Lucky Bastard
My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2017
Summary
In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century’s most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs-winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard.
Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101984581 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1101984589 |
| Author: | Joe Buck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | E P Dutton & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 135mm |
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Praise for Lucky Bastard
“[Buck] unleashes his inner stand-up comic, sprinkling the text with surprisingly funny and often self-deprecating wit.”—Booklist
“With a comic yet reverent approach to his life and broadcasting, Buck effectively captures the merging of his career and the popularity of American sports.”—Publishers Weekly
“Honest, poignant, and full of fun and heart, this is the kind of sports book any fan will love reading.”—Bustle
“With light humor and darker emotion, Buck candidly calls the game of his own life.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A steady flow of humor, love, pain, loss, and genuine human emotion.”—Sports Illustrated
“Emmy Award–winning sportscaster Joe Buck pulls back the curtain on both his public and private lives in the entertaining, but poignant autobiography Lucky Bastard… . This is a quick, captivating read.”—The Missourian
About The Author
Joe Buck
Joe Buck grew up in St. Louis, where he still lives. He has two daughters, Natalie and Trudy, and is married to fellow sportscaster Michelle Beisner.
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