{"product_id":"2940169148862","title":"My Losing Season (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER ¿ A deeply affecting coming-of-age memoir about family, love, loss, basketball-and life itself-by the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring one unforgettable season as a Citadel cadet, Pat Conroy becomes part of a basketball team that is ultimately destined to fail. And yet for a military kid who grew up on the move, the Bulldogs provide a sanctuary from the cold, abrasive father who dominates his life-and a crucible for becoming his own man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith all the drama and incandescence of his bestselling fiction, Conroy re-creates his pivotal senior year as captain of the Citadel Bulldogs. He chronicles the highs and lows of that fateful 1966-67 season, his tough disciplinarian coach, the joys of winning, and the hard-won lessons of losing. Most of all, he recounts how a group of boys came together as a team, playing a sport that would become a metaphor for a man whose spirit could never be defeated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097757335792,"sku":"2940169148862","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169148862_p0.jpg?v=1763673843","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169148862","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}