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Takedown is an engaging portrait of a young athlete's quest to win the high school state wrestling title. This book shows that with the right focus and hard work, many obstacles can be overcome to reach your dreams. --Bruce Baumgartner, Two-time Olympic Champion, Three-Time World Champion, holder of 13 World or Olympic medals, Athletic Director of Edinboro University, and President of USA Wrestling Takedown is immensely enjoyable--the kind of sports book that once dominated my reading. In addition, it delivers important information about epilepsy and presents a lot of the psycho-social aspects many people don't understand. --Rod Radtke, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center A gripping wrestling story that also shows how real-life problems can be dealt with using lessons learned from sports. --Bob Ferraro, Executive Director, National High School Coaches Association Jake thinks the biggest battle of his senior year will be the wrestling championship. But he soon faces a much greater challenge. Inexplicably, he begins having seizures--and everything he values is threatened. His wrestling career, his driving privileges, his relationship with his girlfriend, even his college scholarship. During one harrowing wrestling season, he has to reinvent his whole life. about the authors about the book This title is distributed by John F. Blair, Publisher, for Banks Channel Books. |
