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Book descriptionpistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. At times kriegel writes so fondly about his subject that its embarrassing. He lives with his daughter, holiday, in santa monica, california. A pair of recent biographies one by mark kriegel, the author of namath. Mark kriegel, a former sports columnist for the new york daily news, is the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller namath. Inside the mind of exlsu, nba star pete maravich with. A biography of pete maravich by mark kriegel books. Pistol pete maravich brought a flashy playground style to pro basketball. Mark kriegel books list of books by author mark kriegel. By telling one familys history, kriegel has traced the history of the game and a large slice of the american narrative. Excerpted from pistol by mark kriegel copyright 2007 by mark kriegel.
In addition, kriegel is the author of two new york times bestselling books, namath. This would have been a great start to this book, but it was page 162. Consider the january 6, 1970, edition of americas newspaper of record, the new york times. Apr 01, 2008 mark kriegel is the author of two critically acclaimed bestsellers, namath. Host christian clark spoke to mark kriegel, the author of pistol. Even as pete maravich became pistol petea basketball icon for baby boomersall the maraviches paid a price.
The life of pete maravich, author mark kriegel makes a. It doesnt take much freudian digging to trace petes insanity back to its source, as mark kriegel does thoroughly in his new biography, pistol. Jul 09, 2007 pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. The life of pete maravich by kriegel, mark and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pistol the life of pete maravich by mark kriegel powells books.
The life of pete maravich was excerpted in sports illustrated a couple of weeks ago, i pretty much went bananas and declared it the greatest thing ever. Even as pete maravich became pistol pete a basketball icon for baby boomers all the maraviches paid a price. In this thorough history, mark kriegel gives the full story including the beginning of professional basketball in america, many of the racial tensions related to basketballs early days, and the sweet and strained relationship between a father and a son who both made basketball an idol. See all books authored by mark kriegel, including pistol. The life of pete maravich, about a basketball family that found itself ahead of its time, what theyd think of the game. Feb 11, 2007 pistol pete maravich brought a flashy playground style to pro basketball. The life of pete maravich by mark kriegel goodreads. The life of pete maravich published by user, years ago sports biographies are usually written by authors who care enough about the athlete to avoid the hard facts and lean toward the fiction.
The life of pete maravich book by mark kriegel thriftbooks. This book presents an account of the personal life and professional achievements of the troubled 1970s basketball sta and goes from his relationship with his obsessive father and unbroken college scoring record to the personal demons that challenged his life and his evangelical. The life of ray boom boom mancini about a boxers relationship with his father, and a man who died at his hands in the. Pistol book by mark kriegel official publisher page. Peter press maravich june 22, 1947 january 5, 1988, known by his nickname pistol pete, was an american professional basketball player. Pistol book by mark kriegel official publisher page simon. The life of pete maravich by mark kriegel, paperback. The life of pete maravich, author mark kriegel makes a convincing case that the freeform, imaginationdriven game played today started with pistol pete. Maravich was born in aliquippa, pennsylvania, part of the pittsburgh metropolitan area, and raised in the carolinas. Kriegel has more on his mind than a blowbyblow account of every game pete maravich ever played, though there are plenty of sports page type summaries of games and scoring for readers who like that sort of thing. Even as pete maravich became pistol petea basketball icon for baby boomersall.