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Gunslinger
Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre | Jeff Pearlman
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the full, definitive biography of Brett Favre A towering figure on the field for two decades who breezed into the Hall of Fame, Brett Favre was one of the game’s last cowboys, a fastball-throwing, tobacco-chewing gunslinger who refused to give up without a fight. This peerless quarterback guided the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls and one championship win, shattering countless NFL records along the way. Gunslinger tells Brett Favre’s story for the first time, drawing on more than five hundred interviews, including many from the people closest to Favre. Jeff Pearlman charts an unparalleled journey from his rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at Southern Mississippi to a car accident that nearly took his life. Favre clawed back, getting drafted into the NFL by the Atlanta Falcons, then finding his way to Green Bay, where he restored the Packers to greatness and inspired a fan base as passionate as any in the game. Yet he struggled with demons: addiction, infidelity, the loss of his father, and a fraught, painfully prolonged exit from the game he loved, a game he couldn’t bear to leave. Grand, gritty, and revelatory, Gunslinger is a big sports biography of the highest order, a fascinating portrait of the man with the rocket arm whose life has been one of triumph, of fame, of tragedy, of embarrassment, and—ultimately—of redemption.
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LOL!!!! Im under the weather so this was awesome! I laughed sooo hard. As soon as i saw who sent it i told my mom it better not be packer stuff 😂😂😂😂 im soo keeping everything so when i need a good smile on a rainy day i‘ll have something. #litsy has helped me create friends across boundaries 😘😘😘😘 #yourawesome funny thing is i mailed out you an xmas card today sooo funny!!!!

MicheleinPhilly It‘s your punishment for being a Cowboys fan. 😉 6y
TheWordJar 😂😂😂 Nice selections @BethM Go Pack Go! 💛💚 6y
BethM Haha that‘s awesome! I‘m glad it brought a smile and feel better! :) @MicheleinPhilly kind of what I was thinking 😂 @TheWordJar thanks! 6y
BookNAround Makes me laugh that as a Cowboys fan you got all this Packer stuff. My husband is a Cowboys fan and our boys are Packers fans so there‘s always an insane amount of trash talking around here. 😂 6y
Captivatedbybooks @BookNAround as soon as i saw her name on the senders part i knew it was gonna be packers stuff LOL in my house we‘re all cowboys fans but for soccer my dad is team Germany and my sister and me are team spain or brazil so it gets bad 😂😂😂 6y
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This Boston-HQed company is pretty pleased with the outcome of last night's game! Football books for everyone!