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Breakdown: A Season Of Gang Warfare, H- 1599219042, Bob Halloran, hardcover, new
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Artist
- Halloran, Bob
- ISBN
- 9781599219042
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Breakdown : a Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football, and the Coach Who Policed the Streets
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Genre
- True Crime, Sports & Recreation, Political Science
- Topic
- Coaching / Football, General, Law Enforcement, Sociology of Sports, Football
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 1.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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A cop-turned-coach takes youth from gang-ridden streets to the gridiron From the author of Irish Thunder comes the true story about the collision of violent crime and high school football in a tough New England town. Friday Night Lights meets Boyz n the Hood in this book about a football coach--also a cop on the gang beat--who pulls kids off the streets and puts them on the field with a combination of kindness and intimidation. In Breakdown (whose title alludes to a pregame psyche-up ritual), Bob Halloran gets inside the life-or-death struggles of student athletes from the Bloods, Crips, MS-13s, and Latin Kings in Chelsea, Massachusetts--the Boston area's cruelest city. While exploring the anger, fear, and violence of these young men, he follows the Chelsea Red Devils as they vie for a championship and the players try making football their way out. Meanwhile, tough-love coach James Atkins serves as a cop in the Chelsea Police Department's Gang Unit, asking for his players' blood, sweat, and tears on the field . . . and hoping their blood doesn't spill off it. Will football be their way to a better life, or will street life forever haunt them?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1599219042
ISBN-13
9781599219042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77914287
Product Key Features
Book Title
Breakdown : a Season of Gang Warfare, High School Football, and the Coach Who Policed the Streets
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Coaching / Football, General, Law Enforcement, Sociology of Sports, Football
Publication Year
2010
Genre
True Crime, Sports & Recreation, Political Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
1.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv958.C52h35 2010
Reviews
"It's fourth down with life to go in Bob Halloran's powerful Breakdown, where a simple walk home from school in Boston's bleakest neighborhood is often a lesson in sheer survival. However, these troubled teens from brutal backgrounds find solace and shelter in a dingy locker room and in a coach whose tough words and tough love become their beacon of light. Halloran deftly navigates the violent worlds of street life and football while introducing us to one of the most interesting characters in sports journalism. You'll be thinking about this coach and this team long after you've put the book down." -Casey Sherman, bestselling author of The Finest Hours and Bad Blood "Bob Halloran's Breakdown gives powerful--and sometimes chilling--insights into the struggles and challenges of trying to bring hope for a better life to students who daily face a world of gangs, drugs, dysfunctional families, and a bleak future. . . . [His] storytelling skills, gained from twenty years as a New England news and sports anchor, shine through. . . . [A]n inspiring story of building up the human spirit." -ForeWord Magazine, It's fourth down with life to go in Bob Halloran's powerful Breakdown , where a simple walk home from school in Boston's bleakest neighborhood is often a lesson in sheer survival. However, these troubled teens from brutal backgrounds find solace and shelter in a dingy locker room and in a coach whose tough words and tough love become their beacon of light. Halloran deftly navigates the violent worlds of street life and football while introducing us to one of the most interesting characters in sports journalism. You'll be thinking about this coach and this team long after you've put the book down." --Casey Sherman, bestselling author of The Finest Hours and Bad Blood Bob Halloran's Breakdown gives powerful—and sometimes chilling—insights into the struggles and challenges of trying to bring hope for a better life to students who daily face a world of gangs, drugs, dysfunctional families, and a bleak future. . . . [His] storytelling skills, gained from twenty years as a New England news and sports anchor, shine through. . . . [A]n inspiring story of building up the human spirit." -- ForeWord Magazine, It's fourth down with life to go in Bob Halloran's powerfulBreakdown, where a simple walk home from school in Boston's bleakest neighborhood is often a lesson in sheer survival. However, these troubled teens from brutal backgrounds find solace and shelter in a dingy locker room and in a coach whose tough words and tough love become their beacon of light. Halloran deftly navigates the violent worlds of street life and football while introducing us to one of the most interesting characters in sports journalism. You'll be thinking about this coach and this team long after you've put the book down." –Casey Sherman, bestselling author ofThe Finest HoursandBad Blood Bob Halloran'sBreakdowngives powerful—and sometimes chilling—insights into the struggles and challenges of trying to bring hope for a better life to students who daily face a world of gangs, drugs, dysfunctional families, and a bleak future. . . . [His] storytelling skills, gained from twenty years as a New England news and sports anchor, shine through. . . . [A]n inspiring story of building up the human spirit." –ForeWord Magazine, It's fourth down with life to go in Bob Halloran's powerful Breakdown , where a simple walk home from school in Boston's bleakest neighborhood is often a lesson in sheer survival. However, these troubled teens from brutal backgrounds find solace and shelter in a dingy locker room and in a coach whose tough words and tough love become their beacon of light. Halloran deftly navigates the violent worlds of street life and football while introducing us to one of the most interesting characters in sports journalism. You'll be thinking about this coach and this team long after you've put the book down." –Casey Sherman, bestselling author of The Finest Hours and Bad Blood Bob Halloran's Breakdown gives powerful—and sometimes chilling—insights into the struggles and challenges of trying to bring hope for a better life to students who daily face a world of gangs, drugs, dysfunctional families, and a bleak future. . . . [His] storytelling skills, gained from twenty years as a New England news and sports anchor, shine through. . . . [A]n inspiring story of building up the human spirit." – ForeWord Magazine
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-020218
Dewey Decimal
796.332/62097446
Dewey Edition
22
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