Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans (Book w/ CD) by Hughes
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Book Reviews of Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans (Book w/ CD)
Book Review: Harry Caray book
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say that this is awsome. Thanks Pat Hughes, Harry and any other contributers. Highly recommended to anyone, even if you are not that much of a ball fan.Book Review: Great for Cubs Fans
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely loved this book. The CD that comes with it is great too. Loved to hear the bits with Harry again.Book Review: Pat Hughes delivers again
Summary: 4 Stars
If you too think that Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes is one of the best in the business, you'll enjoy this book. I'm not a Cubs fan, but the person I bought it for is. We both agree that listening to Cubs games on the radio is a pleasure, mostly because of Pat.
He tells tales about Harry Caray mostly from the broadcasting perspective. The person I got this book for is an avid reader, and finished it very quickly. It's an easy but fun read, or so I was told. The CD which comes with the book is a nice addition for those who want to hear a some soundbites of the immortal Harry Caray.
Book Review: Pretty, but too "fluffy" for a true Cub fan
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book for my sister, who has been an avid Cubs fan since the early 1980's. There were no customer reviews yet but I thought I'd take a chance. The book had a CD, contained photos, and was a biography (I thought) of the man himself. I was expecting it to have first hand information about Harry's life and maybe some colorful behind-the-scenes stories, or some special insights from the players or managers point of view.
When the book arrived and I paged through it I was taken aback to see how large the font was. I knew it was only 128 pages but I expected there to be some content to it. In actuality, the text read more like a kid's book than an adult's. I didn't read the entire book (though it would have taken only a few minutes), just enough to get a feel that this was not the hard-hitting Harry Carey biography I expected.
I never listened to the CD so I can't speak for that. As I said, I didn't want to break the binding so I didn't even read the entire book. I know it did contain information about Harry's childhood and life and the CD probably would have added to the experience. The photos were lovely and the cover photo made it a very appealing book to look at and page through.. However this book did not live up to my expectations. I ended up returning it. It would probably make a good coffee table book but for a real Cubs fan it was way too "fluffy'.
Book Review: Holy Cow
Summary: 3 Stars
I learned a lot I didn't know but I thought the c.d. would have more of my favorite announcer and not just him being talked about.