You Ought to Do a Story About Me
Addiction, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Endless Quest for Redemption
[New York] : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The heartbreaking, timeless, and redemptive story of the transformative friendship binding a fallen-from-grace NFL player and a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who meet on the streets of New Orleans, offering a rare glimpse into the precarious world of homelessness and the lingering impact of systemic racism and poverty on the lives of NOLA's citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The prodigal son -- Son of Liberty Street, son of the south -- The wildcat -- The headhunter -- The crash of Icarus -- Twelve long steps -- Do you believe in miracles? -- Triumphant -- Even a dead man leaves a trail -- "Four score and seven years ago" -- So damn smart -- The gateway -- The damage within -- The Lombardi -- Dreams about heaven -- A frame for the wall -- The tip -- Love letters -- Giving hope -- The sabbatical -- Glory days.
Subjects:
Wallace, Jackie.
Ex-football players -- United States -- Biography.
Drug addiction -- United States -- Biography.
Homelessness -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
Wallace, Jackie.
Ex-football players -- United States -- Biography.
Drug addiction -- United States -- Biography.
Homelessness -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
New Orleans (La.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062935670
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Wallace, Jackie | Northeast Indoors | Biography | In |