Reversing the Curse: Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox [Paperback]

Dan Shaughnessy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 2006

Reversing the Curse preserves one of the greatest sports stories of our lifetime for all posterity with an absorbing account of the Red Sox’s championship season. A more epic sports saga could not have been invented: here we have the curse that began with Babe Ruth; a team of comeback kids determined to prove their mettle; the Yankees-Sox rivalry, one of the greatest in sports history; and, finally, the first World Series victory for the Sox since 1918.

Dan Shaughnessy captures the Sox triumph in all its drama and euphoria with penetrating insight, a keen sense of history, and unparalleled insider access. With photographs by the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Stan Grossfeld, Reversing the Curse is the definitive record of a landmark moment in baseball history.

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About the Author

Dan Shaughnessy is an award-winning columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of several sports books, including The Curse of the Bambino, a best-selling classic now in its twenty-first printing. Seven times Shaughnessy has been voted one of America's top ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors and named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, Nightline, NPR, Imus in the Morning, ESPN, HBO, and many others. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books (April 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618711910
• ISBN-13: 978-0618711918
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars eh., February 21, 2012

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This review is from: Reversing the Curse: Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox (Kindle Edition)

I was really on the lookout for a book that examined how the 2004 Sox became the only team to be able to overcome an 0-3 deficit in the playoffs. I didn't feel I got many answers here. I actually felt like the book devolved into a series of pretty dry descriptions of what happened in certain games, followed by quote after quote by players (none of which seemed very insightful). Could it be there's not a book out there that really delves into the psychology behind what happened? The Nomar trade is given excellent analysis, but maybe what I'm looking for is just not out there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book, December 23, 2008

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This review is from: Reversing the Curse: Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox (Paperback)

What a fantastic book!! Great read, that I was so happy arrived as fast as it did.