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Championship Book Ready for Preorder
May 13, 2005 | Men's Basketball
May 13, 2005
By Adam Lucas
An NBA playoff game was showing silently on the flat screen television. Bright lights were illuminating the den. Roy Williams sat in one of his favorite rocking chairs. Just outside the den in his Chapel Hill home, a grandfather clock chimed.
And chimed.
And chimed.
And chimed.
When Williams sat down for his exclusive interview for the 2005 national championship book, Led By Their Dreams, that clock announced the beginning of the interview at 10:00. Three hours later, it was still chiming and the interview was still rolling.
That's the kind of depth involved in the commemorative book, written by Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner and Matt Bowers, which is now available for preorder exclusively by telephone by calling 919-419-8100 x106 (the book will be available online next week). Led By Their Dreams, available now for $29.95 and shipping in late summer, was intended to be the most complete look at a Carolina national championship ever made available. Other books about titles have been done; this one was meant to be the chronicle of UNC's latest national championship.
"The 2004-05 Carolina Basketball season will live forever in our memories," Roy Williams said. "Led By Their Dreams tells you about that incredible year in the players' and coaches' own words. The spectacular photos and detailed first-person accounts make it a keepsake every Tar Heel fan will cherish."
Produced in a coffee table book-style, the nearly 250-page book weighs over two pounds. In the weeks following the championship, extensive interviews--many lasting over an hour--were conducted with every Tar Heel player and coach. Jackie Manuel cried. Rashad McCants laughed. And every team member provided numerous nuggets about the championship season that hadn't previously been public knowledge. Some examples:
And many more stories from inside the locker room and even inside the game huddles that are only available in Led By Their Dreams. Every copy of the book also contains an exclusive foreword by Dean Smith and an audio CD containing the complete Tar Heel Sports Network call (featuring Woody Durham and Mick Mixon) of the championship game victory over Illinois. This is the only way to obtain the audio version of the title game.
Other books will be written about Carolina's 2005 national championship. Only one will be cherished---Led By Their Dreams. Call 919-419-8100 x106 to order your copy today.
