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Title: Our House: A Tribute to Fenway Park by Curt Smith, George H. W. Bush ISBN: 0809226642 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 1
Summary: Atrocious
Comment: Although the pictures are nice, albeit way too small, the "history" is all superficial re-hash, and very little of that is about the ballpark; most is about the franchise, and all those stories have been told better by others many times before. There's also an awful lot of filler here, and Smith writes in a very annoying fashion. He used to be a speechwriter for George Bush - Nuf ced.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful tribute to Fenway Park
Comment: The author presents a great detailed history of Fenway Park and its participants. For a Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park fan, I highly recommend this book. Curt Smith takes us back in time, and also the present. An update of this book (which will happen soon) will conclude with the Red Sox winning the World Series at Fenway, before they make their move to the new Fenway.
Rating: 5
Summary: Our House -- an Open Invitation to Visit
Comment: Our House: A Tribute to Fenway Park By Curt Smith
Curt Smith has outdone himself yet again with his loving tribute to baseball's shrine: Fenway Park. Author-historian Smith weaves the works of other members of the Red Sox Nation: Peter Gammons, former Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti, John Updike, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and former President George Bush (among others) with his own masterful prose. In the case of Bush, it is only fair that he contribute. After all, Smith at one time wrote many of the President's speeches. The book focuses on two story lines: the history of a team that has gripped a region's soul like no other; and a ballpark that, in its dotage, has come to symbolize an age that otherwise has been lost. One could argue that hockey's Montreal Canadiens have a similar grip on the soul of Quebec. However, Canadiens' fans have not had their faith tested as severely as those of the Red Sox. Since the Red Sox last won the World Series in 1918, the Canadiens have managed to win the Stanley Cup 23 times. Would the Canadiens evoke such passion in their fans if they had not won a championship in 80 years? That is at the root of the story. Fenway is "Our House" to the Red Sox fans. It is full of love, hope and a real sense of family. Yet, it also brings back many painful memories, all going back to the "Curse of the Bambino." There were the playoff losses for the 1948 and 1978 pennants. Don't forget the more recent World Series losses of 1967, 1975 and 1986. Does this history engender an anticipation of failure? Or does the Calvinistic background of the region make the faithful expect their baseball dreams to be shattered? This classic "chicken or egg first" theme runs throughout the book. Until this decade, the thought that Fenway Park would ever be replaced was never mentioned. Now, as Smith points out so well, its demise seems inevitable, because of the success of today's "retro-parks" (such as Camden Yards and Jacobs Field). These new facilities have successfully captured the quirkiness of Fenway with the modern amenities fans demand and the revenue streams clubs say they need to remain competitive. If all of this isn't enough, the book also includes a complete bibliography and appendices, which chronicle the history of Red Sox records from the team's beginnings as the Boston Americans in 1901. You need not be a Red Sox fan to read "Our House." Any baseball fan can identify with and enjoy Curt Smith's latest book.
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Title: The Teammates by David Halberstam ISBN: 140130057X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James ISBN: 0684806975 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 23 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11 by Thomas L. Friedman ISBN: 0374190666 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 11 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ken Kurson ISBN: 0786868414 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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