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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100547053630
ISBN-139780547053639
eBay Product ID (ePID)63461079
Product Key Features
Book TitleFanatic : Ten Things All Sports Fans Should Do before They Die
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicCycling, Personal Memoirs, Sociology of Sports, General, Essays
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJim Gorant
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsIf you can't make it to all these great events yourself, I urge you to read this book before you die., Gorant offers a solid defense of everyone who ever skipped work to catch a day game at Wrigley or tailgated outside Lambeau Field in subzero weather.
Dewey Decimal796
SynopsisGorant takes readers along as he searches out the top ten iconic sporting events, evoking the best (and sometimes worst) sports has to offer. Part adventure, part pilgrimage, he captures these events in all their color and commotion and reveals why sports matter so much to so many., If you had to pick the top ten iconic sporting events, what would they be? Jim Gorant asked himself this question, and the answer resulted in a yearlong journey into the heart of sports. From the Kentucky Derby to the Super Bowl, from a day game at Wrigley Field to a fortnight at Wimbledon, from the NCAA Final Four to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, Gorant takes us along for the ride, evoking the best (and sometimes the worst) sports has to offer. He enters the inner sanctum of NASCAR, witnesses Jack Nicklaus teeing off for the last time at the Masters, and takes part in one of college football's biggest rivalries -- Ohio State versus Michigan. Part adventure, part pilgrimage, Fanatic is a rollicking story of the ultimate sports road trip. Through this transformative journey Jim Gorant learned a little more about what it means to be a fan and a lot more about himself.
