David Harris is the author of ten books–including The Genius and his widely acclaimed study of the professional football business, The League–and a former contributing editor at The New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone. He has been a Forty Niners fan since he was ten and first crossed paths with Bill Walsh as a Stanford student in the 1960s. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“Exemplary . . . the rare biography that lives up to its subtitle’s
lavish claims.”—New York Times Book Review
“[David] Harris illustrates [Bill] Walsh’s incredible passion for
the game, his competitive drive, and even his whimsical sense of
humor. Walsh was one of the NFL’s greatest coaches, and Harris’s
book does him justice.”—Booklist
“The personal drama of Walsh’s career is told with such verve that
even nonfans will be riveted.”—Publishers Weekly
“Because of [Harris’s] exhaustive reporting, the reader feels in
good hands.”—Wall Street Journal
“Recommended.”—Library Journal, starred review
"Exemplary . . . the rare biography that lives up to its subtitle's
lavish claims."-New York Times Book Review
"[David] Harris illustrates [Bill] Walsh's incredible
passion for the game, his competitive drive, and even his whimsical
sense of humor. Walsh was one of the NFL's greatest coaches, and
Harris's book does him justice."-Booklist
"The personal drama of Walsh's career is told with such
verve that even nonfans will be riveted."-Publishers
Weekly
"Because of [Harris's] exhaustive reporting, the reader feels in
good hands."-Wall Street Journal
"Recommended."-Library Journal, starred review
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