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Glencoe Author Releases Bears Book to Rave Reviews

Rich Cohen's book, 'Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, came out to great review on Amazon.

Glencoe's Rich Cohen, whose book Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football came out last month, has earned some early praise for his local sports history.

The book already has 15 reviews on Amazon, 14 of them give the book five out of five stars. 

Even the dissenting, four star reviewer says to buy it. 

According to Amazon user Jill Meyer, "by putting that wonderful year in the context of the city and the history of football, [the author] lends the book a perspective missing from most books on sports."

Likewise, user Gene Taft  wrote, "Beyond the great sports stories, MONSTERS is also a wonderful coming of age memoir that reminds us all what it's like to be young and stupid, caring about the wrong things, but being utterly helpless to stop caring."

Have you read 'Monsters' yet? Share your thoughts in the comments below.


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