Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field is a memoir by former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver,[1] with assistance from sportswriter and author Peter Golenbock.[2] Published in 2013, Driver recounts his childhood spent in poverty, his unlikely rise in athletics through college, and his 14-year career in the National Football League culminating in his victory in Super Bowl XLV.[3] The book became a New York Times Best Seller.[4] It was named by Publishers Weekly as a best seller in the hardcover non-fiction category the first month it was released.[5] Sports Illustrated also ranked Driven as the third best sports book published in 2013.[6]
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| Author | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Donald Driver |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Crown Archetype |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-0385349147 |
References
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edit- ^ "Driven by Donald Driver". Penguin Random House. 2019. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ Driver & Golenbock 2013.
- ^ Spofford, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Donald Driver's book tells the whole story". Green Bay Packers, Inc. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Books - Best Sellers - Hardcover Nonfiction". The New York Times. November 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Best-sellers". The Paducah Sun (clipping). November 3, 2013. p. E2. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Publishers Weekly and Newspapers.com
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- ^ "2013 By the Numbers - Best-Selling Sports Books". Sports Illustrated. 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via DonaldDriver80.com.
Bibliography
edit- Driver, Donald; Golenbock, Peter (2013). Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field. New York, NY: Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-0385349147.
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