A Thousand Goodbyes: A Son's Reflection on Living, Dying, and the Things That Matter Most

by Jim Huber

In a book celebrating Christian faith and courage, a sports journalist for CNN, TBS, and TNT shares recollections from the precious last months he spent with his late father, recalls stories of athletes who have faced overwhelming odds or triumphed over personal tragedies, and offers spiritual insight into the lives and deaths of such noted sports figures as Payne Stewart and Walter Payton.

189 pages, Hardcover

First published August 7, 2001

About the author

Jim Huber has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for his sports writing and four Emmys for his sports reporting on Turner Sports and CNN. He is the author of the memoirA Thousand Goodbyes and lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Carol."

Reviews

[Daniel Audi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate that I'm giving only two stars to a book about the journey of losing a father, but this book and I just didn't jibe. I started reading it on the four-year anniversary of my own father's death, and I guess I was hoping to find some commonality or some sort of solidarity with the author. But I just never really caught the flow of this book; it seems to jump around too much for me. While I found some of the author's anecdotes about his life as a sportswriter interesting enough, at times it seemed the book was more a professional autobiography (with a bit too much name-dropping) than a memoir about losing one's father. There were some insightful and poignant thoughts here, but it just didn't connect.

[Libbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked his reflections about his time spent with his dying father, but there were way too many sports references for me. It certainly brought back my final year, months, days, hours with my dad.

[Mary Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

a gentle read