The Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780374120924
ISBN-13 : 0374120927
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Book Synopsis The Chicago Cubs by : Rich Cohen

Download or read book The Chicago Cubs written by Rich Cohen and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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