Ebook {Epub PDF} Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan by Scott Simon

Home and Away. In this memoir that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon follows a delightfully meandering path, movingly tracing his life as a fan — of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear. Although the narrative moves in and out of some of the world’s great datelines, it is ultimately a Chicago memoir: a love poem for that great, rusty, lusty, most . Anyone who appreciates good writing, especially about sports, will want to check out Scott Simon's Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan. Simon brings alive the teams that have made Chicago great, both in his time growing up in the city and during his years traveling the world as a journalist (his section on the support for the Chicago Bulls during the Yugoslav conflict is a refreshing look at how sport 5/5(1). The #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller from the host of NPR's Weekend Edition--"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback, In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds www.doorway.ru /5(99).

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning Sports Illustrated called his book Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan "extraordinary uniformly superb a memoir of such breadth and reach. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. Sports Illustrated called his book Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan "extraordinary uniformly superb a memoir of such breadth and reach that it compares favorably with Fredrick Exley's A Fan's Notes.". Simon's first book, Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan, was published in the spring of , and his second, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, was published in Simon has written a book — Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption — about his family's experiences.

Robert talks with colleague Scott Simon about his latest book Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan (Hyperion). Scott Simon, who is also host of Weekend Edition Saturday, talks about his memoir on his. Friday 07/21/ Scott Simon, host of Weekend Edition on NPR, discusses his book, "Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan.". The #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller from the host of NPR's Weekend Edition--"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback, In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds www.doorway.ru Illustrated columnist Ron Fimrite says of Home and Away, "Rarely do you find in.