Jeff Benedict is the bestselling author of seventeen nonfiction books. He’s also a film and television producer. He is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Tiger Woods. The book was the basis of the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary Tiger, which Benedict executive produced. The Dynasty, the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots under Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady, was a New York Times bestseller. The book is the basis of a forthcoming ten-part documentary series for Apple TV+, which Benedict is executive producing. His critically acclaimed book Poisoned is the basis of a Netflix documentary, which Benedict executive produced. His legal thriller Little Pink House was adapted into a motion picture starring Catherine Keener and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Benedict wrote Steve Young’s New York Times bestselling autobiography QB, which was the basis of an NFL Films documentary. Benedict’s upcoming biography of LeBron James will be published in 2023.
"The Dynasty is Jeff Benedict's latest masterpiece. . . .
It's a relationship book, it's a football book, it's a business
book. . . . I was surprised at the level of detail in Robert
Kraft's quotes and his willingness to allow [the book] to go to
some pretty painful places. . . . If you love football the way
I do, you'll just eat up these stories."
—Colin Cowherd, The Herd
“An epic business story . . . The Dynasty goes deeper than anyone
has before on the Beatles-esque collaboration among an owner, a
coach, and a star player.”
—Bloomberg
“Most often in our business, there are writers and there are
reporters, and rarely do the twain meet. In The Dynasty, Jeff
Benedict shows he’s masterful at both. His reporting on the very
well-worn (trust me) earth of the Patriots’ greatness is
groundbreaking, starting with his illumination of the evening in
the hospital in 2001 when Drew Bledsoe’s life was in peril and
going all the way through to previously unknown details of the
emotional play-by-play of Tom Brady’s departure from New England.
The imagery and prose are just as strong. Such a great read from
Benedict.”
—Peter King, NBC Sports, author of “Football Morning in
America”
“For two decades we’ve been peering up at the castle looming
over the American sportscape with the same mixture of awe,
suspicion, and envy with which peasants have peered up at palisades
for millennia. So when a deft and lyrical serf named Benedict slips
inside, lowers the drawbridge, and waves us in to see the ramparts,
towers, turrets, and castle keep where the Brady-Belichick-Kraft
trinity ruled . . . how can a peasant resist?”
—Gary Smith, longtime Sports Illustrated writer and
author of Beyond the Game
“This is an extraordinary book. The narrative is comprehensive,
intimate, and original. I’ve watched and written about the entire
Patriots dynasty, and yet this epic story provides new insights and
startling details that I didn’t know. I can assure you that there’s
not another Patriots book like it.”
—Michael Holley, author of Belichick and
Brady and Patriot Reign
“Smart, engaging . . . Action-packed . . . Benedict has long
blended two interests—sports and business—and the Patriots are
emblematic of both. . . . Good reading for organization
builders as well as Pats fans.”
—Kirkus Reviews
"A marvelously told story of the New England Patriots . .
. This is the story of a well-run and successful business,
very much like Apple or Amazon. . . . You don’t need be a
sports fan to enjoy this masterpiece study of a successful sports
franchise. . . . With substantial research, great attention to
detail and superb writing, The Dynasty is a book worthy
of the team it chronicles."
—Book Reporter
"Richly detailed . . . Benedict’s book breaks new ground in
utilizing the oft-neglected vantage point of the owner’s
box."
—Hartford Courant
"A page-turner for Patriots fans. There are plenty of
behind-the-scenes, untold nuggets, along with more detailed
versions of often-told stories that have taken place during Robert
Kraft’s ownership of the team. . . . It was as if Benedict was
a fly on the wall for many of these significant events, and in some
cases, he was in fact present to witness some indelible
moments."
—Boston Herald
"The Dynasty is an unprecedented peek behind the curtain
of the Patriots’ football machine."
—Inside Hook
Praise for Tiger Woods:
“Irresistible . . . Immensely readable . . . The authors have laid
out a saga that is part myth, part Shakespeare, part Jackie
Collins. . . . Benedict and Keteyian bring us along for the ride in
a whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true.”
—Leigh Montville, The Wall Street Journal
“There is beauty and awe in this perfectly pitched biography . . .
It has torque and velocity . . . It’s a confident and substantial
book that’s nearly as sleek as a Christopher Nolan movie. It makes
a sweet sound, like a well-struck golf ball. I found it
exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving in almost equal
measure. It’s a big American story. . . . The authors bring grainy
new detail to almost every aspect of Woods’s life.”
—Dwight Garner, The New York Times
“Comprehensive, propulsive, packed with incident . . . and
unsparing.”
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker
“An ambitious 360-degree portrait of golf’s most scrutinized figure
. . . The book features fresh reporting on almost every significant
element of Woods’ story. . . . It is a book brimming with revealing
details.”
—Sam Weinman, Golf Digest
“Chilling . . . Exhaustively researched . . . The authors present
Woods as a man ‘both blessed and cursed’ by his otherworldly
ability to separate his off-the-course problems from his
performance on it. Tiger Woods is a fascinating analysis
of the former, but for golf fans—and probably for Woods himself—his
worth will still be judged by the latter. . . . What Benedict and
Keteyian do better than in any biography I’ve read about Woods is
detail the human costs of this machine-like focus.”
—John Paul Newport, Bloomberg Businessweek
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