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Title: A Shining Season: The True Story of John Baker by William J. Buchanan ISBN: 0-8263-1016-8 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Tear jerker about a life well lived
Comment: An outstanding book.
I'm an emotional sap and cry at the drop of a hat, but if any one can read this book and not go through a few tissues they either have incredible emotional control or are extremely cold. I started this book yesterday after I got home, around lunch time. I finished it (250 pages) last night. I don't think I've ever done that before. It reads fast. It is the tragic, yet wonderful, true story of John Baker - one of American's best milers in 1969. He teaches elementary school kids and truly lives a life of purpose; a life well lived.
Buy this book now and read it, but stock up on the tissues. You'll come away wishing you had known him. This is mostly a book about teaching kids and heroic character and doesn't talk much about running.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great read for all in struggling times
Comment: This book caught my attention as an exciting true story that fulfills one's need to feel inspired. It is rather tragic that one of our country's greatest track stars hadto succomb to such a most undesirable opponent that is very hard to beat; cancer. The book let's the reader know how it is to live with cancer, and how John coped with it. Throughout his terrible ordeal, John inspired children in his community to strive for their full potential. If you enjoy a great book that reads fast, then this is a definite for you.
Rating: 5
Summary: AMAZING story - a favorite of mine for years!
Comment: I first read this book in high school and pull it out to re-read it whenever I need a "guaranteed" good read. As an educator, I admire the story and the life of John Baker and strive to make a difference in my students' lives as he did. A great novel and one I hope to teach at my high school!
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Title: The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb ISBN: 0618391126 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Pub. Date: 14 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Red Sky at Morning : A Novel (Perennial Classics) by Richard Bradford ISBN: 0060931906 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Anatomy of Hope : How People Prevail in the Face of Illness by JEROME GROOPMAN ISBN: 0375506381 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 23 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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