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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.33264097471
EAN num: 9781596702431
Format: Illustrated
ISBN number: 1596702435
Label: Sports Publishing LLC
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing LLC
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 196
Printing Date: September 01, 2007
Publishing house: Sports Publishing LLC
Sale Popularity Level: 768295
Studio: Sports Publishing LLC
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In this book, memories, anecdotes, names, faces, games, cheers, and tears come rushing back, with new twists to old fables and old remembrances revitalized with fresh insight. There are so many great players, and so many great tales about legends like Phil Simms, Y.A. Tittle, Sam Huff, Frank Gifford, Lawrence Taylor, and Phil McConkey's heart. This updated softcover edition adds the latest layers of the Giants? history ? the highs and lows experienced by young quarterback Eli Manning, the surprising retirement of star running back Tiki Barber, and the new leadership style of head coach Tom Coughlin.
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I thought this book was good for what it was. Is it a historical retrospective of the NY Giants? NO. You're not going to get that for $15, and shouldn't expect it. This is simply short, anectodal stories of various Giant personnel over the years. Each one is only a page or two in length, so it's a book you can pick up and put down, and not have to worry about remembering where you were. I'd recommend it for any Giants fan.
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Tales from the New York Giants Sideline provides the professional football and Giants fan very little. It is poorly organized, provides absolutely no insight into the team, its history, and its championship seasons. Even more disappointing, given that the book is based on interviews with many past and present players and coaches, it gives little insight into the personalities that have given this franchise a unique and deep history. In short, it is a total failure.
The book is divided into six chapters: Training Camp, The Season, The Founder, The Coaches, The Teammates, and The Championships. None of the chapters provide great insight on the given topic. Further, the organization of the book provides no chronological continuity as it jumps all over the place in time and era. Essentially what this book consists of are very short vignettes, in fact vignettes isn't even the right word, short snippets, that give a little nugget of information about the team and players. It's basically a little collection of quotes and comments about the chapter topics.
The players, coaches, and owners that get the most air time, so to speak, are Wellington Mara, Sam Huff, Y.A. Tittle, Frank Gifford, Phil Simms, and Bill Parcels. Of course other players and events are touched upon, but not in any meaningful way. Yes, Lawrence Taylour is in here, but mostly only in embarrassing situations.
Very unfortunately is that there is a little bit, but not nearly enough, about some of the most important events in Giants history. Want to know a little bit about one of the seminal games in NFL History, the 1958 NFL Championship between the Giants and Baltimore Colts (the very first overtime game in NFL history)? You won't get much here. Want to know about the Giants' Super Bowl years? You won't get a lot here except a few quotes and comments. In short, you don't get much at all with this book.
Thus, I would not recommend this book to a football fan or Giants fan. There is just not enough information or good storytelling here to make this book worthwhile. It is a quick and easy read, but even casual Giants' fans are not likely to learn anything particularly new or worthwhile.
The author of this book has covered the New York Giants for the New York Post since 1994. The Giants have had mostly mediocre results during this time frame, this book is less than mediocre.
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