John Feinstein

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January 01, 1956 in The United States

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http://www.feinsteinonthebrink.com/

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Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies & Memoirs

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John Feinstein is one of the nation’s most successful and prolific sports authors who has written 24 books to date. His most recent work Are You Kidding Me? , written with Rocco Mediate, was released on May 18, 2009, and is presently on the shelf at bookstores everywhere. In addition, he is an award-winning columnist and regular contributor in both radio and television.

His works include the two top best-selling non-fiction sports books in history. In 1995, he published the all-time best seller A Good Walk Spoiled, a year inside life on the PGA Tour as told through seventeen players on the PGA Tour. Just behind that in sales is A Season on the Brink, which chronicled a year in the life of the Indiana basketball team and its enigmatic coach,...more John Feinstein is one of the nation’s most successful and prolific sports authors who has written 24 books to date. His most recent work Are You Kidding Me? , written with Rocco Mediate, was released on May 18, 2009, and is presently on the shelf at bookstores everywhere. In addition, he is an award-winning columnist and regular contributor in both radio and television.

His works include the two top best-selling non-fiction sports books in history. In 1995, he published the all-time best seller A Good Walk Spoiled, a year inside life on the PGA Tour as told through seventeen players on the PGA Tour. Just behind that in sales is A Season on the Brink, which chronicled a year in the life of the Indiana basketball team and its enigmatic coach, Bob Knight. The book's chart-topping success was also adapted to film with an ESPN production of a made-for TV movie of the same title.

Feinstein's books take his readers into places they would not normally be allowed to go. A Season on the Brink looked into the Indiana locker room, team practice sessions, Knight's office, on the team bus and airplanes as Feinstein traveled with the team. In intricate detail, Feinstein vividly depicted life inside a championship college basketball team, a style which has become a trademark for nearly all of his books.

Perhaps one of his most poignant books, Caddy for Life, the Bruce Edwards Story was released in 2004. In that book Feinstein writes about the life and final days of Tom Watson's caddy, Bruce Edwards, who had been diagnosed with ALS, also known as the deadly Lou Gehrig's disease. Early on, the book was identified as a great candidate to be adapted to film, and Feinstein’s long-time friend Terry Hanson led that effort on John’s behalf. They engaged the prestigious William Morris Agency and commissioned a screenplay in conjunction with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's production company, Live Planet. The script was optioned by Disney, who considered either ABC or ESPN for air and the body of work presently is still in development.

John Feinstein is a 1977 graduate of Duke University and spent 11 years as a sports and political reporter with The Washington Post. He has also contributed to Sports Illustrated, The National Sports Daily, ESPN, CBS Sports and Golf Digest. Presently he appears regularly on-air at The Golf Channel and National Public radio and writes for The Washington Post, Golf Digest and The Sporting News. He resides in Potomac, MD, and Shelter Island, NY.

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* Final Four Mystery (less)

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Books by John Feinstein

Average rating: 3.86 · 9,479 ratings · 1,074 reviews · 49 distinct works

	Season on the Brink 4.10 avg rating — 1,262 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Last Shot (Final Four Mystery, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	My rating:
	A Good Walk Spoiled: Days and Nights on the PGA Tour 3.88 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Punch: One Night, Two Lives, and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever by John Feinstein, Terry Adams (Editor) 3.66 avg rating — 642 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL 3.73 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball 3.85 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A March to Madness: A View from the Floor in the Atlantic Coast Conference 3.92 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl (Final Four Mystery, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major 3.58 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U.S. Open (Final Four Mystery, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	My rating:

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