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The Best Sports Writing of Pat Jordan

2 reviews
Pat Jordan

Persea, 2008

SIMPLY AMAZING
I was so anxious to read this book that I paid for expedited shipping. My excitement was spot on. This book is amazing. Pat Jordan is so honest and insightful that I felt as though I knew more about the individuals than before I read the book. There was nothing fluffy in any of the interviews. And although you wonder about the appropriateness of the story on child beauty pageants, it fits in ...

A False Spring

18 reviews
Pat Jordan

Bison Books, 2005

A True Classic
I first read excerpts from "A False Spring" about 30 years ago when they appeared in three consecutive issues of Sports Illustrated. From the moment I began reading that first installment, I was entranced. It is hard to describe exactly why, but I am sure that the baseball action in the book was not the reason. Instead, I remember Jordan's vivid portrayls of such seemingly mundane things as a ...

A Nice Tuesday

9 reviews
Pat Jordan

Bison Books, 2005

Better Than Any Baseball Book
This book is not about baseball, and it is not a sequel to "A False Spring," which was a classic in its own right. It is also not about dogs, cigars, fast cars or South Florida, although all of those things figure prominently in the book. Instead, "A Nice Tuesday" is a deeper, fuller portrait of an unusually talented guy living out his life as best he can despite a nagging feeling that he has ...

The Suitors of Spring

3 reviews
Pat Jordan

Dodd, Mead, 1973

Just Good Writing
This book is a collection of essays -- long magazine articles -- by a freelance writer who used to be a professional baseball player. His careers (baseball and writing) are documented in his memoirs, A False Spring and A Nice Tuesday. Having read those books first, I had a good insight into the author, which made this book more enjoyable but was not really necessary to appreciate the writing in ...

AKA SHEILA DOYLE
PAT JORDAN

ORION, 2004

Sports Illustrated Pitching: The Key to Excellence
Pat Jordan

Sports Illustrated, 1989

Explains the basics of pitching and proper techniques for throwing the fastball, curveball, slider, screwball, knuckleball, and others.

Pitching, Revised Edition: The Keys to Excellence (Sports Illustrated Winner's Circle Books)

4 reviews
Pat Jordan

Sports Illustrated, 1993

Great Book for younger players
I think that this book is the most complete book about pitching that I have read. It covers the aspects of pitching better that any of the other books I have seen. The only part not written well is the section on conditioning. I thought Nolan Ryan's book did a better job on that aspect of pitching.

Reflections of the Game: Lives in Baseball

3 reviews
Pat Jordan

Willow Creek Press, 1998

Ron Modra's book is extraordinary
I, too, know Ron Modra, and I always look for his credits in any issue of Sports Illustrated. His photos can be counted on to be the best in that issue. It is wonderful to have a book full of Mr. Modra's baseball pictures. The pictures are extraordinary, i.e. excellent photographs which are not the ordinary, garden-variety sports photos. The photos capture wonderful moments with the subject. ...

a.k.a. Sheila Doyle: A Novel of Crime

2 reviews
Pat Jordan

Carroll & Graf, 2002

Gritty 'caper' story. Sheila comes into her own
While celebrating her divorce, Sheila Doyle falls for Bobby Roberts, a male stripper who changes her life. With his instructions, she transforms herself from an 40-something ex-actress into a hard-bodied, sexy, blonde player. Together Sheila, Bobby, and minor Jewish gangster Sol Billstein smuggle money, run guns, and look for the illegal angle to make a few bucks. With the added intelligence that ...

Black Coach

1 review
Pat Jordan

Dodd, Mead, 1971

The Real Titans
I have no idea whether the movie, "Remember the Titans" was an accurate portrayal of the events depicted in it. Knowing what Hollywood likes to do to such stories, I have my doubts. However, if you want a real, unvarnished account of an African-American coach leading a southern high school football team through its first year of integration, this is the book for you. Black Coach is a ...

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