Synopses & Reviews
Each week, when
Sports Illustrated's 21 million readers open up their magazine, many turn right to the last page because that's where to find
SI's most popular feature: the "Life of Reilly" column written by bestselling author Rick Reilly. A 21-year veteran of the magazine and 10-time Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly took over
SI's back page in 1998, and his column immediately attracted a devoted audience who helped make his 1990 book,
The Life of Reilly, a
New York Times bestseller.
This new collection includes 100 of Reilly's favorite columns from the last six years, along with an Introduction by Lance Armstrong. The title of the book signifies the strong reader response his columns typically generate (he wrote a column saying that cheerleading isn't a sport and there was a light-hearted backlash). Alternately side-splitting and heart-warming, but always opinionated and provocative, this book brings together the best work by the best columnist in the business.
Review
"Reilly elegantly, if unknowingly, delivers sports' essential paradox: the game has meaning, but, whether it's baseball or golf or basketball or football, it's just a game." Booklist
Synopsis
For years, many of Sports Illustrated's 21 million readers turned first to the magazine's last page, because that's where they find SI's most popular feature: the Life of Reilly column, written by best-selling author Rick Reilly.
A 22-year veteran of Sports Illustrated and a 10-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Reilly took over SI's back page in 1998, and his column immediately attracted a devoted following, including the legions of fans who helped make his first collection, The Life of Reilly, a New York Times best seller in 2000.
Now comes Hate Mail from Cheerleaders, 100 of Reilly's favorites, along with a new foreword and column postscripts by the author. Alternately sidesplitting and heartwarming but always opinionated and provocative, these pieces are the best work by the best columnist in the business.
About the Author
Rick Reilly is the author of Missing Links, Slo-Mo, The Life of Reilly, and the New York Times bestseller Who's Your Caddy? A senior writer for Sports Illustrated, he has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year ten times. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his three children and a putter he's not currently speaking to.