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Losing Season
Jack Ridl
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Description for Losing Season
paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Losing Season explores the often unsettlingly central role that sports play in American life. From the star player to the kid who never gets in a game to the town religious fanatic to the disgruntled parent-all have their say. Even if you haven't lived in this town, you will recognize the lives of quiet endurance, unrecognized triumph, harsh weather, and hardnosed hope that propel people through the season.
Losing Season explores the often unsettlingly central role that sports play in American life. From the star player to the kid who never gets in a game to the town religious fanatic to the disgruntled parent-all have their say. Even if you haven't lived in this town, you will recognize the lives of quiet endurance, unrecognized triumph, harsh weather, and hardnosed hope that propel people through the season.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
Number of Pages
70
Place of Publication
Fort Lee, United States
ISBN
9781933880150
SKU
V9781933880150
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jack Ridl
JACK RIDL has authored collections of poetry including Broken Symmetry, and is co-author of several textbooks. CASE/Carnegie Foundation awarded him Michigan Professor of the Year. The Institute for International Sport named him one of the 100 most influential educators in the world of sport.
Reviews for Losing Season
"An unmatched collection bringing to high school basketball the nuance and detail the film Bull Durham brought to minor league baseball. Poems so compelling, so varied, so familiar to anyone who has felt the impact of high school sports that they may well introduce a new genre. This is a terrific book - there's nothing like it." CONRAD HILBERRY "Losing ... Read more