{"product_id":"brady-an-american-story-and-the-price-of-greatness-lars-anderson-hardcover","title":"Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness -- Lars Anderson, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every corner of his life, \u003ci\u003eBrady\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of the life, career, and retirement of one of football's most legendary figures, Tom Brady.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and former \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Lars Anderson plunges into Tom Brady's childhood to discover the origins of what Brady later described as his \"sickness\" his category-five obsession with the game. The obsession dictated every choice Brady made, from what foods he ate to how he managed his day-to-day schedule to how he viewed his role as father to his three children and husband to supermodel Gisele Bündchen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom more than 350 original interviews with people who know the quarterback on and off the field, Anderson paints a detailed psychological portrait of Tom Brady, a self-described loner whose life is defined by discipline, resilience, a fascination with preparation, an intolerance for wasted time, and a relentless pursuit of the extraordinary. What he finds is a man riddled with contradiction, defined by both a prolific career of unmatched success on the field and the agonizing cost of greatness in his personal life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrady\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive view of the life of the most accomplished player in the history of America's game. Anderson digs deep behind the headlines to provide a richly detailed answer to one of the most vexing questions in sports: Who, really, is Tom Brady?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lars Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Celadon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.35w x 1.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250360304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Storm and the Tide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mannings\u003c\/i\u003e. Five of his books have been optioned for movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA twenty-year veteran of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, Anderson wrote more than two dozen cover stories for the magazine. He has been a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eBleacher Report\u003c\/i\u003e, which published his 2017 story \"The Death of a Teenage Quarterback,\" winner of the Associated Press Sports Editors award for the nation's top feature. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e series, and in 2025, the University of Alabama honored Anderson with the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing, the school's top literary honor, which has been given to twenty-six past winners of the Pulitzer Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA senior instructor at Alabama in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media, Anderson earned his master's degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his children, Lincoln, Autumn, and Farrah.","brand":"Lars Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67454992548068,"sku":"9781250360304","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250360304.jpg?v=1791186654","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/brady-an-american-story-and-the-price-of-greatness-lars-anderson-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}