| Description |
xi, 374 p., [12] of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Hush-hush -- Freeze -- Marie -- Fragments -- Stirrings -- Louisville Slugger -- Nothing but ashes -- Face-off -- Taking the field -- Happily ever after -- The twelfth man -- In hiding -- Taking a pass -- Narrowly hones -- Scoreboard, baby -- Carving their names -- Body and soul -- Up, down, in, out -- Taking a shot -- A week in the life -- Love, love, love -- I can't breathe -- Story lines -- California fun -- A mystical, magical day -- Climbing the hill -- Always hated, never faded -- Ripples -- When the game's over -- Epilogue: All about the wins. |
| Summary |
Go behind the scenes of the 2000 Huskies' Cinderella story to discover a timeless morality tale about the price of obsession, the creep of fanaticism, and the ways in which a community can lose even when its team wins. |
| Subject |
Washington Huskies (Football team)
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University of Washington -- Football.
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College sports -- Washington (State)
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Football -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Perry, Nick, 1970-
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| ISBN |
9780803228108 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0803228104 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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