The inside story of the larger-than-life owner of the Dallas Cowboys, "America's Team". Based on interviews with Jones and his friends, colleagues, and competitiors, this book profiles Jones' hardscrabble upbringing, the millions he has made, his purchase of the Cowboys, his firing of Tom Landry and Jimmy Johnson, and his hiring of Barry Switzer. Photos.
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Jim Dent is a New York Times bestselling author who has written nine books. "The Junction Boys'' became a NYT bestseller in 1999 and was made into a movie by ESPN in 2002. Dent covered the Dallas Cowboys for thirteen years before embarking on his book-writing career with a biography of Jerry Jones titled "King Of The Cowboys.'' His latest book, "Courage Beyond The Game,'' focuses on the life of Freddie Steinmark, who contracted cancer while playing for the Texas Longhorns in the late 1960s. Steinmark played the entire 1969 season with an osteosarcoma in his left thighbone. In spite of the tremendous pain, Steinmark left the field only once in the final regular season game against Arkansas. Texas defeated Arkansas 15-14 in the "Game Of The Century'' and went on to defeat Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. Steinmark's story has been compared to "Brian's Song'' and is expected to reach the big screen in 2012. For more information on Dent, check out his Facebook page, or go to Superbowltexasstyle.com.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
More like a long magazine article than a book,
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This review is from: King of the Cowboys: The Life and Times of Jerry Jones (Hardcover)
This is not a bad book and I certainly recommend it for Dallas Cowboy fans or Jerry Jones fans, if there are any. But, it seemed to me to be more like a really long magazine article than a good book. That may largely be because it is written in the mid 1990's and lots of things have happened since that really belong in a book about Jones' life.Overall it is a pretty good read and informative, but I found myself making an effort to finish it rather than having to make an effort to put it down. Dent's book about the Junction boys and Bear Bryant is a much better effort and one that was written at a better time - afterwards rather than during the story. That one was hard to put down.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Must-Read for those who want to know about Jerry Jones,
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This review is from: King of the Cowboys: The Life and Times of Jerry Jones (Hardcover)
This book basically tells about Jerry from when he was growing up, through his time at high school and college, his business ventures, and his ownership of the Cowboys. A lot can be learned from Jerry whether you like him or not. Jerry is definitely a man who lives the credo "Business is Business".You may/may not like the way he has gone about things in life.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book - I am in it!!,
By LucyLipps@aol.com (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: King of the Cowboys: The Life and Times of Jerry Jones (Hardcover)
Jim Dent spent many years studying Jerry Jones and what he is about as a human, team owner and businessman. I personally was featured in this book after I attempted to interview Jerry. Jim Dent wrote it exactly like it happened!!
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