Hate Mail from Cheerleaders and Other Adventures from the Life of Reilly
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933821124 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A 22-year veteran of Sports Illustrated and a 10-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly took over SI's back page in 1998, and his column immediately attracted a devoted following, including the legions of fans who helped make his first collection, The Life of Reilly, a New York Times best seller in 2000. Now comes Hate Mail from Cheerleaders, 100 of Reilly's favorites, along with a new foreword and column postscripts by the author. For years, many of Sports Illustrated's 21 million readers turned first to the magazine's last page, because that's where they find SI's most popular feature: the Life of Reilly column, written by best-selling author Rick Reilly. Alternately sidesplitting and heartwarming but always opinionated and provocative, these pieces are the best work by the best columnist in the business.
With a little syringe next to every one"). And though it may not be surprising how many columns aim for inspiring-like the story of spirited Ben Comen, a high school cross-country runner with cerebral palsy-it's a shock how many hit the mark. Others should follow their lead, as this superb, wide-ranging collection isn't so much about sports as about "people who happen to be in sports." Some columns are tearjerkers, such as the story of a blind man who finally gets to "see" a match played by his beloved New York Islanders, but most are laugh-out-
It's like Dave Berry had a love child with Paul Harvey. Whistlers Mom And there may be some genetic material from the Imus family involved here, because there's a certain "shock-jock" component.Reilly is a long-time columnist for "Sports Illustrated" and these are all ones that have appeared since 2000. Reilly covers all sports so there's plenty in here about over-paid, badly-behaving professional athletes. In general, he's opposed to the breed. He makes an odd (to me) exception for Allen Iverson, the "guy who gives 100% in every game." What's a little domestic violence between friends? Reilly is a divorced man and sympathizes.He plays golf himself and ther. 4.5 Stars. Not just for sports fans: far more profound than you'd think Paul Allaer This is the second book by Rick Reilly that collects the best of his weekly Spors Illustraded back-page column. "Hate Mail From Cheerleaders" (320 pages) brings exactly 100 of those columns, from the last 7 years, in no particular order or chronology.Some of these columns are simply funny and quick-for-a-laugh (such as "White Like Me" on why it's ok to mock white guys but not blacks or Asians, or "He Loves Himself Barry Much", which needs no explaning). Others, though, are meant to make bigger points ("Blind Justice" on the Nets' Jason Williams "accidetnally" shooting his limo driver). Ye. P. Christy said Hate Mail. Entertaining if a little opinionated.