Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy

Synopsis

"Love, Zac is not just a vital contribution to the national conversation about traumatic brain injury in athletes, it&’s so beautifully written it belongs on the shelf alongside classic works of literary journalism.&” —Jeanne Marie Laskas, New York Times bestselling author of Concussion In December 2015, Zac Easter, a twenty-four-year-old from small-town Iowa, decided to take his own life rather than continue his losing battle against traumatic brain injuries he had sustained as a high school football player and which led him to develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). For this deeply reported and powerfully moving true story, award-winning writer Reid Forgrave was given access to Zac&’s own diaries and was able to speak with Zac&’s family, friends, and coaches. He explores Zac&’s tight-knit, football-obsessed Midwestern community; he interviews leading brain scientists, psychologists, and sports historians; he takes a deep dive into the triumphs and sins of the sports entertainment industry; and he shows us the fallout from the traditional notions of manhood that football instills. For parents wondering about whether to allow their kids to play football, for players, former players, and fans, for anyone concerned about concussions and sports, this eye-opening, heart-wrenching, and ultimately inspiring story may be one of the most important books they will read.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

288 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781643751092

Related ISBNs:

9781649040091, 9781643752020, 9781616209087

Publisher:

Algonquin Books

Date of Addition:

07/08/22

Copyrighted By:

Reid Forgrave.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Sports, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Medicine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.