I Dream in Blue: Life, Death, and the New York Giants

by Roger Director

Book Overview

I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a tumultuous, heart-stopping journey.

Throughout it all, Director's got only one end in mind: the Super Bowl. He guts it out with Big Blue, refusing to let anything sideline him--not his fumble-prone...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061209147
• ISBN13: 9780061209147
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: It Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

This Giants Fan Loved It

Roger Director's book is most definitely a stream of disconnected musings about his neverending love of the New York Football Giants. Barring a few questionable facts (Eli was not drafted by the Giants), his book is a touching glimpse into the heart of every true Giants fan. From the questionable conception of the team to Tiki's retirement, Director provides a fresh look at the Giants, including the trials that come with being a fan of this fine team. He questions without criticizing and provides an insider look into training camp. A must-read for any Giants fan. I've read it twice and intend to repeat before each NFL season. Go Big Blue!

A Must Read!

this is a great book for any football fan or any sports fan. the author really shares a part of him with the rest of us. this story makes me think of the good and the bad growing up a giants fan. my favorite story is how he travled 75 miles to see the game at some horriable bar, thats a true fan. i give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Love without End

I have little understanding or affection for football but I loved this book. Director is a pro who followed his quest for connection with the Giants like an amateur who is blindly, madly in love for the first time. His journey is achingly honest. The scene with his father at Mt. Sinai is horrifying and poetic. Director never allows himself to feel entitled; his hunger for closeness with the team he loves is humbling and beautiful. Thank you for this great story.

More than a football book

You don't have to be a Giants' fan to love this book. It's an hilarious account of a middle-aged writer consumed by a passion that ceases to grip most of us after we grow up. What makes it so funny, and so moving, is that Director himself knows his passion for the Giants is way over the edge, but he can't stop himself. The juxtapositions are always terrific: in tragi-comic despair after a Giants' loss, Director takes a call on his cell phone from his 13 year daughter who's wondering if this means that he won't be able to sell any copies of his book and the family will go broke. The family comedy is beautifully handled. I highly recommend it.

Smashmouth

Are you a sports fan? Do you still root for the team you worshipped at seven? I hear you. So does this raving mad Giants fan whose writing is as sharp and funny as anything out there. It's like he has Tourette's one minute and RLS (Restless Leg) the next. Somebody gave this as a gift and I loved it. Do somebody (or yourself) a favor and do the same.