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SUMMARY:Remember Who You Are with Friends of Pedro Gomez
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US ON THURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 6PM PT WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE BOOK REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE: WHAT PEDRO GOMEZ SHOWED US ABOUT BASEBALL AND LIFE IN-PERSON AT 9TH AVE \nFEATURING ROBIN CARR\, BRAD MANGIN\, BRIAN MURPHY\, MICHAEL ZAGARIS\, AND EDITOR STEVE KETTMANN \nMasks Requried for In-Person Attendance\nJoin us virtually by registering at the link below \nZoom Registration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MTufp2aVSZOfDE3ZYCYkww \nAbout Remember Who You Are\nPedro Gomez of ESPN was a beloved figure in baseball. His death from sudden cardiac arrest on Feb. 7\, 2021\, unleashed an outpouring of heartfelt tributes. He was 58\, both a hard-nosed reporter and a smiling ambassador of the sport. These 62 personal essays soar beyond sports to delve into life lessons. \nPedro\, a proud Cuban American\, was known for his dramatic reporting from Havana. Fully and fluidly bilingual\, he did as much as anyone to bridge the wide gap that had existed between U.S.-born players and the Latin Americans now so important to the game’s vitality and future growth. He was also a family man who loved to talk about his three children\, Sierra\, Dante and Rio\, a Boston Red Sox prospect. Pedro was universally known as a smiling presence who brought out the best in people. His humanity and generosity of spirit shaped countless lives\, including one of his ESPN bosses\, Rob King\, who was so moved by Pedro’s advice to him—“Remember who you are”—that he printed up the words and posted them on the wall of his office in Bristol. King is one of a diverse collection of contributors whose personal essays turn Pedro’s shocking death into an occasion to reflect on the deeper truths of life we too often overlook. Part The Pride of Havana and part Tuesdays With Morrie\, part The Tender Bar and part Ball Four\, this is the rare essay collection that reads like a novel\, full of achingly honest emotion and painful insights\, a book about friendship\, a book about standing for something\, a book about joy and love. \nFormer New York Times writer Jack Curry writes about Pedro’s passion for live music\, and former Sports Illustrated writer Tim Kurkjian brings alive spring-training basketball games with executives like Sandy Anderson and Billy Beane and Pedro right in the mix. Detroit manager AJ Hinch and formers Texas manager Ron Washington both reveal that in their darkest hours Pedro gave them some of the best advice of their lives. \nHall of Famers Dennis Eckersley\, Tony La Russa\, Peter Gammons\, Ross Newhan\, Tracy Ringolsby and Dan Shaughnessy are among the contributors. So are likely future Hall of Famers Max Scherzer and Dusty Baker. Pulitzer-Prize-winning Washington Post war correspondent Steve Fainaru\, award-winning writers from Howard Bryant and Mike Barnicle to Tim Keown\, Ken Rosenthal and Dave Sheinin also contribute. Rounding out the mix are current and former ESPN stars including Rachel Nichols\, Shelley M. Smith\, Peter Gammons\, Bob Ley and Keith Olbermann. \nThis is a book to rekindle in any lapsed fan a love of going to the ballpark\, but it’s also a wakeup call that transcends sports. To any journalist\, worn down by the demands of a punishing job\, to anyone anywhere\, pummeled by pandemic times and the dark mood of the country in recent years\, these essays will light a spark to seize every opportunity to make a difference\, in your work and in the lives of people who matter to you.\nPraise for Remember Who You Are\n“Pedro Gomez was as kind as he was talented. I can think of no one else in the industry who would have inspired this many heartfelt essays by this diverse a group of writers\, ballplayers\, coaches\, and front office executives. Everyone loved and respected him. And while he left this earth way too soon\, his legacy will live on through his children and in the pages of this book.” —Molly Knight\, Author\, The Best Team Money Can Buy \n“The words in this collection share a common source—while they were crafted with the head\, they originated from the heart. The Gomez Rules are the Commandments for those who cover the game. All who have lived the baseball life should have followed all at some point. They should be etched in tablet.”—Broadcaster Ted Robinson \n“Reading Remember Who You Are took me on a journey from the day I met Pedro\, a smiling young scribe who was my new coworker\, who grew into a legend. These tributes not only reveal a man who was beloved by virtually all who knew him\, but also paint a vivid picture of our sports media tribe—the laughs\, the camaraderie\, the adventure\, the challenges. At the center of so much of it\, smiling and including all of us\, was Pedro. We will miss him so.” —Ann Killion\, Award-winning San Francisco Chronicle columnist
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LOCATION:Green Apple Books 9th Avenue\, 1231 9th Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94122\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jewell Parker Rhodes\, Paradise on Fire
DESCRIPTION:FREE VIRTUAL EVENT: Bookshop welcomes award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes for an online event celebrating her new book\, Paradise on Fire\, a powerful coming-of-age survival tale exploring issues of race\, class\, and climate change. Rhodes will be in-conversation with Samira Ahmed\, author of the new middle grade novel Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds. \nRegister for this free Crowdcast event by clicking here. \nParadise on Fire will be published on September 14th and Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds will be published on September 21st. Both books are available for preorder below. \nAddy is haunted by the tragic fire that killed her parents\, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother. Now\, years later\, Addy’s grandmother has enrolled her in a summer wilderness program. There\, Addy joins five other Black city kids—each with their own troubles—to spend a summer out west. \nDeep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping\, hiking\, rock climbing\, and how to start and safely put out campfires. Most important\, they learn to depend upon each other for companionship and survival. \nBut then comes a devastating forest fire… \nAddy is face-to-face with her destiny and haunting past. Developing her courage and resiliency against the raging fire\, it’s up to Addy to lead her friends to safety. Not all are saved. But remembering her origins and grandmother’s teachings\, she’s able to use street smarts\, wilderness skills\, and her spiritual intuition to survive. \nJewell Parker Rhodes is the author of Ninth Ward\, winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor; Sugar\, winner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; and the New York Times-bestselling Ghost Boys; as well as Bayou Magic; Towers Falling; Black Brother\, Black Brother; and Paradise on Fire. She has written many award-novels for adults\, including\, Magic City\, a novel about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Jewell is the Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at Arizona State University. \nSamira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling author of Love\, Hate\, & Other Filters and Internment. She was born in Bombay\, India\, and has lived in New York\, Chicago\, and Kauai\, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango. She currently resides in the Midwest. Find her online at samiraahmed.com and on Twitter and Instagram @sam_aye_ahm.
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