Mad Ducks and Bears, Steve Almond
Mad Ducks and Bears, Steve Almond
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Mad Ducks and Bears
Football Revisited

Author: Steve Almond, George Plimpton

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.

In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success.

A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

Author Bio

Steve Almond was raised in Palo Alto, California and was a newspaper reporter in Texas and Florida before writing his first book, the story collection My Life in Heavy Metal. His second book, Candy Freak, a New York Times bestseller, was named the Booksense Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year and won the American Library Association Alex Award. His short fiction has been included in The Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prize anthologies, and he writes commentary and journalism regularly for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times. Steve lives outside Boston with his wife and three children.

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