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Summary: A great book about the struggles and joys of being a Sox fan
Review: A enjoyable book with many intresting facts about the team as well as the ballpark.Has many historical facts to go along with it
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Summary: Shaugnessy Needs a Shock Collar
Review: Dan Shaugnessy personifies what is wrong with New England sports fans-- pompous know-it-alls with huge white-guy afros who moan constantly about the state of their teams, always looking in the past. One can almost feel bad for Dan-- he seems to think that Red Sox will once again win the world series. "Almost" because he is, as I said, respresentative of New England sports fans. This book is filled with anecdotes that only Red Sox fans will find amusing, insights that someone else has probably already expressed, and collective self-pity that defies imagination.
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Summary: Shaughnessy captures the essence of Red Sox Nation
Review: I found this book to be one of the most comprehensive sports books that I have ever read. Shaughnessy knows Fenway and Red Sox baseball like very few do. His knowledge of the teams historic ability to capture the hearts of New Englanders every summer is what makes this a great read. The Boston Red Sox are a team with a storied past and Shaugnessy relays that fact through his many tales of colorful players and faithful fans. He paints a vivid picture about what it means to be a Red Sox fan. This book is excellent!!!
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Summary: Great readingMust read for Sox & Fenway fans.
Review: I found this publication to be delightful from page one. The author's love of historical Fenway Park, and the significance of it's possible loss to the people of Boston, becomes immediately apparent. Although I have never attended Fenway Park, I could sense it's charm and grace throughout the chapters. This publication is a must read for any Red Sox fan anywhere, which generates an appreciation for not only Fenway, but for those citizens' of Boston, long suffering the Curse of the Bambino!
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Summary: A Loving Look At A Team, A Park, and A People
Review: Of all the mountains of words written in the course of reporting on the Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy's "At Fenway" ranks near the top of the pile. Why? Because it captures the whole picture of what it means to be a Sox fan of a certain age and geographic location. This book is not really a history of the team, although there is plenty of history recounted; mostly of the sharp and painful variety. What it really captures is the feeling of what it means to be a member of Red Sox Nation through the self-revelation of its author (a native of Groton, Massachusetts)and his portraits of the members of that Nation: the players, the fans, the park itself, and the peculiar mindset of the native New Englander and his/her relationship to the Olde Towne Team. All of these points converge in Shaughnessy's story of the fundraising done by the Red Sox for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, as his daughter received treatment there. It is heartfelt without becoming maudlin and sums up the role the Sox have had in the life of New England. If you read and liked Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Wait 'Till Next Year," you'll enjoy this one, too.
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Summary: A Loving Look At A Team, A Park, and A People
Review: Of all the mountains of words written in the course of reporting on the Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy's "At Fenway" ranks near the top of the pile. Why? Because it captures the whole picture of what it means to be a Sox fan of a certain age and geographic location. This book is not really a history of the team, although there is plenty of history recounted; mostly of the sharp and painful variety. What it really captures is the feeling of what it means to be a member of Red Sox Nation through the self-revelation of its author (a native of Groton, Massachusetts)and his portraits of the members of that Nation: the players, the fans, the park itself, and the peculiar mindset of the native New Englander and his/her relationship to the Olde Towne Team. All of these points converge in Shaughnessy's story of the fundraising done by the Red Sox for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, as his daughter received treatment there. It is heartfelt without becoming maudlin and sums up the role the Sox have had in the life of New England. If you read and liked Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Wait 'Till Next Year," you'll enjoy this one, too.
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Summary: english language ?
Review: One wonders if English is the author's second language. The book is a collection of barely-readable jumble that I guess could be caleld a book (it does have pages, after all). As to the content - 1. poorly thought out
2. writes it off as gospel, which it clearly isn't
3. whiny
4. not representative of the fan base at all - he tries to write himself off as the fan base, but this couldn't be further from the truth if he tried
5. a bunch of non-sequitors leading to a revelation is how most of the book goes. for example, let me make an example. What does 1 + 1 equal? The earth is round. That's how he explains himself. Let anyone who reads this be clear - if you somehow do inexplicably decide to read this 'book', please keep in mind these are the thoughts of a very poor author. Not the so-called "Red Sox Nation"
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Summary: english language ?
Review: One wonders if English is the author's second language. The book is a collection of barely-readable jumble that I guess could be caleld a book (it does have pages, after all). As to the content - 1. poorly thought out
2. writes it off as gospel, which it clearly isn't
3. whiny
4. not representative of the fan base at all - he tries to write himself off as the fan base, but this couldn't be further from the truth if he tried
5. a bunch of non-sequitors leading to a revelation is how most of the book goes. for example, let me make an example. What does 1 + 1 equal? The earth is round. That's how he explains himself. Let anyone who reads this be clear - if you somehow do inexplicably decide to read this 'book', please keep in mind these are the thoughts of a very poor author. Not the so-called "Red Sox Nation"
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Summary: An Entertaining Compilation of Red Sox History & Antidotes
Review: Shaughnessy does a splendid job of intertwining his personal knowledge and the first hand experiences of others with Red Sox history, past and present, to give the reader a feel for the psychology of a die hard Red Sox fan. If your interested in learning the origin, history, or myths surrounding the players, fenway park, and the franchise, "At Feneway" is a great place to start. If your already a die hard Sox fan then you will no doubt find a story to associate with. Its an easy, enjoyable read.
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Summary: A must experience for all Red Sox fans...
Review: Shaughnessy put me back in the same right field bleacher seats from which I saw my first game at age five. I only attended four or five games in the six years my family lived in Boston: By reading this book I saw every major spectacle that ever occurred involving Fenway. It provided much solace for me when the Sox were bounced from the playoffs by Cleveland. Definately a keeper.
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