| God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach Revised Edition Contributor(s): Bloom, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 1891369741 ISBN-13: 9781891369742 Publisher: Breakaway Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: "It captures the deeper joy of watching young athletes embrace unfashionable ideals of commitment, sacrifice, courage, and faith."-Sports Illustrated "Marc Bloom coaches as every coach in the sport should. I recommend this book without reservation. Read it, commit it to memory, and you will be better for it."-American Track & Field "At its core a spiritual book. It will inspire the reader who values small works of goodness and the courage to face big challenges."-Jewish Book World "More than a story of different religions, Jewish and Catholic, meeting on the cross-country course. There is an even more eternal struggle: old versus new. Bloom preaches the value of pain, hard work, suffering, and delayed gratification. His cross-country kids are, well, kids. They want to have fun, chase girls, and enjoy the loosey-goosey life. In Bloom's inspiring tale, both coach and kids learn surprising lessons from each other."-Amby Burfoot, executive editor of Runner's World Marc Bloom, an observant Jew, winds up the coach of a local Catholic high school cross-country team. The common ground he finds between the two faiths helps to propel his team to a state championship. Marc Bloom, an award-winning journalist, is a features writer for The New York Times and a contributing editor of Runner's World. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Track & Field - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (0.81 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "It captures the deeper joy of watching young athletes embrace unfashionable ideals of commitment, sacrifice, courage, and faith."--Sports Illustrated "Marc Bloom coaches as every coach in the sport should. I recommend this book without reservation. Read it, commit it to memory, and you will be better for it."--American Track & Field "At its core a spiritual book. It will inspire the reader who values small works of goodness and the courage to face big challenges."--Jewish Book World "More than a story of different religions, Jewish and Catholic, meeting on the cross-country course. There is an even more eternal struggle: old versus new. Bloom preaches the value of pain, hard work, suffering, and delayed gratification. His cross-country kids are, well, kids. They want to have fun, chase girls, and enjoy the loosey-goosey life. In Bloom's inspiring tale, both coach and kids learn surprising lessons from each other."--Amby Burfoot, executive editor of Runner's World Marc Bloom, an observant Jew, winds up the coach of a local Catholic high school cross-country team. The common ground he finds between the two faiths helps to propel his team to a state championship. Marc Bloom, an award-winning journalist, is a features writer for The New York Times and a contributing editor of Runner's World. |