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No disrespect to Coach Burns nor his family, but as a reader interested in Pat's life and in biographies of hockey personalities, I found this book to be quite boring. There really wasn't much that kept me reading. I did read it cover to cover, but it was a chore rather than something enjoyable. At times it was just a tediously mechanical account of events. There was no flow, no cohesion.
In terms of hockey personality biographies, I highly recommend Kerry Fraser's "The Final Call" as a much better read. Lots of interesting, original, sometimes humourous, often heartwarming, stories in that book.
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When I came here to write my review, I was surprised to see other reviews that were just "so-so". Perhaps it's because this is my first Baldacci book, and I'm coming from Robert J. Sawyer and John Sandford, which are OK. I found Baldacci's writing much more rich and entertaining. Maybe it's in contrast with the previous books I'd read, but I found The Sixth Man to be a great intriguing story. I only read a bit at a time but every day I was looking forward to reading a few more chapters. It kept me engrossed from beginning to end. I'm certainly looking forward to reading Baldacci's other books. Bottom line, I guess if you've read other Baldacci books, other reviewer's comments… Read more
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
I've always been very interested in nutrition and have read many books on the subject. This book really stands out as the best I have ever read. Even though it does focus on weight loss, it is an excellent read even if your goal is healthy eating, rather than primarily weight loss. After focusing on the foods that Dr. Fuhrman describes as the "gold, silver, and bronze medal winners in the nutrient-density Olympics" and reducing the other foods, I feel fantastic. I wasn't overweight to begin with, but I lost 20 pounds in the process even though weight loss was not necessarily my goal. I think this was just a healthy side effect of eating better foods. That being said, if your goal… Read more
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