enables troubling considerations of the role of race and class in America. Full review >
AUG. 24, 2004
Existentialism of the purest sort—that is, it includes laughter. Full review >
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