Never Ran, Never Will
Autor Albert Samahaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 sep 2018
This uplifting story of a boys' football team shines light on the under-appreciated virtues 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 Will is 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: 152 x 236 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1610398688
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 152 x 236 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Albert Samaha is a criminal justice reporter at BuzzFeed News. He has written for the Village Voice, San Francisco Weekly, and the Riverfront Times, and his work has appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, the New York Observer, Pop-Up Magazine, and the Best American Travel Writing anthology 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 Will proves 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 Will tracks 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 Will is 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 of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
"Refreshing and raw, Never Ran, Never Will tracks 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 Will is 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 of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century