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Title: Bravehearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball by Bud Withers, Jay Bilas, John Stockton ISBN: 1572434996 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Rating: 4
Summary: Zag Fans in the Boonies
Comment: Zag Fans who live in the boondocks like I do (Reno, NV) have had to rely on the internet and the GU athletic department web-site for information on the Bulldogs' recent success. BraveHearts provides a succinct recap of the GU basketball program's up and downs over a longer period of time. I attended GU from Fall '75 to Spring '79 so much of what B. Withers covers in this enjoyable book was news to me. The chapter on ex-coach and athletic director Dan Fitzgerald was good reporting and while Withers may not be John Feinstein, he has certainly put in the time and research needed to portray the Bulldog basketball program in a complete fashion-- warts and all.
If you're a Gonzaga alumni or related to one, this would make a nice gift.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good school, great team, so-so book
Comment: This was a light, fast, enjoyable read, but in the end, my pleasure stemmed from the subject moreso than the author's skill. Having read many of John Feinstein's works, I was expecting an "inside" look at the Gonzaga program: the story of a season through the eyes and words of players and coaches. Instead, Mr. Withers cobbles together a series of brief histories: of the school, of the coaching staff, of the team, of the WCC, etc. Although there are interviews with coaches, players and recruits, it seemed as though Withers spent most of his time compiling and recounting articles from newspaper achieves and school promotional literature.
If you like college hoops, and have enjoyed Gonzaga's seeminingly improbable success in recent NCAA tournaments, then you'll enjoy this book. If, however, you want to know what it's like to be a student-athlete or coach campaigning towards the "big dance" next March, this book doesn't deliver.
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Title: The Men of March: A Season Inside the Lives of College Basketball Coaches by Brian Curtis ISBN: 0878333134 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever by John Feinstein ISBN: 0316279722 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Sweet Redemption: How Gary Williams and Maryland Beat Death and Despair to Win the NCAA Basketball Championship by Gary Williams, David A. Vise ISBN: 1582615942 Publisher: Sports Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Cracked Sidewalks and French Pastry: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire by Tom Kertscher, Dean Smith ISBN: 0299183106 Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr Pub. Date: 13 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: String Music: Inside the Rise of SEC Basketball by Chris Dortch ISBN: 1574884395 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: 30 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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