Made into a hilarious and timeless film starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh, and recently named number seven on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time, Semi-Tough is Dan Jenkins's masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. The novel follows the outsize adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett, star halfback for the New York Giants, whose team has come to Los Angeles for an epic duel with the despised "dog-ass" Jets in the Super Bowl. But Billy Clyde is faced with a dual challenge: not only must he try to run over a bunch of malevolencies incarnate, but he has also been commissioned by a New York book publisher to keep a journal of the events leading up to, including, and following the game. Infused with Dan Jenkins's characteristic joie de vivre and replete with cigarettes, whiskey, and wild women, Semi-Tough is an uproarious romp through a lost era of professional sports that will have any armchair quarterback falling out of his or her recliner in hysterics on a semi-regular basis.
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Hardback Editions
October 1984 : Hardback
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-689-10518-5 / 978-0-689-10518-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Scribner Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1973 : Hardback
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins Publisher: Atheneum Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1972 : Hardback
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January 1955 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
August 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Semi-Tough: A Novel Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 1-56025-859-4 / 9781560258599 (USA edition) Publisher: Da Capo Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1985 : Paperback
| Title: Jenkins Dan : Semi Tough (Signet) Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-451-13793-0 / 978-0-451-13793-7 (USA edition) Publisher: New American Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1978 : Paperback
| Title: Semi-tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-352-30210-0 / 978-0-352-30210-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Star Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1977 : Paperback
| Title: Jenkins Dan : Semi Tough (Signet) Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-451-07686-9 / 978-0-451-07686-1 (USA edition) Publisher: New American Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 1973 : Paperback
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-451-07472-6 / 978-0-451-07472-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1973 : Paperback
| Title: Jenkins Dan : Semi Tough (Signet) Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-451-08184-6 / 978-0-451-08184-1 (USA edition) Publisher: New American Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1973 : Paperback
| Title: Semi Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 0-451-05598-5 / 978-0-451-05598-9 (USA edition) Publisher: SIGNET BOOKS Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1972 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan JENKINS Publisher: Atheneum Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
2006 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 1-4361-6237-8 / 978-1-4361-6237-1 Publisher: RecordedBooks Availability: Amazon More details... |
2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins ISBN: 1-4361-6240-8 / 978-1-4361-6240-1 Publisher: RecordedBooks Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
1972 : Unknown
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins Publisher: Atheneum Availability: Amazon More details... |
1972 : Unknown
| Title: Semi-Tough Author(s): Dan Jenkins Publisher: Atheneum Availability: Amazon More details... |
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