NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball-and life itself-by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
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During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life-and a crucible for becoming his own man.
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With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated.
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Praise for My Losing Season
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“A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.”-The Washington Post Book World
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“A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love.”-Houston Chronicle
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“A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.”-Newsweek
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“In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.”-New York Daily News
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“Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.”-Boston Herald
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During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life-and a crucible for becoming his own man.
*
With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated.
*
Praise for My Losing Season
*
“A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.”-The Washington Post Book World
*
“A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love.”-Houston Chronicle
*
“A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.”-Newsweek
*
“In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.”-New York Daily News
*
“Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.”-Boston Herald
My Losing Season (Abridged)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball-and life itself-by the beloved author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini
*
During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life-and a crucible for becoming his own man.
*
With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated.
*
Praise for My Losing Season
*
“A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.”-The Washington Post Book World
*
“A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love.”-Houston Chronicle
*
“A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.”-Newsweek
*
“In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.”-New York Daily News
*
“Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.”-Boston Herald
*
During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life-and a crucible for becoming his own man.
*
With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated.
*
Praise for My Losing Season
*
“A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.”-The Washington Post Book World
*
“A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love.”-Houston Chronicle
*
“A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.”-Newsweek
*
“In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.”-New York Daily News
*
“Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.”-Boston Herald
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169148862 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 10/15/2002 |
| Edition description: | Abridged |
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