The Resource Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood, Josh Wilker
Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood, Josh Wilker
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The item Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood, Josh Wilker represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Spokane Public Library.
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- Summary
- "For most of his life, Josh Wilker has been on the sidelines. Spending his days in a cubicle in the far reaches of Chicago, and his nights in front of Red Sox games, he has been content to let others take center stage. From childhood onward, he sought comfort from anxiety and depression in the archival pages of sports almanacs and stat sheets: a place where forgotten players lingered, and time seemed to stop -- a welcome relief from worldly problems. He found joy in the trivia of long-lost athletes, like the former NFL player Walter "Sneeze" Achiu. But when his first child was born in 2011, Wilker found his anxieties put to the test: how do you remain on the sidelines when a tender, fragile baby needs everything from you? How do you go from third-string forward on the winless 1988 Johnson State College Badgers to a strong, responsible father? Bit by bit, Wilker learns to overcome his demons, protect his son, and eventually take a few wobbly steps with him"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610394017
- Label
- Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood
- Title
- Benchwarmer
- Title remainder
- a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood
- Statement of responsibility
- Josh Wilker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "For most of his life, Josh Wilker has been on the sidelines. Spending his days in a cubicle in the far reaches of Chicago, and his nights in front of Red Sox games, he has been content to let others take center stage. From childhood onward, he sought comfort from anxiety and depression in the archival pages of sports almanacs and stat sheets: a place where forgotten players lingered, and time seemed to stop -- a welcome relief from worldly problems. He found joy in the trivia of long-lost athletes, like the former NFL player Walter "Sneeze" Achiu. But when his first child was born in 2011, Wilker found his anxieties put to the test: how do you remain on the sidelines when a tender, fragile baby needs everything from you? How do you go from third-string forward on the winless 1988 Johnson State College Badgers to a strong, responsible father? Bit by bit, Wilker learns to overcome his demons, protect his son, and eventually take a few wobbly steps with him"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilker, Josh
- Dewey number
- 796
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sports
- Sports
- Wilker, Josh
- Sportswriters
- Fatherhood
- Label
- Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood, Josh Wilker
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610394017
- Lccn
- 2014041273
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- ocn891609320
- (OCoLC)891609320
- Label
- Benchwarmer : a sports-obsessed memoir of fatherhood, Josh Wilker
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- 303 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610394017
- Lccn
- 2014041273
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- ocn891609320
- (OCoLC)891609320
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