Jim Dent
Forfatter af The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship Team
Om forfatteren
Jim Dent, a New York Times bestselling author, has written ten books, including fan favorites Twelve Mighty Orphans and The Junction Boys, which became a popular ESPN movie. He is an award-winning journalist who covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Times Herald and Fort Worth Star-Telegram for vis mere eleven years. For more information on the author and his book signings, visit Jim Dent on Facebook. vis mindre
Værker af Jim Dent
The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship Team (1999) 194 eksemplarer
Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football (2007) 129 eksemplarer
The Undefeated: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football (2001) 64 eksemplarer
Monster of the Midway: Bronko Nagurski, the 1943 Chicago Bears, and the Greatest Comeback Ever (2003) 46 eksemplarer
Junction Boys, the by Dent, Jim (2000) Paperback 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Dent, Harry James
- Fødselsdato
- 1953
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- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Erhverv
- journalist
author
sportswriter
prisoner - Organisationer
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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- 574
- Popularitet
- #43,646
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- 3.8
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- 10
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I didn't go to A&M nor did I play football. I did go to the Air Force Academy in the late 1970s. The lessons of The Junction Boys remind me of basic cadet training and the Doolie year. Determination and perseverance to overcome physical and emotional pressures help build uncommon bonds of friendship and character. I enjoyed Dent's writing style, especially the frequent similes: "Bryant stared impatiently at the floor. In a monotone as flat as Lubbock, he said, 'We didn't come out here to eat. We came out here to practice football'".… (mere)