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 enlarge | Author: Adrian Wojnarowski
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 341285
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1
ISBN: 1592401864
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323
EAN: 9781592401864
ASIN: 1592401864
Publication Date: January 19, 2006
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 Above and Beyond April 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even those who aren't fans of basketball will enjoy this story of a coach who works hard to help kids make the most of themselves and their skills.
Awesome book January 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband is a basketball coach and an avid reader. He described this book as one of the best books he has ever read. Purchased it on Amazon.com for a great price and it arrived quickly in new excellent condition. I would recomment it.
Inspiration for whatever you do November 6, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a big basketball fan. I didn't know Bob Hurley. I wasn't familiar with St Anthony. And I've spent little time in and around Jersey City. But after receiving a recommendation from a friend that this book was worth the read, I could not put it down.
This is a compelling tale of someone who cares enough to go way above and beyond what most of us are willing to do to give back to an important cause. Many Dads coach basketball just long enough to get their kids lots of playing time. Bob Hurley has done the same long past his "own" kids worked through his system. He has dedicated his life to helping kids get the most from themselves despite all the odds. He happens to use the basketball court as his classroom and the game as an analogy for life.
Most of us even casual fans have heard of Bobby Hurley, one of two sons of the books hero, and a Duke basketball legend. What wasn't known was that Bobby received his training at the court of his Dad. He, together with a host of high school players, have all learned life lessons as well as the skills required to be great players from the master.
I couldn't help feeling guilty that Bob, who could have gone virtually anywhere to coach, gave it all up to dedicate his life to giving back to those less privileged than most of us. Adrian Wojnarowski, the books talented author, has given us the opportunity to learn more about this dedicated individual and perhaps get us all thinking about how we all might give a little more back to life. And I almost forgot, it also provides a gripping story of an undefeated high school basketball season.
A Throwback to a Different Time October 15, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You need not like or understand basketball, nor do you need to be from the east coast (or Jersey City, heaven forbid!) to enjoy and appreciate this book. The message here is simple; in an age of inflated egos, lack of humility, and sports figures revered as gods, there are still people in the world that care about their fellow human beings. Bob Hurley has dedicated his life to helping inner-city kids achieve something through basketball, but more importantly, to respect themselves. What can you say about a man who dedicated his life to St. Anthony's and the kids who attended school there? An inspiring story.
Basketball was a vehicle for kids from Jersey City, under the guidance of Coach Hurley, to realize that there was more to life and to the world than being a hotshot basketball player at St. Anthony's in Jersey City. Yes, Coach Hurley has achieved seemingly the impossible at a beleaguered inner-city school, but he has saved lives in the process.
I was born and raised in Jersey City and I attended a Catholic high school that was a competitor of St. Anthony's (Marist H.S. in Bayonne)because my parents had the same philosophy as Coach Hurley. You need to rise above your environment, especially when that environment is Jersey City.
Anyone who deals with children for a living, coaches, or needs some insight in dealing with children will benefit from the message in this book.
Big tunas review of miracle of st anthony September 26, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The non-fiction novel, The Miracle of St. Anthony writing by Adrian Wojnarowski is a compelling story about an inner-city basketball team led by a coach that is a legend. When reading this, the reader finds himself not wanting to put the book down.
In The Miracle of St. Anthony, the players face many problems both on the basketball court and in their own neighborhoods. Their tough love coach makes turns them from boys to men. When reading this book I was able to relate to the kids in some ways. Although I did not live in the inner- city, I play high school basketball and a lot of people throughout the country have played high school basketball, which is what makes this book so popular. This book would rate 9.5 on a scale of 1-10 because it keeps the reader interested and it can appeal to all types of people; both of the inner city and of the suburbs.
This book was similar to the movie Coach Carter with Samuel Jackson. The reason these two works were close to the same is because in both of them inner city basketballs team both goes on to having great success. However, In Coach Carter the team it is based is about a small public school, while in The Miracle of St. Anthony, it is based out of a catholic school that is surviving by the skin of its teeth. In both of these works the teams coach stresses the importance of grades and achieving greatness on and off the basketball court.
The Miracle of St. Anthony, is a relatively new book and was published in 2003 by Gotham Books and was written by Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnaroski's a sports writer for the record of New Jersey and ESPN.com. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two kids.
The novel, The Miracle of St. Anthony was a very good book. I would recommend this to anyone that I know. If you are looking for a good book that's easy to ready because its so interesting read this book.
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