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Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank and the 2004 | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill Simmons
Publisher: ESPN
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 8754
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1933060131
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640974461
EAN: 9781933060132
ASIN: 1933060131
Publication Date: September 5, 2006
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Product Description
The New York Times bestseller Now I Can Die in Peace is now available in paperback with a new afterword (and more footnotes) by the author "The Red Sox won the World Series." To Citizen No. 1 of Red Sox Nation, those seven words meant "No more 1918 chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life -- thats eighty years, followed by death -- without seeing the Red Sox win a Series." But once he was able -- finally -- to type those life-changing words, Bill Simmons decided to look back at his "Sports Guy" columns for the last five years to find out how the miracle came to pass. And thats where the trouble began. The result is Now I Can Die in Peace, a hilarious and fresh new look at some of the best sportswriting in America, with sharp, critical commentary (and fresh insights) from the guy who wrote it in the first place.
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 Decent Book for fans of Sports and Pop Culture July 8, 2008
Disclaimer: I am a religous reader of Simmons on ESPN page 2 and absolutely LOVE his work.
However, I found this book only moderately entertaining as it is a collection of his old works leading up to 2004. The book I bought had added commentary, but I found some of the references to be dated (of course) and less entertaining than his current work.
I recommend this book for anyone who is a Red Sox fan or a fan of Simmons writing from ESPN Page 2.
 If you have ever read Bill Simmons, it's a must read! June 9, 2008
I have read some of the articles before but not many of them. But I have followed him on ESPN and he is one of the most entertaining sportswriters that I know. I don't even like the Red Sox because I'm an Oakland fan, but he does make it very enjoyable. Definitely a must read if you like the Red Sox but a highly recommended one just based on his writing style!
Great Book May 15, 2008
Fun and entertaining read for those that like their sports with a little something extra. Funny, insightful, and best of all the type of book a normal fan would write if given the chance.
A Must Read for Red Sox Fans May 9, 2008
Those familiar will Bill Simmons' column on ESPN know that his writing style is highly entertaining and unique. Not a traditional sportswriter Bill writes from the viewpoint of the fan, putting in writing what everyone else is thinking. The book compiles all his Red Sox related columns over a 5 year period, leading up to their first World Series Championship in 86 years. Its fun to relive the emotions of being a fan in those years, and the steps the team made to get to the pinnacle of the sport. While the columns aren't anything new, the footnotes that are added offer a unique perspective into what Simmons was thinking or explanations for jokes he refers to in previous columns. The footnotes really bring his columns to another level. The book is a very easy and entertaining read. Personally its my old standby for long flights, because it never fails to make me laugh out loud.
A Trip Down Memory Lane April 5, 2008
If you're looking at this, you probably know who Bill Simmons is and what his writing style is like. He set a trend in sports writing, integrating pop culture and sports and introducing his readers to his circle of friends.
To witness all this, you can read any of his weekly columns on ESPN.com. Or, you most certainly can read this book which replays the events leading up to and including the 2004 World Series.
But as our memories tend to become rosier with time, it seems now, in hindsight, that the Red Sox were destined to win in our lifetime, and further, be a dominating force in baseball for years to come. This book actually transports you back to that emotional place you were in, when the Red Sox continued to fall prey to the likes of Lucy van Pelt and there seemed to be no end in sight.
Simmons' charm is his uniqueness, yet ability to describe what everyone else is thinking and going through. And so through him and through "Now I Can Die in Peace," you reboard the roller coaster that was Boston's baseball team for 86 straight years and cry all over again when the ride surprises you with a soft landing.
It's definitely the kind of book you break out from time to time like your high school year book, shake your head, and say "well, i'll be damned!" -- Andy Wasif, author Green Monster University: Creating Die-Hahd Fans Since 1901
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