{"product_id":"god-on-the-starting-line-marc-bloom-9781891369742","title":"God on the Starting Line: The Triumph of a Catholic School Running Team and Its Jewish Coach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It captures the deeper joy of watching young athletes embrace unfashionable ideals of commitment, sacrifice, courage, and faith.\"--\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marc Bloom coaches as every coach in the sport should. I recommend this book without reservation. Read it, commit it to memory, and you will be better for it.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Track \u0026amp; Field\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"At its core a spiritual book. It will inspire the reader who values small works of goodness and the courage to face big challenges.\"--\u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"More than a story of different religions, Jewish and Catholic, meeting on the cross-country course. There is an even more eternal struggle: old versus new. Bloom preaches the value of pain, hard work, suffering, and delayed gratification. His cross-country kids are, well, kids. They want to have fun, chase girls, and enjoy the loosey-goosey life. In Bloom's inspiring tale, both coach and kids learn surprising lessons from each other.\"--Amby Burfoot, executive editor of \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarc Bloom, an observant Jew, winds up the coach of a local Catholic high school cross-country team. The common ground he finds between the two faiths helps to propel his team to a state championship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarc Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning journalist, is a features writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1891369741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891369742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Breakaway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.06w x 0.68d","brand":"Marc Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075113152767,"sku":"9781891369742","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9762434-f14f-4206-b958-f8193e59ad97.jpg?v=1685457682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-on-the-starting-line-marc-bloom-9781891369742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}