{"product_id":"running-to-glory-an-unlikely-team-a-challenging-season-and-chasing-the-american-dream-9781493041527","title":"Running to Glory: An Unlikely Team, a Challenging Season, and Chasing the American Dream","description":"The runners from Eisenhower High School have every justification to fail. They're from low income families, many of whom are migrant workers. With little time to devote to their passion, they give everything they have to their quest for the Washington State High School Cross Country Championship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning to Glory \u003c\/i\u003eis a celebration of grit, perseverance, and the American Dream. It follows the cross country team from Eisenhower High in Yakima, Washington, through a tumultuous and challenging season with excitement, suspense and pathos. Despite enormous economic disadvantages, the Eisenhower runners compete with affluent schools in the Seattle-Tacoma area, where parent involvement is strong and funds are readily available. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir coach Phil English knows how his runners feel. He grew up poor in rural Ireland in the 1960s during The Troubles and emigrated to the U.S. for a college track scholarship. Over 37 years coaching in Yakima, Coach English won 11 state titles, and sent more than 100 kids to college with scholarships for running. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Sam McManis crafts a compelling narrative, which follows the team from summer workouts in the blistering sun to the state championship meet in the bitter cold. Readers will discover how these young men and women overcome their environment or succumb to it--on the course and in the classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam McManis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493041527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam McManis\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a staff writer and columnist for California's leading newspapers (the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee) for more than three decades. Until May, 2016, he was a lifestyle columnist and feature writer for the Sacramento Bee. His stories have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourn\u003c\/i\u003eal. He has received numerous national journalism awards and has covered two Olympic Games, World Series, NBA Championship series and Super Bowls. In 2016, he received a \"Best in the West\" award for arts and entertainment writing and was named California's \"in-state\" journalist of the year. He also teaches English and composition at Central Washington University. McManis has run 17 marathons -- including the prestigious Boston Marathon twice -- and also completed 7 ultramarathons and countless races of shorter distances. He knows running and, as a journalist with more than three decades of experience, he knows what makes a good story.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45415524663411,"sku":"9781493041527","price":50.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c7de33e9-b756-4936-bdfe-83484964d9fb.jpg?v=1787920422","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/running-to-glory-an-unlikely-team-a-challenging-season-and-chasing-the-american-dream-9781493041527","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}