Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper - Couverture souple

Dubner, Stephen J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0380733145 ISBN 13 : 9780380733149

Editeur : HarpPeren, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Dubner Stephen J

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner's hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner's father died, he became obsessed -- he dreamed of his hero every night; he signed his school papers “Franco Dubner.” Though they never met, it was Franco Harris who shepherded Dubner through a fatherless boyhood.

Twenty years later, Dubner, an accomplished writer, sees Harris on a magazine cover. His long-dormant obsession comes roaring back. He journeys to Pittsburgh, certain that Harris will embrace him. And he is...well, wrong.

Told with the grit of a journalist and the grace of a memoirist, Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper is a breathtaking, heartbreaking, and often humorous story of astonishing developments. It is also a sparkling meditation on the nature of hero worship -- which, like religion and love, tells us as much about ourselves as about the object of our desire.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He quit his first career—as an almost-rock-star—to become a writer. He has worked for The New York Times and published three non-Freakonomics books. He lives with his family in New York City.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarpPeren
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0380733145
• ISBN 13: 9780380733149
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272