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I Dream in Blue: Life, Death, and the New York Giants | 
| Author: Roger Director
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 668509
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0061209147
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780061209147
ASIN: 0061209147
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a tumultuous, heart-stopping journey. Throughout it all, Director's got only one end in mind: the Super Bowl. He guts it out with Big Blue, refusing to let anything sideline him—not his fumble-prone television career, not even the strain of occasionally having to act like a responsible husband and father. Along the way, he tells the story of this great sports dynasty's origins and traces its rise to become the heartbeat of New York City and, finally, the world-shocking, Patriots-beating king of pro football. Director was there in Phoenix with his Big Blue heroes as they pulled off the greatest upset in Super Bowl history. In this edition, featuring brand-new chapters that take Giants fans along for the ultimate joy ride, Director continues to dream in blue—and this time watches his dream come true.
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 This Giants Fan Loved It April 21, 2008
Roger Director's book is most definitely a stream of disconnected musings about his neverending love of the New York Football Giants. Barring a few questionable facts (Eli was not drafted by the Giants), his book is a touching glimpse into the heart of every true Giants fan. From the questionable conception of the team to Tiki's retirement, Director provides a fresh look at the Giants, including the trials that come with being a fan of this fine team. He questions without criticizing and provides an insider look into training camp. A must-read for any Giants fan. I've read it twice and intend to repeat before each NFL season. Go Big Blue!
 I Dream in Tiki/Shockey April 15, 2008
A curious book that reveals more about the author's worship of temporal player/idols than his knowledge or understanding of football. Updated with new material covering the Giants SuperBowl win; however the original 2006/2007 text demonstrates an astounding dearth of understanding or insight into the mechanics of the team's soon-to-be-found success. Tiki Barber is lauded as the ultimate and indispensible heart of the offense, and Shockey is cast as a better-than-Bavaro, passionate renegade who is only limited by the narrow-minded and petty Coach Coughlin.
Fast forward twelve months, and Coughlin's superstar-less Giants propel themselves to an improbable SuperBowl win. Meanwhile the under-performing Shockey and loud-mouthed Barber are forgotten goats for many Giants fans.
In fact Director has little to teach about football or the Giants, as this book is in-and-of-itself a commentary on America's (and the author's) obsession with individual celebrities.
A Must Read! January 24, 2008
this is a great book for any football fan or any sports fan. the author really shares a part of him with the rest of us. this story makes me think of the good and the bad growing up a giants fan. my favorite story is how he travled 75 miles to see the game at some horriable bar, thats a true fan. i give this book 5 out of 5 stars.
Love without End October 24, 2007
I have little understanding or affection for football but I loved this book. Director is a pro who followed his quest for connection with the Giants like an amateur who is blindly, madly in love for the first time.
His journey is achingly honest. The scene with his father at Mt. Sinai is horrifying and poetic. Director never allows himself to feel entitled; his hunger for closeness with the team he loves is humbling and beautiful.
Thank you for this great story.
 Roger Director is no Fred Exley September 17, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Despite a number of egregious factual innacuracies, I enjoyed reading Roger Director's I Dream in Blue. That said, nobody familiar with Fred Exley's masterwork A Fan's Notes is likely to confuse that book with this one. It's a nice, at times funny, memoir that should appeal to Giants fans old and young, but beyond a fascinating speculative take on the circumstances surrounding Tim Mara's purchase of the franchise, I Dream in Blue offers little insight into the Giants that has not been covered in greater detail in other books.
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