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(More customer reviews)"life and life only" is about just that...
about life... it's disappointments, it's challenges, it's rewards
"shoeless joe", "bang the drum slowly" and "man on spikes" are three of the best in the category
this book merits inclusion with these big three
the author follows the life of a gifted child athlete into his 50's and incorporates what was happening in the country at each stage on his lifeline
it also incorporates the protaganist's love of the art of bob dylan and how his life is enriched and affected by music in general and dylan specifically... this is a new and welcome hook to the genre
if you like either baseball, music or stories about the persistence of a good and principled man in the face of the daily challenges of living then this book is for you... if you like all three then this is a home run
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Dan Mason is the all-American boy whose dreams are as big as the Chicago skyline. Armed with a ninety-two mile per hour fastball and a raging passion for success, Dan is drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the eighth round following his senior season in high school. Rather than sign a professional contract, Dan elects to take his blue eyes and golden arm south to the University of Georgia, where he meets the girl of his dreams, southern belle Anna Jean Simpson.On the verge of achieving both of his lifelong dreams, pitching in the major leagues and conquering the affections of the beautiful Anna Jean, fate conspires against young Dan, and he encounters a series of seemingly random blows.As Dan endures constant heartache and loss, he struggles with his faith, attempts to repair a fractured relationship with his mother, and tries to hold onto his wife and daughter. When fortune steps in and Dan gets a second chance at life, a strange confluence of events presents him with the opportunity to pay forward the favor bestowed on him by a person he never even knew; that is if he can find the pluck to pull it off.
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