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“The perfect pass…is the simple part. The living with what it takes…is the mystery.”

American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham

August 16, 2025 by Halbs 3 Comments

I became a fan of Seth Wickersham’s sports writing after reading his definitive book on the New England Patriots dynasty, It’s Better to Be Feared. My attention span wasn’t the best during the COVID times, but I simply could not put that book down when it came out in 2021. I’ll bet I read all 528 pages in two or three sittings. So, of course, I was excited when Wickersham announced American Kings, an in-depth exploration into the world of the quarterback. The book is the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: cbr17bingo, celebrity, football, nfl, Seth Wickersham

Halbs's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: cbr17bingo, celebrity, football, nfl, Seth Wickersham ·
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The World Was Not Enough

It's Better To Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty and the Pursuit of Greatness by Seth Wickersham

October 18, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR13Bingo: sportsball On February 3, 2002, I sat on my dad’s couch in Maryland to watch the Super Bowl. Usually, we had a party but this year, no one really felt like partying. We had just gotten back from a weekend trip to Columbus, Ohio and we were both tired. We tuned into the game, promising to root for the underdog Patriots against the highly favored, turbocharged St. Louis Rams even though we anticipated it’d be a rout. On February 3, 2019, […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Bill Belichick, cbr13bingo, football, It's Better To Be Feared, New England Patriots, nfl, Robert Kraft, Seth Wickersham, sports, Tom Brady

Jake's CBR13 Review No:158 · Genres: Sports · Tags: Bill Belichick, cbr13bingo, football, It's Better To Be Feared, New England Patriots, nfl, Robert Kraft, Seth Wickersham, sports, Tom Brady ·
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