The Chicago Cubs
Author | : Rich Cohen |
Publisher | : Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780374120924 |
ISBN-13 | : 0374120927 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Chicago Cubs written by Rich Cohen and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his first Cubs game when Rich Cohen was eight, his father asked him to make a promise. "Promise me you will never be a Cubs fan. The Cubs do not win," he explained, "and because of that, a Cubs fan will have a diminished life determined by low expectations. That team will screw up your life." Here he captures the story of the team, its players and crazy days-- not just what happened, but what it felt like and what it meant. He searches for the cause of the famous curse, and came to see the curse as a burden but also as a blessing.