The other day I said I'm not much of a sports fan. But today I wish I was.
I'm kind of jealous of my dad and brothers and all my old friends in Denver who are celebrating the Colorado Rockies pennant win. It's quite a sports story. Probably one of the hottest hot streaks in the history of the game.
For those who haven't been watching, the Rockies have won 21 of their last 22 games. The streak started in the late season, when they came from behind to tie the San Diego Padres, forcing a one-game play-off for a place in the play-offs. Then they swept both series to earn a trip to the World Series, the first time ever for Colorado.
Quite a ride.
Now I might have to watch the World Series.
But then, that would mean I'd actually have to sit through several baseball games, and foresake HBO.
Hmm. I'll have to think about this.
A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year
A Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year
One of Kansas City Star's 100 Noteworthy Books of the Year
Winner of the William Rockhill Nelson Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the Harry Chapin Media Award
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Forget the nerdy reputation that debate has. Instead think of a scenario as exciting as a sports game with high stakes like triumphing over racism. bad politics and abject poverty... An important, thoughtful and provocative look at race and class in America.
- The Boston Globe
Joe Miller's enthusiasm is infectious and the plot creates the suspense of a good courtroom thriller.
- Entertainment Weekly
The minute I finished Joe Miller's Cross-X, I held the book out in front of me -- amazed, rapturous, and hopeful... Miller's mesmerizing, vivid accounts of the debates will leave you crouched in your seat, holding your breath... An incredibly powerful, daringly hopeful book.
- Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Irresistible... Miller begins breezily but is soon deeply invested in the Central squad's mission to not only master the debate game on its own terms but revolutionize it with flashes of poetry and hip-hop wordplay... If all these kids could run things, Miller implies, imagine what could get done.
- Elle
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