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 tracing his life as a fan -- of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear.

Scott Simon has won every major award in broadcasting for his personal essays, war reporting, and commentary. He has reported from all fifty states, scores of foreign countries, and eight wars. He hosts Weekend Edition with Scott Simon Saturday mornings on National Public Radio

Sputnik by the Bay

1

(11)

I'm a Fan

12

(28)

Don't Knock the Rock

40

(18)

Cubbie Love

58

(20)

Bear Down: Papa Bear, the Comet, and Pic

78

(27)

Blue Flu: The Summer of 1969

105

(34)

The Death of the Machine and Da Birth of Da Bears

139

(55)

From Father to Son--to Stepfather

194

(11)

War and Remembrance of the Bulls

205

(42)

The Interregnum

247

(11)

Champions of the World

258

(38)

The Last Dance

296

(30)

The Last Shot

326

(26)

Epilogue

352

(11)

Bibliography

363

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Home and Away Memoir of a Fan

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