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  • 1996

  • A Biography - Reliving the Legend-Packed, Dynasty-Stacked, Most Iconic Sports Year Ever
  • By: Jon Finkel
  • Narrated by: Barry Abrams
  • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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1996

By: Jon Finkel
Narrated by: Barry Abrams
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Take a rollicking tour through the sports world of 1996, when debuts, comebacks, movies, and pop culture crossover changed the sports landscape forever. From college to the Olympics to the pros; from the NBA to golf, tennis, and boxing, 1996 was home to athletes and teams who were among the best marketed, most beloved, colorful, and greatest in history. In 1996: A Biography, sportswriter and author Jon Finkel uncovers the stories behind the stories while interviewing a who's who of '96ers to reveal in thrilling detail how their collective influence on sports and pop culture still resonates to this day.

For those of us who remember when Iverson, Kobe, The Rock and Stone Cold, the MLS and the WNBA all debuted; when the US Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team - the Magnificent Seven - won gold for the first time in history; when Mike Tyson and Magic Johnson made their comebacks; when MTV's Rock n' Jock, Michael Jordan's Space Jam, and ESPN's Dan Patrick and Stuart Scott were the bomb; when the Fun 'n' Gun offense changed college football; when Ken Griffey, Jr., ran for president (really! remember?); when Derek Jeter won Rookie of the Year, Favre marched to his first Super Bowl, and Jerry Maguire had everyone saying "show me the money"...1996 is a sports time machine you've got to take for a spin.

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Great nostalgia 96 was the best year

96 was a great year—2pac, the Chicago Bulls, Mike Tyson, Jerry McGuire, I will consume just about anything that takes me back to that great year effectively.

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fantastic!

awesome book and the narration was very solid as well...as someone that grew up during that time and was 16 in 1996, I found the book such an enjoyable trip down memory lane for me. glad I found it!

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Story is great, narrator is not

I loved going back & remembering this year but the narrators voice impersonations were horrific. Book is solid

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