"And the Crowd Goes Wild" - (includes two Audio CDs of the most
celebrated sports events ever broadcast) - Narrated by Joe Garner and Bob
Costas (Foreword by Hank Aaron, Afterword by Wayne Gretzky) - Hardcover
w/Dustjacket (oversized 10-5/8" x 10-7/8") - Published in 1999 by
Garner - 224 pages (with hundreds of great color and great black & white
photos) - both book and DJ are in EXCELLENT condition (CDs are still
sealed). Fans wept, the crowd cheered,
the announcers went wild. You Just had to be there (and now you are). In words and images -- and on two audio CDs
narrated by award-winning sports journalist Bob Costas -- And the Crowd Goes
Wild brings to life the spine-tingling moments that brought us to our
feet. From bleachers to box seats to
living room sofas, devoted fans and casual observers yearn for the thrill of
last-minute heroics, underdog victories or the crowning moment of a champion's
career. And the Crowd Goes Wild
recounts forty-seven of the most memorable moments in sports and spotlights the
photographs that tell the stories. Accompanying the book are two digitally
mastered audio CDs which contain over two hours of audio, including the actual
calls of the announcers who were just as excited, surprised and awestruck as
the fans. Their words, and the emotional
charge in their voices, take you back to the heart-stopping thrill of the
event, when an athlete triumphed...and the crowd went wild! From Babe Ruth's called shot in the 1932
World Series to the U.S. women's 1999 World Cup soccer victory, Garner's
collection is a diverse sampling of the century's most significant sporting
moments. The best selections combine passionate announcing -- Russ Hodges
screaming, "The Giants win the pennant!" after Bobby Thomson's homer
lifted the Giants over the Dodgers in 1951 or Al Michael's "Do you believe
in miracles?" -- with an improbable
outcome -- like Billy Mills's miraculous run to victory in the 1964 Olympic
10,000 meters -- to create a familiar tingle down the spine. These moments live
forever, suspended in time, as you hear each event as it happened! There is only some very minor edge wear on
the DJ and the rear inside flap is creased, but this book is still in EXCELLENT
condition. No collection of books on sports history is complete without this
one. Check out the scan for the great cover. You can
try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with
hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be
lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get
it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and
of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get
left out; this book is long out of print!
All previous buyers of my sports books have been completely satisfied. I
have many others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the
USA. I will combine shipping to reduce
charges for multiple items. If you
purchase more than one item or lot, please request an invoice for the
appropriate combined shipping discount. See my auctions and my eBay store for
hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports
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4-16-11 -- 50.4