| Benchwarmer: An Anxious Dad's Almanac of Fatherhood and Other Failures Contributor(s): Wilker, Josh (Author), Lutkin, Chris (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 163379945X ISBN-13: 9781633799455 Publisher: Dreamscape Media
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2015 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Sports & Recreation | Essays - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Fatherhood |
| Dewey: B |
| Age Level: 18-UP |
| Grade Level: 13-UP |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 5.3" L (0.50 lbs) |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Family |
| Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
| Review Citations: Audio File 10/01/2015 pg. 27 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For most of his life, Josh Wilker has been on the sidelines. Spending his days in a cubicle in the far reaches of Chicago, and his nights in front of Red Sox games, he has been content to let others take center stage. From childhood onward, he sought comfort from anxiety and depression in the archival pages of sports almanacs and stat sheets: a place where forgotten players lingered, and time seemed to stop - a welcome relief from worldly problems. He found joy in the trivia of long-lost athletes, like the former NFL player Walter "Sneeze" Achiu. But when his first child was born in 2011, Wilker found his anxieties put to the test: how do you remain on the sidelines when a tender, fragile baby needs everything from you? |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilker, Josh: - Josh Wilker writes about his life and childhood baseball cards at cardboardgods.net. He has an MFA in fiction writing from Vermont College and is a winner of the Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction. He lives in Chicago.Lutkin, Chris: - Chris Lutkin has been in and around the arts for over 30 years. A long time member of Ensemble Studio Theatre/New York, his proud moments include working with Horton Foote on his play "Lily Dale," appearing on "Law and Order" and performing in 400 performances Off-Broadway in "Perfect Crime." He's also written a screenplay about a real life baseball player called "Bull." |
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