I would like to thank Lance Smith, the Sports Book Guy, one of the top reviewers of sports books in the nation, for his kind words about my most recent book, “Basketball and Football.” <\/p>\n
Sports Book Guy
\nLance Smith
\nJanuary 20, 2018<\/p>\n
“With one of the simplest titles for a sports book, ‘Basketball and Football’ by George Thomas Clark is a very entertaining collection of essays and short stories about those two sports. Some of the stories are completely fictional, some are satire based on real football and basketball people or events and some even read like a newspaper account.<\/p>\n
“Something that was different about this collection was that there wasn\u2019t a single story that I did not like. Of course, some were better reads or far more entertaining than others, but unlike other collections of stories or essays, this one did not have a single clunker in the mix. Each one showcased the author\u2019s writing talent, which is plentiful and beautiful to read.<\/p>\n
“Stories that are about the same person in the sport are grouped into a chapter and that chapter is titled with the name of the subject. I thought these were the very best passages of the book as the humor and satire of these first person narratives were very entertaining and yet very true at the same time. My favorites of these were the essays on LeBron James in basketball and former coach Bill Walsh in the football section. A close second on the football side was the chapter on O.J. Simpson \u2013 which of course talks about not only his football career but also his notoriety later on in life for his famous murder trial.<\/p>\n
“Fans of these two sports will want to pick up a copy of this very entertaining book that is not only fun to read, it is one that once a reader stops, he or she will be done fairly quickly as it is a page turner that is hard to put down.”<\/p>\n