Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called the most shocking play in NFL history and the Washington Redskins dubbed the Throwback Special: the November 1985 play in which the Redskins' Joe Theismann had his leg horribly broken by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants live onMonday Night Football. Chris Bachelder introduces us to Charles, a psychologist whose expertise is in high demand; George, a garrulous public librarian; Fat Michael, envied and despised by the others for being exquisitely fit; Jeff, a recently divorced man who has become a theorist of marriage; and more. Over the course of a weekend, the men reveal their secret hopes, fears, and passions as they choose roles, spend a long night of the soul preparing for the play, and finally enact their bizarre ritual for what may be the last time. Along the way, mishaps, misunderstandings, and grievances pile up, and the comforting traditions holding the group together threaten to give way.The Throwback Specialis a moving and comic tale filled with pitch-perfect observations about manhood, marriage, middle age, and the rituals we all enact as part of being alive.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Highbridge Audio
ISBN-10
1681680041
ISBN-13
9781681680040
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222358389
Product Key Features
Author
Chris Bachelder
Format
CD-Audio, CD Standard Audio Format
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Running Time
330
Narrator(s)
RC Bray
Date of Publication
14/03/2016
Contained Items Statement
5 Audio Cds
Country of Publication
United States
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