Making Men, by Ben Jacobs, the author of Overtime, gives boys the tools they will need to become men of substance. A touching and honest story, Making Men addresses the dysfunction in the father-son relationship.
Making Men, set in the ultra-competitive world of Texas high school football, is a true story about a code of conduct that Jacobs and the boys that he coaches try to live by. A love story, a journey from wounded child to becoming a man, Making Men embraces the fragility of the human spirit.
Jacobs, who is a high school football coach, shares his deepest emotions. He is obsessed with the dream of creating men built for others. Jacobs dream encounters many fascinating people:
Justin Warren, a college football player with a heart of gold, who survives one of the most terrifying experiences any young man could have Yuriel Wallenstein, a survivor of the Holocaust Olivia Williams, a successful business executive, whose faith draws her out of extreme wealth into being a teacher
Every high school across the nation should have Making Men. Ben saves lives. NEIL STRATTON, INSIDE THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT
عن المؤلف
Ben Jacobs was born in Austin, Texas. For the past fifteen years, he has taught and coached in Texas public schools. Coach Jacobs has coached many successful football teams, highlighted by a 10–3 run with the Austin Reagan Raiders in 2002. Although Coach Jacobs is highly competitive and wants to win every game that he coaches, his real mission is to win at the game of life. He wants the boys that he coaches to blossom into men of substance. Making Men is a book about overcoming adversity and learning how to be a real man. Making Men is a story that coaches, athletes, and others can identify with. Ben Jacobs lives in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit his website at www.benjacobsovertime.com.
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