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Dopo quindici anni Neely Crenshaw torna nella sua cittadina, uguale a migliaia di altre nella profonda America. Come tanti anche lui è stato richiamato dalla notizia che Eddie Rake, il mitico allenatore della squadra di football del liceo, sta per morire. Ma chi era, veramente, Eddie Rake? Per decenni quell'uomo aveva guidato la squadra degli Spartans attraverso una serie di trionfi, riempiendo a ogni partita uno stadio di duemila posti. E aveva conquistato tutto ciò sottoponendo i suoi ragazzi a metodi degni del più accanito sergente dei marines. Ma soltanto al funerale Neely Crenshaw scoprirà le verità che prima non aveva saputo vedere, e la lunga, coercitiva forza che quell'allenatore aveva esercitato su tutti.
- ISBN: 8804546387
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 149
- Data di uscita: 28-06-2005
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Sporty read! enjoyable,heartwarming,well developed characters with good storytelling..recommend (paperback!)
The good, the bad and the ugly ... ! If you're looking for a legal thriller, BLEACHERS , neither legal nor thriller, is certainly not the drink for which you thirst! In a quiet, pastoral yet moving style of writing which he was to re-use to incredible effect in THE LAST JUROR , Grisham has treated his Leggi tutto
ೃ⁀➷ this is about a man that peaked in high school and came to terms with it 30 years later. ೃ⁀➷ 𝓹𝓻𝓮-𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭: i’m a girl in a class full of guys that play football so naturally we’re reading this in class 🙂
A fun little book that's easy to read. I'm a slow reader yet still finished this within a few days. Two key takeaways from a book about a legendary high school football team and their hard-nosed coach: - Sometimes it's the people who are hardest on us who help us the most. - Always push to make sure Leggi tutto
It was not fun. Guys who played high school football 15 yrs ago reminisce about the past. Melancholy and sadness. STORY BRIEF: Eddie Rake was a tough, mean, high school football coach with undefeated teams for many years. He now has cancer and is expected to die any day. Guys who used to play football Leggi tutto
Couldn't put it down. And it makes you think about how people influence you and how strong a bond is between coaches and players. This was excellent.
I do own Grisham books, but only because family members keep buying them for me on birthday's and xmas's. I smile politely and thank them, wishing they would include the receipt. I have read this, and i don't recommend it unless you are 10 years old and want to start reading adult fiction. Dull, dul Leggi tutto
A High school football star comes back to his hometown to bid farewell to his dying coach. The book is about group of friends reminiscing the glory days of playing together and their relationship with their coach. Word of caution : The book is centered around American football and their recoll
Fifteen years after swearing he would never return, Neely Crenshaw finds himself back in Messina, Texas, awaiting final word that local legend and former football coach Eddie Rake has died. When he left, Neely had become a local legend as one of the best quarterbacks in Messina High's history, but a Leggi tutto
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