{"product_id":"playing-hurt-john-saunders-9780306824739","title":"Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor the first time ever, the popular late host of ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Sports Reporters \u003c\/i\u003eand ABC's college football openly discusses a lifelong battle with depression.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During his three decades on ESPN and ABC, John Saunders became one of the nation's most respected and beloved sportscasters. In this moving, jarring, and ultimately inspiring memoir, Saunders discusses his troubled childhood, the traumatic brain injury he suffered in 2011, and the severe depression that nearly cost him his life. As Saunders writes, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Playing Hurt \u003ci\u003eis not an autobiography of a sports celebrity but a memoir of a man facing his own mental illness, and emerging better off for the effort. I will take you into the heart of my struggle with depression, including insights into some of its causes, its consequences, and its treatments. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I invite you behind the facade of my apparently \"perfect\" life as a sportscaster, with a wonderful wife and two healthy, happy adult daughters. I have a lot to be thankful for, and I am truly grateful. But none of these things can protect me or anyone else from the disease of depression and its potentially lethal effects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mine is a rare story: that of a black man in the sports industry openly grappling with depression. I will share the good, the bad, and the ugly, including the lengths I've gone to to conceal my private life from the public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So why write a book? Because I want to end the pain and heartache that comes from leading a double life. I also want to reach out to the millions of people, especially men, who think they're alone and can't ask for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Saunders died suddenly on August 10, 2016, from an enlarged heart, diabetes, and other complications. This book is his ultimate act of generosity to help those who suffer from mental illness, and those who love them.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Saunders, John U. Bacon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306824736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306824739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 40","brand":"John Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46383853994239,"sku":"9780306824739","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcf29c8d-93c6-4819-9478-dfff5d52ab6d.jpg?v=1733281873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-hurt-john-saunders-9780306824739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}