Bringing the Heat
by Mark Bowden
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"An ambitious, remarkably frank" chronicle of the Philadelphia Eagles' bid for the NFL championship by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews). In 1992, the Philadelphia Eagles--a team assembled in the image of their iconoclastic, controversial former head coach, Buddy Ryan--were known for their ferocious defense led by Reggie White, Seth Joyner, and Andre Waters, and for the otherworldly talents of quarterback Randall Cunningham. Now was the time for the Eagles' campaign show more for the championship. But as the season progressed, it disintegrated into an ugly flurry of greed, racism, violence, personal and professional feuds, one tragic death, and a very wild face-off in the stands between a player's wife and mistress. By midseason, the sentiment of both fans and press was the same: "shut up and play." Told through the personal stories of the teammates themselves, as well as the coaches, managers and owner, Bringing the Heat spares nothing--and no one--in "a phenomenal feat of reportage, perfect for football fans coast to coast" (H.G. Bissinger, author ofFriday Night Lights). "Overflows with stories of pro football dreams, of bravery in the face of injury. Yet it also unflinchingly tells of the darker side of life in the NFL: uncontrollable egos, ruined families, marital infidelity." --The New York Times Book Review "There are now four mandatory books on football: Dan Jenkins'sSemi-Tough; George Plimpton's Paper Lion; H. G. Bissinger's Friday Night Lights, and the hilarious, incorrigible son of them all, Mark Bowden's Bringing the Heat." --Michael Bamberger, Sports Illustrated show lessTags
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One of the best books about NFL football that I have ever read. What made it special was that it covered a season for the Philadelphia Eagles. As I read it, it was a bit outdated as it covered a season that was 28 years ago. But I remember so many of the main characters covered in this book including Buddy Ryan, Norman Braman, Seth Joyner, Jerome Brown, Randall Cunningham, Wes Hopkins, Reggie White etc.
Bowden was like a fly on the wall. He detailed all the behind the scenes activities of the organization. He even had interesting stories about the marriages of Seth Joyner and Wes Hopkins. Both players had girlfriends in addition to their wives and Bowden wrote about some of the explosive times in those marriages.
There are a number of show more great human interest stories. You will like Mike Golic, Dave Alexander and Ron Heller. Rich Kotite comes off much better than how I remember he was typecast back in 1992. Some very interesting stories about Buddy Ryan and how the Defense was very loyal to him.
It’s a very long book but it moves along nicely for the reader... show less
Bowden was like a fly on the wall. He detailed all the behind the scenes activities of the organization. He even had interesting stories about the marriages of Seth Joyner and Wes Hopkins. Both players had girlfriends in addition to their wives and Bowden wrote about some of the explosive times in those marriages.
There are a number of show more great human interest stories. You will like Mike Golic, Dave Alexander and Ron Heller. Rich Kotite comes off much better than how I remember he was typecast back in 1992. Some very interesting stories about Buddy Ryan and how the Defense was very loyal to him.
It’s a very long book but it moves along nicely for the reader... show less
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Mark Bowden has been a reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty-one years and has won many national awards for his writing. He is the author of "Black Hawk Down," "Bringing the Heat," "Doctor Dealer", "Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw." and, more recently, The Finish: "The Killing of Osama bin Laden", and Hue 1968: A show more Turning point of the American war in Vietnam. Bowden has also written for Talk, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone and Playboy, among others. The original series of articles which became "Black Hawk Down" earned him the Overseas Press Club's Hal Boyle Award, and made him a finalist for the NBA in nonfiction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 796.332 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Sports Ball sports Inflated ball driven by the foot Football
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- GV956 .P44 .B69 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
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