Edgar Prado's Book

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Bystander

It's actually kind of interesting to hear there's backlash by those wanting more about the horse in the book. There's a bit of publishing history behind other books under contract on Barbaro that didn't get written- and the Jackson's insistence on some control over the sales proceeds... I'd have thought to see this one on the shelf that they were quite involved.

John Eisenberg wrote the book w/ Prado. He's OK.

You clearly can understand the scenario better than anyone..

I had Eisenberg on the show, and one reason that the book apparently ended up leaning heavily on Prado's life story was the fact that he was on the shelf injured at the time they were meeting and there was a rare luxury of time to talk. Eisenberg said the more they met, the more compelling he found Edgar's story. But perhaps the way they marketed the book has led to the disappointment from the Barbaro-tuned readers...?

Eisenberg and many others I've spoken with have said they enjoyed the Prado aspect of the book most... But it isn't surprising that the ardent Barbaro fans, who are eager to turn him into an Equine Elvis, have been more vocal with their thoughts about the book.