Never Ran, Never Will: Boyhood and Football in a Changing American Inner City
Autor Albert Samahaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 sep 2018
This
uplifting
story
of
a
boys'
football
team
shines
light
on
theunder-appreciatedvirtues
that
can
bloom
in
impoverished
neighborhoods,
even
as
nearby
communities
exclude
them
from
economic
progress.
Football
isn't
everybody's
ideal
way
to
find
the
American
dream,
but
for
some
kids
it's
the
surest
road
there
is.
The
Mo
Better
Jaguars
team
offers
a
refuge
from
the
gang
feuding
that
consumes
much
of
the
streets
and
a
ticket
to
a
better
future
in
a
country
where
football
talent
remains
an
exceptionally
valuable
commodity.
If
the
team
can
make
the
regional
championships,
prestigious
high
schools
and
colleges
might
open
their
doors
to
the
players.
Never
Ran,
Never
Willis
a
complex,
humane
story
that
reveals
the
changing
world
of
an
American
inner
city
and
a
group
of
unforgettable
boys
in
the
middle
of
it
all.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781610398688
ISBN-10: 1610398688
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 165 x 244 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1610398688
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 165 x 244 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Albert
Samahais
a
criminal
justice
reporter
at
BuzzFeed
News.
He
has
written
for
theVillage
Voice,San
Francisco
Weekly,
and
theRiverfront
Times,
and
his
work
has
appeared
in
theSan
Francisco
Examiner,
theNew
York
Observer,Pop-Up
Magazine,
and
theBest
American
Travel
Writinganthology
series.
His
stories
have
won
awards
from
the
National
Association
of
Black
Journalists,
the
National
Education
Writers
Association,
the
California
Newspaper
Publishers
Association,
and
others.
He
is
a
graduate
of
Columbia's
Graduate
School
of
Journalism
and
lives
in
New
York
City.
Recenzii
"Samaha
brings
empathyand
scrutiny
to
his
reporting...
There
is
much
to
enjoy
and
at
the
best
momentsto
admire
in
this
book...Never
Ran,
Never
Willproves
the
continuedsalience
of
urban
sports
as
a
subject
for
exploring
larger
issues
of
race
andclass."—New
York
Times
Book
Review
"Refreshing and raw,Never Ran, Never Willtracks the boys of Brownsville, Brooklyn as they age out of innocence and details the efforts of the devoted men and women laboring to guide them into adulthood. By the last page of Albert Samaha's compelling debut, you don't just want the boys of the Mo Better Jaguars to make it - you realize that we all need them to."
—Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post national correspondent and author of the New York Times bestselling They Can't Kill Us All
"Never Ran, Never Willis the irresistible story of the Mo Better Jaguars, a football team of hard-luck boys in low-income Brownsville, Brooklyn. With dazzling prose, Albert Samaha's big beautiful book about teamwork and ambition, growing up and breaking away, will touch you with its heart and grace."
—Don Van Natta, Jr., ESPN senior writer, New York Times bestselling author, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
"Good narrative nonfiction requires a kind of alchemy-thorough reporting and incisive writing are essential, but the most important ingredient is time. Albert Samaha's years-long commitment to this tale of striving Brooklyn kids and their dedicated football coaches shines through on every page. The result is a rare gift: a story with genuine characters, real texture, and deep, sensitive insight."
—Nate Blakeslee, author of American Wolf and Tulia
"Samaha takes readers by the hand and leads them on a visceral tour of aperil-filled world that, nevertheless, thanks to people like Legree, can alsobecome a seeding ground for hope. An important book on many levels."—Booklist,Starred Review
"An inspiring tale... At the heart of Samaha'sunflinching book are the life-affirming themes of sports, transcendence,courage, and manhood."—Publishers Weekly
"Albert Samaha writes with grit, grace andcompassion about coming of age in a hard place. The young men of the Mo BetterJaguars-and their tireless coaches-face long odds on the field and in thestreets. It's impossible not to root for them, to marvel at their determinationand heart, and to share in their dream of a better future."—Jessica Bruder, author ofNomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
"Refreshing and raw,Never Ran, Never Willtracks the boys of Brownsville, Brooklyn as they age out of innocence and details the efforts of the devoted men and women laboring to guide them into adulthood. By the last page of Albert Samaha's compelling debut, you don't just want the boys of the Mo Better Jaguars to make it - you realize that we all need them to."
—Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post national correspondent and author of the New York Times bestselling They Can't Kill Us All
"Never Ran, Never Willis the irresistible story of the Mo Better Jaguars, a football team of hard-luck boys in low-income Brownsville, Brooklyn. With dazzling prose, Albert Samaha's big beautiful book about teamwork and ambition, growing up and breaking away, will touch you with its heart and grace."
—Don Van Natta, Jr., ESPN senior writer, New York Times bestselling author, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
"Good narrative nonfiction requires a kind of alchemy-thorough reporting and incisive writing are essential, but the most important ingredient is time. Albert Samaha's years-long commitment to this tale of striving Brooklyn kids and their dedicated football coaches shines through on every page. The result is a rare gift: a story with genuine characters, real texture, and deep, sensitive insight."
—Nate Blakeslee, author of American Wolf and Tulia
"Samaha takes readers by the hand and leads them on a visceral tour of aperil-filled world that, nevertheless, thanks to people like Legree, can alsobecome a seeding ground for hope. An important book on many levels."—Booklist,Starred Review
"An inspiring tale... At the heart of Samaha'sunflinching book are the life-affirming themes of sports, transcendence,courage, and manhood."—Publishers Weekly
"Albert Samaha writes with grit, grace andcompassion about coming of age in a hard place. The young men of the Mo BetterJaguars-and their tireless coaches-face long odds on the field and in thestreets. It's impossible not to root for them, to marvel at their determinationand heart, and to share in their dream of a better future."—Jessica Bruder, author ofNomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century