Fathers Sons Sports
Author: Lupica, Mike
ISBN: 9781933060705
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 May 2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
An unparallelled anthology on sports and fatherhood. For fathers, sons, and sports fans- the perfect gift for Father's Day, during sports seasons year-round.BR>BR>b>Powerful stories about the way sports can bring together fathers and sons,to work out their differences and express their love for each other./b>i>br>br>Fathers Sons Sports/i>b>i> /i>/b>presents ai> /i>powerful lineup of real-world stories about fathers and sons playing one-on-one in the game of life, written by such great sportswriters and authors asbr>br> Henry Aaron, as told to Cal Fussman . Michael J. Agovino . Buzz Bissinger . Jeff Bradley . John Ed Bradley . James Brown . Darcy Frey . Tom Friend . Bill Geist . Mike Golic . Donald Hall . Paul Hoffman . Mark Kriegel . Norman Maclean . John Buffalo Mailer . Ron Reagan . Peter Richmond . Jeremy Schaap . Lew Schneider . Dan Shaughnessy . Paul Solotaroff . John Jeremiah Sullivan . Wright Thompson . Steve Wulfbr>br> The unforgettable accounts here include the stories of a professional football player passing on hisi> /i>father' s secrets to his own sons, a severely disabled boy discovering joy on a surfboard, a wealthy NFL player taking his coddled children back to the mean streets that made him, and a major league manager who must face the hard fact that nothing, not even unconditional love, can save his son. br>br> Anyone who has ever been a father or a son will see himself in these moving snapshots of family life at its most emotional. Whether the stories take place on a diamond, a court, a gridiron, a fairway, or a chessboard, they're all about the same subject- fatherhood, one of the world's most intriguing sports.
ISBN: 9781933060705
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 26 May 2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
An unparallelled anthology on sports and fatherhood. For fathers, sons, and sports fans- the perfect gift for Father's Day, during sports seasons year-round.BR>BR>b>Powerful stories about the way sports can bring together fathers and sons,to work out their differences and express their love for each other./b>i>br>br>Fathers Sons Sports/i>b>i> /i>/b>presents ai> /i>powerful lineup of real-world stories about fathers and sons playing one-on-one in the game of life, written by such great sportswriters and authors asbr>br> Henry Aaron, as told to Cal Fussman . Michael J. Agovino . Buzz Bissinger . Jeff Bradley . John Ed Bradley . James Brown . Darcy Frey . Tom Friend . Bill Geist . Mike Golic . Donald Hall . Paul Hoffman . Mark Kriegel . Norman Maclean . John Buffalo Mailer . Ron Reagan . Peter Richmond . Jeremy Schaap . Lew Schneider . Dan Shaughnessy . Paul Solotaroff . John Jeremiah Sullivan . Wright Thompson . Steve Wulfbr>br> The unforgettable accounts here include the stories of a professional football player passing on hisi> /i>father' s secrets to his own sons, a severely disabled boy discovering joy on a surfboard, a wealthy NFL player taking his coddled children back to the mean streets that made him, and a major league manager who must face the hard fact that nothing, not even unconditional love, can save his son. br>br> Anyone who has ever been a father or a son will see himself in these moving snapshots of family life at its most emotional. Whether the stories take place on a diamond, a court, a gridiron, a fairway, or a chessboard, they're all about the same subject- fatherhood, one of the world's most intriguing sports.
