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Peyton Manning: Primed & Ready

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The book is complete with tons of inside info on Peyton, lots color and black & white photographs, and the overall sense of the kind of person the young Peyton is. I say this is for Manning and University of Tennesse faithful is because the books writer makes no qualms of the fact that he is a huge fan of both, which might get irritating to the non-fan. Still a must have for all who care.

Anyone who loves Peyton Manning, or Tennessee football will love this book. It takes Peyton's life all the way from childhood to the day he was the number one draft pick for the Colts. I learned many facts about Peyton that have never been released in the media. A must for Peyton/Tennessee football fans!

If you our a Peyton Manning, UT Football or just College Football fan you will like this book. It talks about the recruiting process and what it took to get Peyton to Knoxville and what it took for him to stay.

Hyams has done his homework with this project. He accumulated material from a wealth of contributors including personalities from Newman High School as well as the University of Tennessee.
However, one can tell, after reading the first chapter, this is Hyams, formerly asst. sports editor of the Knoxville News-Sentinel, first foray into penning a novel length book. The content reads like an extended feature story one would find in the local newspaper's sports section.
Specifically, the content is choppy and dry. There is no flow, and it is difficult to remain engaged.

If I were to assign a grade to this work, I would give it a D+

This book was not well written and was basically the author praising Peyton in a cringe-worthy fashion. There wasn't any substantive and the book ends with Peyton getting drafted by the Colts. If you're interested in learning about Peyton, get the book he and his father helped write (there's more stuff about his childhood, family relationships, etc.).

Hyams does a good job here. I recommend it and "A Tailgater's Guide To SEC Football" for any die-hard SEC fans.
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I have always been a huge fan of Peyton Manning and wanted to read about him in a mid sized novel. I found exactly what I was looking for in this book, it told me everything I wanted to know from his upbringing and childhood, to his college football career, to NFL analysis of his ability to make it big in the NFL. For any one who wants to learn about the best quarterback in University of Tennessee history I suggest you read this book