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Kingdom Quarterback

Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chasedthe Ultimate Comeback

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Kingdom Quarterback

By: Mark Dent, Rustin Dodd
Narrated by: Kemet Coleman
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Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together—a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former “Paris of the Plains,” Kansas City.

There is nobody like Patrick Mahomes.

In three seasons, he has won a Super Bowl and competed in another, earned the titles of First Team All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and league MVP, and turned the Kansas City Chiefs from famed playoff failures into the most successful team in the NFL. With his unique and groundbreaking playing style, and winning personality both on and off the field, Mahomes has become a truly transcendent quarterback in a journey that mirrors and accentuates the rebirth of the once swingin’ cow town of Kansas City, Missouri.

Once an adventure-filled jazz epicenter and nightlife hub to rival New Orleans, Kansas City’s wild edges and captivating neighborhoods were snuffed out in pursuit of a suburbanized dream that largely left out people of color. It’s been a long road attempting to move past the scars of segregation and overcome the city’s flyover reputation, but Kansas City is now poised to make a comeback, and no other person or team embodies that hope like Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City and Mahomes represent the story of the midwestern American city—how they grew, how they shaped the country, how the sport of football came to mean so much to them, how they failed, and how they are changing.

Kansas City–area natives Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd have written for outlets such as The New York Times, The Kansas City Star, and Texas Monthly, bringing their deep connection to the city, football expertise, and polished writing skills to create a serious book about a very entertaining subject—the rebirth of a city, a team’s triumph, and how Patrick Mahomes, and the team he led, were exactly what was needed to bring Kansas City back together again. Biographies & Memoirs United States Football Kansas Sports State & Local Americas Inspiring

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Totally enjoyed listening to this book Go Chiefs Go Chiefs Go Chiefs Go Chiefs

totally enjoyed it his book!!!

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As a hardcore public policy nerd with complicated feelings about football (a sport I last loved when the Tyler Rose of another era commanded everyone's attantion) and a rather tenuous connection to Kansas City, I wasn't sure how this mash-up of two seemingly disparate narratives would come together.

If you're not sure either, trust me - take a chance and you won't be disappointed. I thought I'd listen in bite-sized sessions at the gym over the course of a couple of months, but ended up finishing in just a couple of days after it was published to find out where the stories landed.

Great job, Rustin and Mark. I hope Patrick Mahomes continues to dazzle fans and deliver more parades to your beloved and beautiful city. I hope that city finds a way to emulate the gracefulness and originality of their kingdom quarterback to find a more certain and nimble path towards racial equity. And I hope you'll continue to amplify the voices and work of the activists who will light the fires and keep that path illuminated.

Entertaining & compelling mix of football & policy

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I really enjoyed learning the history of Kansas City, the NFL, and the Chiefs. I am a lifelong Chiefs fan, which probably makes it all the more interesting to me. Job well done!

Great KC history

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I thought this book was about the quarterback. It really was a parallel story about Kansas City. Had I known that I wouldn’t of spent a credit on it. Well interesting, it was not at all what I thought it was going to be. I’m not a history buff so much of the book I really didn’t care about. I thought about not finishing it, but after I started listening to it I wanted to see it through to the end. If you wanna learn about Patrick Mahomes, do not get the book.

Title is misleading

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Liberal gobbly gook that couldn’t get published without using Pat Mahomes as a vessel. Sad.

Deceptive book

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