Catching Lightning Without the Bottle
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937706125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His first book is a continuation of a lifelong love of baseball paired with the knowledge obtained from his own recovery from alcohol abuse. Timothy F. This is his first book. Bouvine began sports-blogging in 2010 and loved his new pursuit of writing so much that he decided to broaden his goals to include a novel shortly thereafter.
Benson is the only remaining team member on the roster. The team plane crashes outside St. It's a race to the end of the season where awesome self-discoveries await.. Louis and everyone perishes. Drunk and late once too many times, Benson is kicked off the team in Hotlanta, Georgia and sent packing to rehabor so he thinks. Blake Benson was a star catcher in his prime. He is given a chance to rebuild the team as player/manager and reconstruct an alcohol-free life. Now he's addicted to alcohol and finds himself in the unenviable position of third stringer with the Chicago Cubs team as it enjoys a 10-game lead heading into the home stretch of the season. Benson struggles with the temptation of the bottle and the management of an unruly bunch of rejects, has-beens like himself, and some awesome rookie talent as he tries to win the division against the streaking, hot, and well-managed St. Washed up former star catcher for the Chicago Cubs Blake Benson dodges death and gains a chance to redeem both himself and the team. Louis Cardinals
Sharon French said Baseball, Alcoholism, Personal struggle. it's all here.. This book is a remarkable testament of how we as humans can accomplish anything with will power. The story is about a baseball player who becomes a team manager through unhappy circumstances. He struggles with alcoholism, grief, and a down but not out team. The book is written so well that as a reader you are cheering the man and his team on. I found myself holding my breath with every circumstanc. Catching Lightning W/O the Bottle Even though I am not a sports enthusiast, I work with people who have addiction issues and purchased this book locally. In the beginning the baseball details were not my primary interest, but as I read I developed a better understanding of baseball, and sports in general, for the intricate strategizing that is required as well as the work it takes to remember how every opponent on every team plays. "Great readloved it." according to Richard Toops. "Catching Lightning Without The Bottle" by Timothy F. Bouvine is a great read for any baseball fan, it is a fictional account that is as real feeling as hotdogs and apple pie. The book takes you through arguably the greatest season in Chicago Cub history to disaster and death through a plane crash that takes the lives of the entire Chicago team, save one, Blake Benson, an alcoholic Over-The-Hill c
As the only survivor he faces the challenges of sobriety, honesty, and courage on his way to the division championship. A super baseball book and a super human-struggle book. --Publisher . Booze, broads, and baseball, Blake Benson fails on all three counts until his entire team is killed in a plane crash