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Clemente: La pasión y el carisma del último héroe del béisbol (The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero)

2 reviews
David Maraniss

Atria, 2006

Excelente biografia
Esta excelente biografia de Roberto Clemente nos adentra a la vida de un idolo que, a pesar del tiempo, sigue siendo un ejemplo para todos. En ocasiones se tiende a olvidar sus vivencias, pero David Maraniss nos ilustra con lujo de detalles muchos detalles desconocidos de esta leyenda. Este libro incluye fotos, datos estadisticos y es un excelente recurso para aquellos que deseen conocer mas de ...

Power and the Presidency

6 reviews
Stanley Marcus, Robert A. Wilson, ...

PublicAffairs, 1999

A little gem of a book, Indeed!
These well written essays provide vivid glimpses of varying Presidential personalities, with thoughtful discussion of individual strengths and weaknesses. To me, especially in an election year where character is a major issue, it was an enthralling read, with highlights of qualities such as "Reagan's voice, which was a large part of Reagan's power..." or the speaking style of TR, with plosive ...

When Pride Still Mattered: A Life Of Vince Lombardi

141 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 2000

A very engrossing read
I picked up this book after hearing a strong recommendation. I knew next to nothing about Vince Lombardi, other than that he was an excellent football coach. Very glad I bought the book as this was a particularly engrossing biography. The author was very thorough in his research and traces Lombardi's life in detail for his full nearly 60 years. He provides a lot of detail on Lombardi's ...

First In His Class : A Biography Of Bill Clinton

35 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 1996

Spot On
I decided I hated Clinton a few days after 18 of my brother soldiers were slaughtered in Mogadishu. It was the day the first load of wounded Rangers came back to the states. I dont expect Presidents to be standing tall every moment wounded troops come back. But I do expect they would have enough decency not to tout their health care initiatives by visiting wounded gang bangers on such a day ...

They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967

57 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2004

Like "Stolen Valor," one of the more important books on Vietnam
As the public affairs officer for the 1st Infantry Division brigade that has the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment "Black Lions," the legacy unit of the 2-28 IN battalion so well chronicled in Maraniss' book, I have been seeking as much information on the Black Lions as I can find. This book did not disappoint. Like the Vietnam classic Stolen Valor, this is a seminal read on the conflict, ...

Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

60 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 2007

More than a hero-worshipping fan-book
David Maraniss' work "Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero" is a book worthy of its subject. He explains that he means "Hero" in the best and most noble of definitions, and not at all the "hero" that is tossed around so casually about the next twenty-year old wide receiver with a 4.3 second forty. As a lifelong baseball fan and amateur historian I note two "golden ages" ...

The Best American Sports Writing 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))

3 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 2007

A vast array of quality sports writing
This book takes for you for a loop in that you think that the major sports are going to be covered in baseball, football, basketball and maybe some hockey. The first chapter is actually about racoon hunting and the next one is a satire about Bugs Bunny if he played in an actual baseball game. In fact here is a list of the additional sports covered in this book: -High school "futbol" -High ...

Rome 1960 The Olympics That Changed the World

15 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 2008

SPORTS AND HISTORY - WONDERFUL COMBINATION - WELL WRITTEN!
I am not particularly fond, overall, of sports literature and normally do not read in this particular genre, although, I must admit I enjoy watching sports, follow various sports year by year, and indeed, have been an overall participant in various sports, all my life, more so when I was younger. The Olympic games have always occupied a special place for me and the 1960 Olympics was the first ...

Tell Newt to Shut Up: Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich ...

7 reviews
David Maraniss, Michael Weisskopf

Simon & Schuster, 1996

A year in the life of the Republican revolution
This book gives a good profile of the major figures of the Republican leadership of the 104th Congress. I have always enjoyed books such as this one, and Bob Woodward's "The Agenda," which give more insight into the personalities of their subjects than you would ever get from TV or newspapers. In the last two chapters in the book, which wonderfully describe the tedium of budget negotiations ...

Third Down and a War to Go
Terry Frei

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2007

?Impressively researched and reported and powerfully written, Third Down and a War to Go will put you in the huddle, in the front lines, and in a state of profound gratitude--not only to the Badgers and the hundreds of thousands of veterans like them, but to Terry Frei.? --Neal Rubin, The Detroit News On December 11, 1941, All-American football player Dave Schreiner wrote to his parents, ?I?m not going to sit here snug as a bug, ...

FIRST IN HIS CLASS: A Biography Of Bill Clinton

3 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 1995

Not a celebrity bio. Excellent work. Must Read For '96.
NOT your standard political biography. Excellent example of the craft of biography, regardless of the subject. This reads reads like fiction and author David Maraniss clearly deserved his Pulitzer for his balanced reporting on the Clinton '92 campaign. The 400+ page book ends with Clinton's announcement for president. This goes a long way to explain why Clinton is the way he is. Love or hate ...

When Pride Still Mattered a Life of Vince Lombardi

1 review
David Maraniss

Touchstone, 1999

A Great Coach and A Great Man
This is a remarkably detailed biography of Vince Lombardi from his birth in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn to his death in a Washington hospital. His coaching career included an extended period as a high school coach, as an assistant coach at Fordham, as an assistant coach with the New York Giants, and, finally, as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, a role for which he was reknowned. He did ...

When Pride Still Mattered a Life of Vince Lombardi
David Maraniss

Recorded Books LLC, 2002

20 cassettes

They Marched Into Sunlight, War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967
David Maraniss

Recorded Books, 2004

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, David Maraniss is the best-selling author of W"When Pride Still Mattered." "They Marched into Sunlight weaves togeterh three different worlds -- of soldiers in Vietnam, students in Wisconsin, and politicians in Wachington -- that coalesce into an enthralling American epic of war and peace. This unabridged version is narrated by L.J. Ganser on 17 cassette tapes (25 hours).

Qui est vraiment Bill Clinton?
David Maraniss

Robert Laffont, 1998

Clemente (LEATHER BOUND)
David Maraniss

Easton Press, 2003

Leather bound book accented in 22kt gold.

The CLINTON ENIGMA : A FOUR AND A HALF MINUTE SPEECH REVEALS THIS PRESIDENT'S ENTIRE LIFE

16 reviews
David Maraniss

Simon & Schuster, 1998

Gives Powerful Insight into Bill Clinton
Only Clinton's autobiography will do a better job at realistically assessing the behavior of this very unique president. He was such a blend of good and bad. The author captures this perfectly. Jeffrey McAndrew author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy"

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