Gary M. Pomerantz is a nonfiction author and journalist and has served the past seven years as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Pomerantz has written four books, including Their Life's Work and the New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn.
"Their Life's Work will be compared to Roger Kahn's The
Boys of Summer (1972), a nostalgic look back at the 1950s
Brooklyn Dodgers. As good as Boys is, this is better. . . A
wonderful book."--Booklist (starred)
"There have been many books written about the 70's Steelers. But
it's hard to find one better than Their Life's
Work."--Football Outsider.com
"Gary Pomerantz's Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the
1970s Pittsburgh Steelers is the vessel in which the current
generation can travel back to those days and immerse itself in the
history of this franchise.... [A] dramatic, inspiring and wondrous
tale of brotherhood, camaraderie and spirit.... It's the text book
for Steelers 101. It's the Bible for Steelers Spirituality 201.
It's the reading material necessary to pass a citizen's test for
entry into Steeler Nation, and all residents should be issued it
upon their arrival."--Neal Coolong "Behind The Steel Curtain "
"Here is a book as hard-hitting and powerful as the 'Steel Curtain'
dynasty that Pomerantz depicts so deftly. It's the NFL's version of
The Boys of Summer, with equal parts triumph and melancholy.
Pomerantz's writing is strong, straightforward, funny, sentimental
and blunt. It's as working class and gritty as the men he writes
about." (Top 10 Sports Books of 2013)--Bob D'Angelo, The Tampa
Tribune
"This is a special book about a special moment in a special town.
You cannot understand one of America's great cities today without
understanding the special place the Steelers hold in
Pittsburgh--and, unless you have season tickets, you cannot fully
understand Pittsburgh without Their Life's Work."--David M.
Shribman, Executive Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The
Pittsburgh Press
"Their Life's Work is a behind the scenes and revealing look
at what I consider one of the three greatest NFL football teams
since World War II. Having competed against the 1970s Pittsburgh
Steelers, I didn't think it was possible to learn more about this
team, but Gary Pomerantz has uncovered so many intriguing details
on how this great ball club was masterfully put together, along
with fascinating new insights into the great characters who played
on these championship teams, I see them in a new light. This is one
great football book."--Ernie Accorsi, Former General Manager of the
New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts
"Their Life's Work is that rare book that is brutally
authentic, vigorously reported, smoothly written, and hauntingly
sympathetic all at the same time. Sport, coach, team, city,
sensibility all powerfully rendered."--David Maraniss, Author of
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
"Their Life's Work is a thoroughly reported and clearly
written account of the Steelers' sensational '70s, framed through
the "brotherhood" of the players and their interplay with the
owners."--John Allison "Pittsburgh Quarterly "
"What sets Their Life's Work well above other books that
tell us about teammates in their glory and their dotage, is that
Gary Pomerantz not only brings such flair to the Steelers' glory
days, but he also instructs us so vividly how, in football,
teammates don't just grow old, they grow in pain and fear."--Frank
Deford
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