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PLAYING PIANO IN A BROTHEL: A SPORTS JOURNALIST'S ODYSSEY TAYLOR TRADE More information on Playing Piano in a Brothel
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HORNS, HOGS, AND NIXON COMING Hardback (Simon and Schuster) is out of print and sold out. Most bookstores either
have the trade paperback (Taylor Trade) in stock or can order it for consumers. Also available from national online outlets. More detailed information on Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming "We had a few friends over who
thought we had lost our minds as we whooped and hollered through a football game so exciting it was billed as the
Game of the Century. For a few hours, we were innocent again, totally caught up in the contest. The game and its cultural
contexts have been beautifully chronicled by Terry Frei in his book Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming." -- Bill
Clinton in My Life. "...one
of the better - and most readable — books of social history published in recent years." -- Paul Greenberg, Pulitzer
Prize-winning editorial writer, Arkansas Democrat Gazette "Frei does a masterful job of weaving in the historical significance of the turbulent
times, including Vietnam War protests, the military draft lottery and the civil rights movement that were so much a part of
campus life in that era. It's political football at its best." -- Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "...a superb blending of sports, history, and politics."
-- Si Dunn, Dallas Morning News Amazon.com (Also Kindle) The Tattered Cover The Publisher Barnes and Noble
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'77: DENVER, THE BRONCOS, AND
A COMING OF AGE (Foreword by Ron Zappolo) TAYLOR TRADE Most
bookstores either have it in stock or can order it for consumers. Also
available from national online outlets. More detailed information on '77: Denver, the Broncos and a Coming of Age "This is more
than a football book. With all due respect to those who lived in Denver prior to '77, this is about a birth of a city."
-- Dave Logan, former NFL receiver, voice of the Denver Broncos, and co-host of KOA Radio's The Ride Home. "...a must-read for fans of the NFL, of the 1970s, and of the American
West. You didn't have to live through it in Denver to appreciate this account of the flowering of a franchise and its love
affair with a town, but this book takes those of us who did straight back to those thrilling days of yesteryear in unforgettable
fashion." -- Michael Knisley, senior deputy editor, ESPN.com "No one knows more about Denver and its sports than Terry Frei does and here in '77 he
describes nothing less than the transformation of a city with a special focus on Denver's most magical team. To know
why and how the Mile High City exists as it does today, this is essential reading." -- Sandy Clough, FM Sports
Radio 104.3, The Fan Amazon hardback or paperback Tattered Cover hardback or paperback
Barnes and Noble hardback or paperback
THE WITCH'S SEASON A fiction sequel of sorts to Third Down and a War to Go (Available only online or by special order) From publisher Amazon.com More detailed information on The Witch's Season "Events carry the story forward swiftly,
and that alone would make it a good read. But Frei has a larger point to make. It's during times of upheaval, when the  very foundations of normalcy are being shaken, that personal courage, honor and the willingness to stand fast on principle
matter most. All of the central characters in Frei's story will have to decide whether to make that stand, and if so, how
to make it. Frei has written three nonfiction books, most notably Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming. This book proves
he can write fiction too." -- Ken Goe, Portland Oregonian "Frei
combines his passion for college football, politics and the turbulence of the 1960s into a classic. The recipe works, as The
Witch's Season is a compelling page turner." -- Doug Ottewill, Mile High Sports Magazine
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THIRD DOWN AND A WAR TO GO (Foreword
by David Maraniss) WISCONSIN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY PRESS Most bookstores either have it in stock or can order
it for consumers. NOTE: Most shelve it in the American History or World War II sections. Also available from national online outlets. "Many
times you hear athletes called heroes, and their deeds and accomplishments on the field are characterized as courageous. After
reading Third Down and a War to Go, I am embarrassed to have ever been thought of as brave or courageous . . . Enjoy
this adventure in history, life, and courage and take it from a so-called 'tough guy' -- keep the hanky close by." --
Dan Fouts, Hall of Fame quarterback and CBS sportscaster "Third Down and a War to Go will put you in the huddle, in the front lines, and in a state of
profound gratitude." -- Neal Rubin, The Detroit News "Brings
to life, in shades of black and blue and blood red, the idea that certain things are worth fighting for." -- Rick
Morrissey, Chicago Tribune "Mythology is nice. Truth is better. What a powerful piece of work . . . a
telling detail in the great portrait of America at war, young men and women who saw their duty and did it no matter how much
it scared them." -- Dave Kindred, The Sporting News, and author of Sound and Fury. NOTE: Third Down and a War to Go: The All-American Wisconsin Badgers
is a 2005 hardback. Third Down and a
War to Go (pictured above) is a 2007 paperback. Amazon hardback or paperback Barnes and Noble hardback or paperback WHS hardback or paperback Tattered Cover hardback or paperback
Terry Frei at the White House with Bill Clinton. Horns, Hogs,
and Nixon Coming includes revelatory material about Clinton's July 1969 draft-notice and ROTC dealings with Colonel
Eugene Holmes, the Bataan Death March survivor destined to be the father-in-law of Arkansas tailback Bill Burnett. Clinton wrote his subsequently notorious and angst-filled letter to Holmes on Dec. 3, 1969, two days after
Clinton drew a "safe" number in the draft lottery, and the letter was on its way to Fayetteville from England as
Clinton listened to and Holmes attended the game.
A work in progress and still available for publishers: COLUMBINE'S BOY IN THE WINDOW By
Patrick Ireland With Terry Frei More information |
