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Steve Young
 Lonesome On'ry & Mean $21.98 I used to listen to Steve Young 30 years or so ago in the clubs of Nashville with buddies Hank R. and Bob. I had a mad crush on him, his voice and his songwriting. I had forgotten his name in the intervening 20 years, but had never forgotten "Seven Bridges Road". I moved back down south after 20 years, and heard someone say his name, and got on Amazon and ordered this CD. Pure heaven.  The Steve Young Story $13.00 I read this book when I became a Steve Young junkie while at BYU. I am still at BYU, and still a S.Y. junkie, but at least now I know a lot more about the man. The authors of this book seem to have gotten close enough to the protagonist to show some of the most private aspects of his personality. I got a truer sense of who Steve really is, what he believes, and why he comports himself the way he does. Apart from being well-written and chronologized, the book provided a lot of back-ground kowledge with regards to Steve's football career, starting out with his college experience, as well as some of the challenges he had to face in the AFL and NFL, right up to the point where he led his team to a superbowl victory during the 1994 season. It also invoked a lot of compassion in me for Steve Young, because one only has to read the book half-way to realize that the path he had to travel to success was not an easy one. It has inspired me in many ways. I would recommend this book not only for people who are interested in the 49er Quarterback, but also for those who don't favor him that much, or who don't really know a lot about him. For those of us who will never meet the guy, this is the closest we will ever get to his inner-self, to understanding where he's coming from, and perhaps, eventually understanding Steve, the man.  Great Failures of the Extremely Successful: Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Stepping Stones to Success $24.95 I picked up a copy of this book about a year ago and found it a really enjoyable read. The author intermixes stories of amazing people who overcame the odds before succeeding with his own narrative on how to achieve. |
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