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  <title><![CDATA[ESPN: The Uncensored History]]></title>
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  <default_description>This book traces the first 24-hour sports network from its inception through its evolution into a slick media outlet reaching more than 60 million homes via more than 26,000 cable providers.  ESPN has blazed a stunning path of achievement with its expansive coverage of broadcast sports--spinning off into ESPN2, ESPN Classic Sports, ESPNews, and ESPN Magazine.  This paperback reveals the most recent developments at ESPN since the publication of the hardback, including the network's aggressive reactions to the book.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting, well-researched, and balanced view of the history of ESPN.<br/><br/>For the exact opposite, see <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Creating an Empire ESPN the no hods barred story of power, ego, money and vision that transformed a culture" title="Creating an Empire ESPN the no hods barred story of power, ego, money and vision that transformed a culture">Creating an Empire ESPN the no hods barred story of power, ego, money and vision that transformed a culture</a> or at least read my review of it.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 27 12:51:14 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[original review posted here:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.reemer.com/archives/2004/07/16/0878332707/" title="http://www.reemer.com/archives/2004/07/16/0878332707/">http://www.reemer.com/archives/2004/07/1...</a><br/><br/>This book has been floating around the office for a bit, and I finally got my grubby paws on it.  It details ESPN's creation and rise to the pervasive cultural force it is today.  It was fascinating to read about...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5183159">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting behind-the-scenes look at ESPN. This book is already 10 years old, however, so I'm sure it could use an update. I would not be surprised if Keith Olbermann was behind this book, along with the author. Also some interesting bits on Mike Tarico, now of MNF fame, and his checkered past w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62754869">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Thought it was an enlightening book.  We as viewers only get to see what is on the air.  As a person working in the news business, I can tell you this book tells a nearly perfect story of what takes place in a newsroom.  A lot of bickering, fighting and backstabbing.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Starts off slow but eventually picks up with some interesting and disturbing matarial. The biggest problem though, was how people would just pop up in chapters without any explanation with who they were. And these people would be important to the story being told. The cutthroat nature of ESPN, espec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16801038">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Disappointing. I was expecting a lot more of interest in this book but it can be distilled as follows:<br/><br/>- In the beginning no one believed in it and it lost a lot of money <br/>- ESPN has a huge problem with sexual harassment<br/>- Mike Tirico is a one man sexual harassment machine.<br/>...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting book that shows how ESPN began, and then unveils some of the demons that are in the network's closet.  I learned that some ESPN anchors feel that they are above other people who acutally worked there.]]></body>
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    <review id="30083099">
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    <body><![CDATA[This just reinforced my great annoyance with ESPN]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Some good gossip. Nothing genius in the writing.]]></body>
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