Description: Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales Drawing upon more than 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPNs history, bestselling authors Miller and Shales take readers behind the cameras. The men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success--as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo, and a rinky-dinky clip show called Sports Center. Today the empire stretches far beyond television into radio, magazines, mobile phones,the internet, video games and more, while ESPNs personalities have become global superstars to rival the sports icons they cover. Chris Berman, Robin Roberts, Keith Olbermann, Hannah Storm, Bill Simmons, Tony Kornheiser, Stuart Scott, Erin Andrews, Mike Ditka, Bob Knight, and scores of others speak openly about the games, shows, scandals, gambling addictions, bitter rivalries, and sudden suspensions that make up the networks soaring and stormy history. The result is a wild, smart, effervescent story of triumph, genius, ego, and the rise of an empire unlike any television had ever seen. Notes Trade paperback. Subtitled, Inside The World Of ESPN. Focuses on the American sports TV network. Author Biography James Andrew Miller is the author of Running in Place: Inside the Senate and Live from New York. He has also written for the New York Times, Life, the Washington Post and Newsweek. His various positions in television include Senior Executive Producer of "Anderson Cooper 360" and Executive VP of Original Programming at USA Network Promotional A behind-the-scenes chronicle of the rise of ESPN by the authors of the New York Times bestseller Live From New York. Description for Sales People Film rights sold to 20th Century Fox Details ISBN031604301X Author Tom Shales Short Title THOSE GUYS HAVE ALL THE FUN Language English ISBN-10 031604301X ISBN-13 9780316043014 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Back Bay Books Subtitle Inside the World of ESPN Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-12-01 NZ Release Date 2011-12-01 US Release Date 2011-12-01 UK Release Date 2011-12-01 Pages 816 Publisher Little, Brown & Company Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-12-01 DEWEY 791.456579 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:37509439;
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