Armen Keteyian

"Tiger Woods" cuenta la trepidante historia, llena de claroscuros, de la ascensión, caída y renacimiento del mejor golfista de todos los tiempos.En 2009, Tiger Woods era probablemente el deportista mas famoso del mundo; una estrella de fama y fortuna inconmensurables que gozaba de lo que, en apariencia, era una vida idilica, casado con una bella mujer, dos hijos y el mejor swing del circuito. Con un palmares que incluia catorce majors y setenta y nueve torneos del PGA Tour, Woods tenia unos ingresos anuales de mas de cien millones de dolares y era la cara de multinacionales como Nike, Gillette, AT&T o Gatorade. Pero todo pendia de un hilo. Tras un aparatoso accidente de madrugada, cuando se estampo con su todoterreno contra un arbol y quedo inconsciente tras huir precipitadamente de su mansion, se destapo un historial de infidelidades que hicieron que la cuidada imagen del deportista perfecto se desmoronara.Los periodistas Jeff Benedict, de Sports Illustrated, y Armen Keteyian, once veces ganador de un Emmy, trazan un fascinante relato del que posiblemente sea el mayor deportista individual de la historia moderna a partir de mas de cuatrocientas entrevistas con personas cercanas a Woods y mas de tres años de investigacion. El resultado es un monumental retrato psicologico del niño prodigio que, espoleado por u...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * A whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true. The Wall Street Journal * There is beauty and awe in this perfectly pitched biography. The New York Times * Comprehensive, propulsive...and unsparing. The New YorkerBased on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews with people from every corner of Tiger Woodss life this is a searing biography of golfs most blazing talent (GOLF Magazine)who has made one of the most remarkable comebacks of all time.In 2009, Tiger Woods was the most famous athlete on the planet, a transcendent star of almost unfathomable fame and fortune living what appeared to be the perfect life. But it turned out he had been living a double life for yearsone that exploded in the aftermath of a Thanksgiving night crash that exposed his serial infidelity and sent his personal and professional lives over a cliff. In this searing biography of golfs most blazing talent (GOLF magazine), Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian dig deep behind the headlines to produce a richly reported answer to the question that has mystified millions of sports fans for nearly a decade: who is Tiger Woods, really? Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woodss lifemany of whom have never spoken about him on the record beforeBenedict and Keteyian construct a captivating psychological profile of a mixed race child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to be the chosen one, to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well. But at what cost? Benedict and Keteyian provide the starling answers in this definitive biography that is destined to linger in the minds of readers for years to come. IrresistibleImmensely readableBenedict and Keteyian bring us along for the ride in a whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true (The Wall Street Journal). Ultimately, Tiger Woods is a big American storyexhilarating, depressing, tawdry, and moving in almost equal measure (The New York Times).

A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year NCAA football is big business. Every Saturday millions of people file into massive stadiums or tune in on television as "athlete-students" give everything theyve got to make their team a success. Billions of dollars now flow into the game. But what is the true cost? The players have no share in the oceans of money. And once the lights go down, the glitter doesnt shine so brightly. Filled with mind-blowing details of major NCAA football scandals, with stops at Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Missouri, BYU, LSU, Texas A&M and many more, The System explores and exposes the complex, and perhaps broken, machine that churns behind the glamour of college football. With a New Afterword

Tiger Woods cuenta la trepidante historia, llena de claroscuros, de la ascensión, caída y renacimiento del mejor golfista de todos los tiempos.En 2009, Tiger Woods era probablemente el deportista más famoso del mundo; una estrella de fama y fortuna inconmensurables que gozaba de lo que, en apariencia, era una vida idilica, casado con una bella mujer, dos hijos y el mejor swing del circuito. Con un palmares que incluia catorce majors y setenta y nueve torneos del PGA Tour, Woods tenia unos ingresos anuales de mas de cien millones de dolares y era la cara de multinacionales como Nike, Gillette, AT&T o Gatorade. Pero todo pendia de un hilo. Tras un aparatoso accidente de madrugada, cuando se estampo con su todoterreno contra un arbol y quedo inconsciente tras huir precipitadamente de su mansion, se destapo un historial de infidelidades que hicieron que la cuidada imagen del deportista perfecto se desmoronara.Los periodistas Jeff Benedict, de Sports Illustrated, y Armen Keteyian, once veces ganador de un Emmy, trazan un fascinante relato del que posiblemente sea el mayor deportista individual de la historia moderna a partir de mas de cuatrocientas entrevistas con personas cercanas a Woods y mas de tres años de investigacion. El resultado es un monumental retrato psicologico del niño prodigio que, espoleado por unos padres que lo sometieron a una ferrea disciplina castrense y que afirmaban que era "el Elegido", se convirtio muy pronto en la gran promesa del golf con precoces apariciones en television con tan solo dos años, pero, como contrapartida, desarrollo una enfermiza relacion con su entorno y conductas compulsivas y adictivas que propiciarian una caida en desgracia de proporciones shakesperianas.

