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 Very Disappointed Nov 04, 2009
Well, based on reading previous reader posts, I guess I need to read the final few chapters. I put this book down in disgust after reading 3/4 of the book. Why? I have read many inspirational, yet sad family stories. This wasn't one of them! Jim seems to focus more on his career aspirations and celebrity worship/influence...rather than the influence of his family.
As the summary states, Dad gets put away in a home, and the surrogate father (GW Bush and others) takes over and fills the void. Photos of wife and daughter, but little mention of wife's influence or devotion. After reading about Jim's recent divorce/affair...and his stated reason that his "wife lost interest in his career," - I kind of get it.
If you want anecdotal professional golf stories - then I wouldn't pass this up. However, looking for inspirational stories that that align with something you would read in TUESDAYS WITH MAURIE,... well, forget it. This book does like one with a more favorable impression of former President GW Bush.. I must add that point.
 Always By My Side - But Not Always Jul 13, 2009
I got the book as a Father's Day present from my wife because she had heard good reviews about it. I must confess I did not enjoy the book as much as I had hoped but this was because I am not a great American golf, NFL, or NCAA fan and I feel because of this the book was not really meant for me. So if you're American and know about Jim's work then this is probably a book for you.
I had not heard much of Jim Nantz or cared much about CBS sports and the people he mentions. I should be awed at what he achieved but am not. I'm not sure what the book was really about as most of the 288 pages relate special moments in Jim's career working his way up to the local and then CBS sports ladder.
I read the story for the interest in his relationship with his dad. And when he writes about this - especially in the final sections - his love for his dad and their relationship shines through and is moving. I wish he had spent more time sharing this special relationship rather than a lot of the filler stories about golf moments at the Augusta Masters or a weekend at the Final Four.
But then as I said I'm not really sure what the book was about in the end and it left me wanting to know more about what was always by his side.
 A welcome "whisper in the wind." Jun 22, 2009
Jim Nantz provides some insightful stories explaining his success in his sports broadcasting career to date. One can hear Mr. Nantz speaking to the reader in honest and humble ways. Furthermore, the pleasant stories and experiences with his father are not only heartwarming, but enlightening. As a person myself, who is seeing his mother's mind slip in stages of Alzheimer's, it is a help to see the courage and fortitude of Mr. Nantz to provide the best he can to his father.
Numerous adages are provided by Mr. Nantz on wise expressions from his father. We "baby generation" individuals can relate to those expressions quite often that are announced throughout the book. These expressions were "whispers in the wind" coming Mr. Nantz's father, and seeping into our hearts.
The only weakness I felt reading this work was that no true "organization" seemed evident. Stories jump back year to year, person to person, sport to sport. I often wondered,"Why was this story placed here?" The book did not seem as organized as Tim Russert's books, BIG RUSS AND ME, or LETTERS FROM MY FATHER.
In conclusion, the book is written in a very pleasurable way. The humbleness and gratitude to his father are very evident in this work.
Plebeian Passion Jun 17, 2009
A successful sportscaster, Jim Nantz has touched many with //Always By My Side//, a memoir surrounding his relationship with his father and his father's fall into the depths of Alzheimer's Disease. This re-release includes not only the original content--a tender remembrance of the ins and outs, ups and downs of his personal relationship with his father--but also expanded content, including the addition of pictures and an afterword that deals with the aftermath of Nantz's father's death. Written in a rather common fashion, Nantz's story is nonetheless affecting, and has the ability to touch one's heart. With this in mind, it still resembles countless books in the genre and style, and is not particularly groundbreaking in any way. Nantz has written, with //Always By My Side//, an uplifting book for the everyday person.
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Jordan Dacayanan
 A wonderful and heartwarming story Jun 12, 2009
Jim Nantz's book was a wonderful and heartwarming tale of the powerful role that a father has in their child's life. Jim's dad played a huge role in Jim's life and until he fell ill, was Jim's guiding light both personally and professionally. A book about sports and family values is a great combination. I highly recommend this book.
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