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Original Title:	The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty
ISBN:	1592401864 (ISBN13: 9781592401864)
Edition Language:	English

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Title	:	The Miracle of St. Anthony: A Season with Coach Bob Hurley and Basketball's Most Improbable Dynasty
Author	:	Adrian Wojnarowski
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 390 pages
Published	:	January 19th 2006 by Avery Publishing Group (first published 2005)
Categories	:	Sports. Nonfiction. Basketball. Biography

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In a city mired in endless decay, where the youth suffer through all the horrors of urban blight, hope comes in a most unassuming form: a tiny brick schoolhouse run by two Felician nuns where a singular basketball genius takes teenagers from the mean streets of Jersey City and turns them into champions on the hardcourt. Coach Bob Hurley had been working miracles at St. Anthony High School for over thirty years, winning state and national championships and offering his players rescue from their surroundings through college scholarships, when he met his most dysfunctional team yet. In The Miracle of St. Anthony Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to these streets. In The Miracle of St. Anthony, acclaimed sports journalist Adrian Wojnarowski follows Hurley through a gripping and heartrending season, as he struggles to lead a troubled team to glory through his unparalleled understanding of the game and his ceaseless determination to see no more children lost to the city streets.

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Ratings: 4.28 From 2461 Users | 96 Reviews

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I have owned this book for quite some time now and finally decided to give it a read. I am so glad I took the time to read. It was a perfect read for me as I coached through my first year of coaching girls basketball.I loved reading the struggles and ups and downs of this team as they worked their way to a perfect season. At the end of the day, this book reminded me that no matter where you coach or where you are from at the end of the day kids are kids. The difference is that they all come with

One of my favorite books I've ever read. It's a must-read for any coach on any level or anyone who has anything to do with sports. Digs deep into the New Jersey basketball lore in and around Jersey City, Newark and other surrounding areas. Kind of what Moneyball did to baseball this book does to high school basketball.

Not sure which makes this book better, a very compelling well-told sports story or the story of an incredible person. Coach Hurley is person every kid should have in his life when growing up, and the earlier the better. Unfortunately so few of us do have such a figure. Hurley, by sheer force of personality and faith, even getting the kids so late when they are so emotionally formed already, still saves the vast majority, making their futures as happy, self-fulfilled members of society, at least



Simply put, the best sports book I have ever read. Unprecedented access for Wojnarowski, and Bob Hurley, Sr. is as compelling a central figure as any author could hope to have. A must for any true sports fan, not just basketball.

Good, not great. He clearly got great access and that shines through. However, a theme throughout is how these seniors commonly scraped by on and off the court. What motivated these guys? What factors kept them on the edge of destruction? A lost opportunity there.

Special book written by Woj, and one Ill read again.Hurley is an inspiration to all coaches about what the job should be about. A+