{"product_id":"my-losing-season-a-memoir-paperback","title":"My Losing Season: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball--and life itself--by the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life--and a crucible for becoming his own man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMy Losing Season\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eMy Losing Season, \u003c\/i\u003e Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781125746905,"sku":"9780553381900","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9780553381900.jpg?v=1780573912","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/my-losing-season-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}