Education of a Coach

Name: Education of a Coach
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: David Halberstam
ISBN: 9781401385606

Author: David Halberstam

Narrator: Eric Conger

Abridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 11/01/2005

Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Sales & Marketing, Biography & Autobiography, Sports Biography

Synopsis

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Halberstam's bestseller takes you inside the football genius of Bill Belichick for an insightful profile in leadership.

Bill Belichick's thirty-one years in the NFL have been marked by amazing success--most recently with the New England Patriots. In this groundbreaking book, David Halberstam explores the nuances of both the game and the man behind it. He uncovers what makes Bill Belichick tick both on and off the field.

About David Halberstam

David Halberstam was one of America's most distinguished journalists and historians. He covered the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement and reported for the New York Times on the war in Vietnam. The author of fifteen bestsellers, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his Vietnam reporting. He was killed in a car accident on April 23, 2007, while on his way to an interview for what was to be his next book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 01, 2021

Halberstam is one of those writers who could pen a grocery list and you'd still want to read it. He has classic books about US politics, Michael Jordan and the NBA and here, Bill Belichick and the NFL. True to its title, this book is more about how Belichick came to be the Patriot's coach. There's n......more

Goodreads review by John of Canada on May 30, 2021

It's just in the last couple of years that I stopped disliking Bill Belichick and became a huge fan. This book goes a long way in explaining why. Having recently finished Michael Holley's book on Brady and Belichick, it was a delight to read something that wasn't driven by innuendo and crowd opinion......more

Goodreads review by Ken on December 27, 2021

David Halberstam gets into the fraternity that is coaching well in his look at how Bill Belichick became the greatest coach of all time. Whether you're a New England Patriots fan or not, you should enjoy this one. Sure, there are all the other Patriots books, including "The Dynasty" by Jeff Benedict,......more

Goodreads review by Ian on January 28, 2019

This book gave me more positive feelings about football than actually watching football ever did.......more