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After numerous beloved and bestselling sports books, John Feinstein returns to the subjects of his first ten books, crafting a narrative of the most revealing encounters he's had.
Feinstein has interviewed some of the most enduring figures in sports--from hallowed coaches such as Bob Knight, Jim Valvano, Mike Krzyzewski, and Dean Smith to beloved athletes including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, and John McEnroe, and here we have John Feinstein at his very best. He goes behind the scenes of his reporting from The Final Four, Wimbledon, The US Open, the Army/Navy game, the Olympics, and more, opening up sport's most private, closed-door places and sharing exclusive stories from the reporting of books like Season on the Brink, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Season Inside, and A Civil War.
These are the coaches and athletes who know their games the best, and the legends and legendary moments that gave inherent shape to our favorite pastimes.
One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game Reviews
One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game Reviews
| 74 of 79 people found the following review helpful:  Lots of Great Sports; But, Lacking Insights and Critical Examination, Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game (Hardcover) A long-time John Feinstein fan, I eagerly awaited "One-on-One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game," especially after hearing the author interviewed on NPR's "Fresh Air" last week. He told some fascinating stories about McEnroe, Woods, Capriati and others that we ordinary folks can't glean from the mainstream media. Such intimate telling, one could hope, would let us in on what makes some of our sports greats tick; and, what they, and Feinstein, think of the outsized roles they and their sports have come to play in our society.This, sadly, is not that book. The title is a complete misnomer. This book, rather, as Feinstein states clearly in his Introduction, is "a trip through reporting my first ten books, bringing me--and the reader--up to the present day." What's more, although the author adds: "This isn't meant to be a memoir," to this reader, the book most definitely has the pace, tone, look, structure and content of a memoir. There is very little... Read more 12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:  Another winner from Feinstein, This review is from: One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game (Hardcover) I don't know of a writer who has been on the scene at more major sporting events than John Feinstein -- Final Fours, World Series, Wimbledons, U.S. Opens (tennis and golf), and many more. "One on One" takes us back through 25 years of encounters with the biggest names in sports, and it's an amazing journey. Of course, names are "dropped." Would you expect him to leave out all the interesting people? Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe, and the rest each changed his or her sport in some way -- good or bad -- and Feinstein's encounters with them make for a great read. 17 of 27 people found the following review helpful:  I was dupped., By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: One on One: Behind the Scenes with the Greats in the Game (Hardcover) I bought 3 copies after listening to an NPR show about the book. I was going to give a copy to my boss and my son. Thankfully, I read the book before I gave the presents. It is so bad, I would have been embarassed to have given the books. The book is a self serving name drop with few stories about the names that were dropped. I gave the copies to a Charity Thrift Shop which will sell them for 1/10th of the cover. |
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