In this eagerly awaited autobiography, comedian and prime-time television star George Lopez tells the heartbreaking yet humorous story of his inspirational rise from dead-end kid in the Valley to giving a command performance before the president of the United States. It is a rare story that touches us so deeply with its humor, sadness, and powerful message that it transcends the walls of race, culture, and class that divide us. Why You Crying? is just such a story. Abandoned by his migrant-worker father at the tender age of two months, deserted by a wild, mixed-up mother at the age of ten years, Lopez grew up angry, alone, teased, and tormented in Californias San Fernando Valley, raised by grandparents who viewed love as a four-letter word. Inspired by his idols, Freddie Prinze Sr. and Richard Pryor, Lopez sets out on a tumultuous twenty-year journey into the manic world of stand-up comedy -- trying to learn a skill nobody can teach; scoring one night and bombing the next; fighting anger, alcohol, depression, and doubt all while battling the barriers built to keep Chicanos from breaking through, especially on network TV. Today, the George Lopez show is a prime-time hit on ABC and his sold-out stand-up performances attract thousands of fans of all ages, each drawn to the sidesplitting riffs mined from a life so sad it had to be funny. Why You Crying? takes an outsider from the San Fernando Valley to Warner Bros. studios to inside the Emmys to plush Pebble Beach and all the way to the halls of Harvard. Along the way its pure G. Lo -- raw, real, and, ultimately, uplifting.

An explosive tell-all book.Sports IllustratedThis is a must-read masterpiece.Paul Finebaum, ESPN college football analyst and New York Times bestselling authorTwo of the nations most respected sports journalists team up for a vital, hard-hitting investigation into the tumultuous state of big-time college football.We are living in the Wild West of college sports. Name, Image and Likeness endorsements, the transfer portal, collectives, conference realignment, and the powerful influence of media companies have all rendered the notion of amateur athletics a quaint relic of the past, replaced by a Brave New World where money, self-interest, and a powerless NCAA rule.The Price is a sweeping, in-depth work of investigative sports journalism that looks at an inflection point in big-time college football. Six time New York Times bestselling author Armen Keteyian and award-winning national college football reporter John Talty conducted more than two hundred wide-ranging interviews with head coaches, athletic directors, conference commissioners, administrators, politicians, power brokers, agents and media executives from one corner of the sport to the other. They reveal never-before-reported details on major players such as Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher, and Lane Kiffin. Keteyian and Taltys reporting also lays bare the machinations that destroyed the historic conference that was the Pac-12, purely in the name of greed.As the sports premier coaches race for the exits, Keteyian and Talty reveal deep, dark truths about a beloved game under siegeand the financial, physical, emotional and psychological toll taken on everyone whose dreams and fortunes often depend on the final score on a Saturday afternoon.The Price goes behind the headlines to uncover the real cost of the game today: NIL and the Transfer Portal: Uncover how Name, Image, and Likeness deals and the chaotic transfer portal have created a Wild West where money and self-interest rule, leaving the NCAA powerless. Coaching Turmoil: Get never-before-reported details from over 200 interviews with giants like Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh as they grapple with a game thats spinning out of control. Conference Realignment Chaos: Discover the inside story of the greed and backroom deals that led to the shocking destruction of the historic Pac-12 conference. The Future of College Football: Explore the deep, dark truths of a beloved American sport under siege and what the enormous financial and psychological toll means for its future.