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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Grove Pr
Publication date
April 30, 2013
Pages
354
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780802146069
ISBN-10
0802146066
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 8.25 in.
Original list price
$16.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
I'd Know That Voice Anywhere | The Best of Frank Deford | Scribe | The Red Bandanna | The Entitled | The Greatest Generation | The Best of Frank Deford | The Heart of a Champion
I'd Know That Voice Anywhere | The Best of Frank Deford | Scribe | The Red Bandanna | The Entitled | The Greatest Generation | The Best of Frank Deford | The Heart of a Champion
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Defordâs remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium. Deford joined Sports Illustrated in 1962, fresh, and fresh out of Princeton. In 1990, he was Editor-in-Chief of The National Sports Daily, one of the most ambitiousÂand ill-fatedÂprojects in the history of American print journalism. But then, heâs endured: writing ten novels, winning an Emmy (not to mention being a fabled Lite Beer All-Star), and last week he read something like his fourteen-hundredth commentary on NPRâs ÂMorning Edition.â
From the Mad Men-like days of SI in the Â60s, and the Âbushâ years of the early NBA, to Defordâs visit to apartheid South Africa with Arthur Ashe, and his friendâs brave and tragic death, Over Time is packed with intriguing people and stories. Interwoven through his personal history, Deford lovingly traces the entire arc of American sportswriting from the lurid early days of the Police Gazette, through Grantland Rice and Red Smith and on up to ESPN. This is a wonderful, inspired bookÂequal parts funny and touchingÂa treasure for sports fans. Just like Frank Deford.
Praise for Over Time
ÂEqual doses of self-deprecating humor and anecdotal history of American sports journalism are the essence of Frank Deford's entertaining new memoir.âÂChicago Tribune
ÂDeford is the Holy Grail. He's simply one of the greatest sportswriters of all time. ... [Over Time] has a little bit of everything -- great stories about interviewing everyone from Richard Nixon  to Jerry Jones.  Deford played with the Harlem Globetrotters, introduced the world to Bill Bradley, really disliked Rodney Dangerfield, edited the only national sports daily in our history (The National), and has great takes on the history and characters of Sports Illustrated in its formative years. . . . Deford's the best.âÂPeter King, SI.com
ÂHe sketches insightful remembrances of stars like Wilt Chamberlain and Billie Jean King and lavishes affection and admiration on Sports Illustrated colleagues Andre Laguerre, Dan Jenkins, and the Âtorturedâ writer Mark Kram  [Deford is] sports writing's Sinatra.â ÂSan Francisco Chronicle
ÂEndearing... Over Time imparts a sense of a life well lived and fully enjoyed.âÂNew York Times
"The mixture of homage to sportswriters who came before him, such as Grantland Rice; sometimes wistful vignettes of sports figures like Arthur Ashe; and his own personal reflections on the evolution of sports journalism combine to offer a cultural perspective that transcends a mere job." ÂPublishers Weekly (Top 10 in Sports)
"Deford's cred is incredible, his accolades deserved... He does not pull a punch when it comes to boxing or even to the tastes-great, less-filling Miller Lite commercials he once made... [Deford] has long been the genuine article." ÂLos Angeles Times
ÂA cool ride through Defordâs career.â Minneapolis Star-Tribune
ÂFrank Deford is the best there is. His memoir Over Time is beautiful, funny, poignant and poetic.â ÂBuzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights and Father's Day
ÂA wonderful book. Over Time is both a treasure and a treasury.âÂSally Jenkins, Washington Post columnist and New York Times bestselling author of Itâs Not About the Bike
ÂFrank Deford is the best sportswriter Iâve ever read. If thereâs a Mount Rushmore of sportswriting, Deford is up there, purple ties and all.âÂTony Kornheiser
From the Mad Men-like days of SI in the Â60s, and the Âbushâ years of the early NBA, to Defordâs visit to apartheid South Africa with Arthur Ashe, and his friendâs brave and tragic death, Over Time is packed with intriguing people and stories. Interwoven through his personal history, Deford lovingly traces the entire arc of American sportswriting from the lurid early days of the Police Gazette, through Grantland Rice and Red Smith and on up to ESPN. This is a wonderful, inspired bookÂequal parts funny and touchingÂa treasure for sports fans. Just like Frank Deford.
Praise for Over Time
ÂEqual doses of self-deprecating humor and anecdotal history of American sports journalism are the essence of Frank Deford's entertaining new memoir.âÂChicago Tribune
ÂDeford is the Holy Grail. He's simply one of the greatest sportswriters of all time. ... [Over Time] has a little bit of everything -- great stories about interviewing everyone from Richard Nixon  to Jerry Jones.  Deford played with the Harlem Globetrotters, introduced the world to Bill Bradley, really disliked Rodney Dangerfield, edited the only national sports daily in our history (The National), and has great takes on the history and characters of Sports Illustrated in its formative years. . . . Deford's the best.âÂPeter King, SI.com
ÂHe sketches insightful remembrances of stars like Wilt Chamberlain and Billie Jean King and lavishes affection and admiration on Sports Illustrated colleagues Andre Laguerre, Dan Jenkins, and the Âtorturedâ writer Mark Kram  [Deford is] sports writing's Sinatra.â ÂSan Francisco Chronicle
ÂEndearing... Over Time imparts a sense of a life well lived and fully enjoyed.âÂNew York Times
"The mixture of homage to sportswriters who came before him, such as Grantland Rice; sometimes wistful vignettes of sports figures like Arthur Ashe; and his own personal reflections on the evolution of sports journalism combine to offer a cultural perspective that transcends a mere job." ÂPublishers Weekly (Top 10 in Sports)
"Deford's cred is incredible, his accolades deserved... He does not pull a punch when it comes to boxing or even to the tastes-great, less-filling Miller Lite commercials he once made... [Deford] has long been the genuine article." ÂLos Angeles Times
ÂA cool ride through Defordâs career.â Minneapolis Star-Tribune
ÂFrank Deford is the best there is. His memoir Over Time is beautiful, funny, poignant and poetic.â ÂBuzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights and Father's Day
ÂA wonderful book. Over Time is both a treasure and a treasury.âÂSally Jenkins, Washington Post columnist and New York Times bestselling author of Itâs Not About the Bike
ÂFrank Deford is the best sportswriter Iâve ever read. If thereâs a Mount Rushmore of sportswriting, Deford is up there, purple ties and all.âÂTony Kornheiser
Editions
Hardcover
from Atlantic Monthly Pr (May 1, 2012)
9780802120151 | details & prices | 354 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Defordâs remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium.
About: Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Defordâs remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Grove Pr (April 30, 2013)
9780802146069 | details & prices | 354 pages | 6.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Defordâs remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium.
About: Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Defordâs remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium.
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