Book Shelf: Epic Colts-Giants Game Seems Fresh In New Book
The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Steve Wulf wrote MARK BOWDEN in his new book, "THE BEST GAME EVER: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN NFL," "succeeds in making a contest from a half-century ago seem fresh, in part because he has a keen sense for the anecdotal." Bowden's "best trick ... is that he gets out of the way of a great story and a great game" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 6/9).
MORE BOOKS: In Toronto, Garth Woolsey wrote ESPN's KENNY MAYNE's new book, "AN INCOMPLETE AND INACCURATE HISTORY OF SPORT," is "incomplete and inaccurate." Woolsey: "Insipid, silly, adolescent, weak -- they are words that would describe this effort, too. Funny? Well, yes, in places, but too few and far between" (TORONTO STAR, 6/8)....MLB.com's Doug Miller noted BRIAN MURPHY's 224-page book titled, "SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 50 YEARS," recently was published to "rave reviews" (MLB.com, 6/10)....In Cleveland, Bill Livingston wrote Ohio Univ. history professor emeritus CHARLES ALEXANDER in his new biography of Baseball HOFer TRIS SPEAKER titled, "SPOKE," gives a "compelling picture of baseball in that faraway time" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 6/7)....Boxer OSCAR DE LA HOYA said of his new biography, titled, "AMERICAN SON," "I'm honest and open in this book. ... It was very important for me to make sure that the message is a real message. What I've been through, the times I've been knocked down, it was a tough road" (USA TODAY, 6/13).
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