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The Nonfiction Author Series is a series event that features four New York Times best-selling authors. Enjoy breakfast at the Hilton, Naples followed by a lecture and book signing. Joe Posnanski is the second of four authors. Why We Love Football, an instant best-seller, recounts 100 iconic moments in college and professional football over the course of many decades. The stories are entertaining, thrilling, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious, and always fascinating. From hidden gems to famous incidents, the book is, at bottom, about the people in the sport and will appeal to the most ardent fan as well as the casual spectator. The Washington Post said the book was “entertaining and informative.” The Associated Press agreed, saying that Why We Love Football is “[a] thoroughly enjoyable look back at the players and plays that have come to define America’s most popular sport.” Joe Posnanski has been identified by the Wall Street Journal as “contemporary sports writing’s biggest star.” He is the author of eight books, including New York Times best-sellers Why We Love Baseball and The Baseball 100. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Sports Emmys for his work on the Olympics for NBC. Tickets price: $375 for Friends members, $420 for non-members and include breakfast, lecture and book signing. Ticket prices include all four authors in this series.