{"product_id":"monsters-the-1985-chicago-bears-and-the-wild-heart-of-football","title":"Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football","description":"Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football is the New York Times bestselling gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime team and their lone Super Bowl season.\n\nFor Rich Cohen and millions of other fans, the 1985 Chicago Bears were more than a football team: they were the greatest football team ever―a gang of colorful nuts, dancing and pounding their way to victory. They won a Super Bowl and saved a city.\n\nIt was not just that the Monsters of the Midway won, but how they did it. On offense, there was high-stepping running back Walter Payton and Punky QB Jim McMahon, who had a knack for pissing off Coach Mike Ditka as he made his way to the end zone. On defense, there was the 46: a revolutionary, quarterback-concussing scheme cooked up by Buddy Ryan and ruthlessly implemented by Hall of Famers such as Dan \"Danimal\" Hampton and \"Samurai\" Mike Singletary. On the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in bars, there was the never-ending soap opera: the coach and the quarterback bickering on TV, Ditka and Ryan nearly coming to blows in the Orange Bowl, the players recording the \"Super Bowl Shuffle\" video the morning after the season's only loss.\n\nCohen tracked down the coaches and players from this iconic team and asked them everything he has always wanted to know: What's it like to win? What's it like to lose? Do you really hate the guys on the other side? Were you ever scared? What do you think as you lie broken on the field? How do you go on after you have lived your dream but life has not ended?\n\nThe result is Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, a portrait not merely of a team but of a city and a game: its history, its future, its fallen men, its immortal heroes. But mostly it's about being a fan―about loving too much. This is a book about America at its most nonsensical, delirious, and joyful.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250056047\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250056047.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cohen, Rich\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455470542906,"sku":"DBV.1250056047.G","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250056047-0.jpg?v=1781058150","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/monsters-the-1985-chicago-bears-and-the-wild-heart-of-football","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}