Why We Love Football
A History in 100 Moments
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 17, 2024
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of the Fall A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball After his bestselling home run books Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski turns from the national pastime to the number one sport in America.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, readable history that turns football into a sequence of memorable moments.
- Genres
- Sports, Sports History, Sports Writing
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, September 17, 2024
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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Book of the Fall A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author of Why We Love Baseball After his bestselling home run books Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski turns from the national pastime to the number one sport in America.
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Why We Love Football is Posnanski’s newest must-have deep dive into the archives and legends of the sport, and the result is a rousing tale of the 100 greatest moments in football lore. This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious, and always fascinating, these stories of the sport offer a panoramic look across its history. From hidden gems and classic tales to famous moments told from previously unheard perspectives, this book is the football book for even its most ardent fans. From Patrick Mahomes's magic to the Ice Bowl, from Doug Flutie's Hail Mary pass to a plethora of football "miracles," Why We Love Football is an unforgettable, conversational masterpiece you won’t ever want to end, and a can't-miss take on football from one of the greatest sportswriters of our time.
Moments That Stick
A brisk, readable history that turns football into a sequence of memorable moments.
Come here for
- football history in digestible moments
- a giftable, display-friendly sports book
Expect
- cultural literacy without the lecture
- good-looking on a table, easy to open anywhere
Where it sits
| Sports | 95% |
|---|---|
| Sports History | 62% |
| Sports Writing | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sports
- Sports History
- Sports & Society
- Authors
- Joe Posnanski
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- September 17, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Sports