Just read: Shock The World

[GemParty]

UConn Basketball In The Calhoun Era. By Peter F Burns, JR.

What a trip down memory lane! A very thoughtful story of our beloved Huskies and their rise.

Favorite line: The Best Coach of His Generation. The focus on Calhoun as the Best program builder ignores a more important fact about the coach. He has done more with less than any other coach in his generation.

I have a handful of UConn books but This one stands out for me because it covers my Entire life as a UConn fan.

Give it a read!

 

[kelde1wd]

I read it around Thanksgiving, and I agree, it was great. I especially loved the chapter when the Duke rivalry was discussed. The author took some swipes at how big of a whiner Coach K is. He whined about how they didn't get calls, but the author pointed out that is funny since Duke gets all the calls.

Very good read.

 

[CTKIDD]

Got the book for Christmas. Good read and got thru it in 2 days. Made me feel old though.

 

[OHusky]

I just got the book last week. It was a late Christmas present. I'm about 90% through it and it is a great read. Burns, the author, is obviously a UCONN fan but he also discuses some of the negatives at UCONN. Picture on the cover is Talik after he hit the 30 foot 3 pointer against sPitt. That picture and the book brought back a lot of great memories.

 

[ShocktheWorld]

I will be giving a talk on Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era -- and signing and selling copies of it -- this Thursday (1/17) at noon at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106.

http://cslibweb.wordpress.com/2013/...-to-speak-at-the-connecticut-state-library-2/

 

[Dove]

I will be giving a talk on Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era -- and signing and selling copies of it -- this Thursday (1/17) at noon at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106.

http://cslibweb.wordpress.com/2013/...-to-speak-at-the-connecticut-state-library-2/

Will you ever be in the Madison area...re R Julia's?

 

[8893]

Got the book for Christmas. Sadly, I rarely read books any more unless I am on vacation. But this one is easy so I plowed through the first several chapters in one sitting and expect to finish it shortly. Nice read.

 

[ShocktheWorld]

Got the book for Christmas. Sadly, I rarely read books any more unless I am on vacation. But this one is easy so I plowed through the first several chapters in one sitting and expect to finish it shortly. Nice read.

Thank you! Feel free to post a review on Amazon, if you like.

 

[ShocktheWorld]

Will you ever be in the Madison area...re R Julia's?

I contacted RJ Julia, but it never responded. If you want to purchase a signed copy, email me at shocktheworldbook@gmail.com

 

[storrsroars]

Amazingly found a copy yesterday at Half Price Books here in Pittsburgh. Got it for $13.98! Halfway through already, good times.

 

[uconngb]

I will be giving a talk on Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era -- and signing and selling copies of it -- this Thursday (1/17) at noon at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106.

http://cslibweb.wordpress.com/2013/...-to-speak-at-the-connecticut-state-library-2/

Your marketing worked....I bought it on your suggestion the day of the snowstorm. Great read, my freshman year at Uconn was Calhoun's first year. I was very good friends w Cliff and Phil (still am) and reading back over that first year was very painful. However, the rest was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the book...well done!!

 

[ShocktheWorld]

Amazingly found a copy yesterday at Half Price Books here in Pittsburgh. Got it for $13.98! Halfway through already, good times.

Thanks

 

[ShocktheWorld]

Your marketing worked....I bought it on your suggestion the day of the snowstorm. Great read, my freshman year at Uconn was Calhoun's first year. I was very good friends w Cliff and Phil (still am) and reading back over that first year was very painful. However, the rest was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed the book...well done!!

Painful but funny in retrospect.

Thanks.