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John Rosengren

Author of Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes

8 Works 138 Members 2 Reviews

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John Rosengren is the author of ten books, notably Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes and Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty, and the Say Hey Kid: The Year That Changed Baseball Forever. A Pulitzer nominee for his journalism, he has written articles about baseball and many other subjects for more than show more 100 publications, including the Atavist, the Atlantic, the New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and the Washington Post Magazine. show less

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Although football may be America's game, hockey reigns supreme in Minnesota. Blades of Glory tells the story of the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars 2000-2001 varsity hockey team. Because of his unlimited access to the team as well as conversations with the coaches and parents, Rosengren presents all sides of the players lives, including academic, family, social, and personal issues. He explores how the player's lives affect their hockey games as well as how hockey affects their lives. As the team wins and loses, Rosengren "raises issues about sports and society that transcend Minnesota and reach into communities across the country, wherever kids plan and parents cheer them to victory." If you enjoy Blades of Glory, take a look at Friday Night Lights, by H. G. Bissinger, by about Texas high-school football or A Season on the Brink, by John Feinstein, about Indiana University basketball.… (more)
 
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npl | 1 other review | Dec 4, 2008 |
Although football may be America's game, hockey reigns supreme in Minnesota. Blades of Glory tells the story of the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars 2000-2001 varsity hockey team. Because of his unlimited access to the team as well as conversations with the coaches and parents, Rosengren presents all sides of the players lives, including academic, family, social, and personal issues. He explores how the player's lives affect their hockey games as well as how hockey affects their lives. As the team wins and loses, Rosengren "raises issues about sports and society that transcend Minnesota and reach into communities across the country, wherever kids plan and parents cheer them to victory." If you enjoy Blades of Glory, take a look at Friday Night Lights, by H. G. Bissinger, by about Texas high-school football or A Season on the Brink, by John Feinstein, about Indiana University basketball.… (more)
 
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