The Chicago Cubs : story of a curse / Rich Cohen.
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."...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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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. |
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| Call Number: | GV875.C6 C635 2017 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269). |
| ISBN: | 9780374120924 0374120927 |