Recensione:
Praise for I’d Know That Voice Anywhere:
Frank Deford definitely is worthy of a spot on the Mt. Rushmore of sportswriters . . . As always, Deford’s writing is glorious, hitting all the notes from funny to emotional to profound . . . Once again, his words make sports come alive.” Chicago Tribune
An eclectic collection . . . [Deford] could make a shopping list interesting to read.” Buffalo News
Deford . . . has a wickedly droll sense of humor, which, when coupled with his encyclopedic knowledge of sports, results in commentaries that are incisive, amusing, touching, or incendiary in various combinations . . . A rich collection for anyone interested in the sporting life.” Booklist
Wonderful . . . Deford’s new book underscores his brilliance as a writer . . . Deford fans are well-advised to check [it] out.” Poynter
Praise for Frank Deford:
Deford . . . is the handsome, swashbuckling man of sports journalism. For fifty years, he has been issuing perhaps the greatest writing the realm has known.” Chicago Sun-Times
[Deford is] sports writing’s Sinatra.” San Francisco Chronicle
Deford’s cred is incredible, his accolades deserved . . . [Deford] has long been the genuine article.” Los Angeles Times
Deford has seen it all, and boy, has he got stories.” Dallas Morning News
Thank heaven for Frank Deford.” San Antonio Express-News
One of the greatest writers of our time.” Billie Jean King
Frank Deford is the best sportswriter I’ve ever read . . . If there’s a Mount Rushmore of sportswriting, Deford is up there, purple ties and all.” Tony Kornheiser
Of all the magazine writers of the last half-century, Frank Deford holds a special place at the top . . . Not very bright, someone said of him long ago at Princeton, and it was true he has been brilliant instead.” David Maraniss, author of When Pride Still Mattered and Clemente
Frank Deford writes the kind of sentences you find yourself rereading for the sheer pleasure of it.” Jim Bouton, author of Ball Four
Frank Deford is the best there is.” Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights
One of our best-loved and most gifted writers . . . A master storyteller.” Jeremy Schaap, author of Cinderella Man and Triumph
Frank Deford knows more baseball and writes with more graceful good humor than any man I know.” Richard Ben Cramer, author of Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life, on The Old Ball Game
One of our more melodious sportswriters . . . Deford writes with a cunning sparkle in his eye.” Kirkus Reviews, on The Old Ball Game (starred review)
A man whose talent is every bit the equal of the great athletes whose stories he’s revealed to us.” Shelf Awareness
Deford is the Holy Grail. He’s simply one of the greatest sportswriters of all time.” Peter King, SI.com
L'autore:
In addition to his work at National Public Radio, Sports Illustrated, and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Frank Deford is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including The Old Ball Game and Over Time, as well as ten novels and two screenplays. He is a recipient of the PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing and the National Humanities Medal.
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