About the Author
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 mostrar mais eleven years. For more information on the author and his book signings, visit Jim Dent on Facebook. mostrar menos
Obras por Jim Dent
The Junction Boys: How Ten Days in Hell with Bear Bryant Forged a Championship Team (1999) 194 exemplares
Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football (2007) 129 exemplares
The Undefeated: The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football (2001) 64 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Dent, Harry James
- Data de nascimento
- 1953
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Ocupações
- journalist
author
sportswriter
prisoner - Organizações
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Membros
- 574
- Popularidade
- #43,646
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 10
- ISBN
- 34
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'".… (mais)