Large, heavy book, quality red cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, DJ glossy with color photo of football players cheering on front, four more photos on back,358 pages. DJ and book, both As New.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Educating Dexter

Publisher

Rutledge Hill Press

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

1558531947

ISBN 13

9781558531949

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Football

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Synopsis

The former professional football player with the Washington Redskins discusses the drug addiction that led to his banishment from the National Football League, his struggle to hide his illiteracy, and the spread of such problems in collegiate and professional sports.

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Already famous as a football star with the Washington Redskins, Manley attained an entirely different sort of prominence when he testified before a U.S. Senate committee that, despite having attended Oklahoma State University for four years, he was illiterate. Here, with former Washington Post sportswriter Friend, he offers an autobiography supplemented by contributions from family members, friends, ex-coaches--and fellow addicts, for Manley was a heavy cocaine user, and was banned from football for a year in 1987 after testing positive for drugs. A man with a genius for manipulating others, he compensated for feelings of inadequacy by adopting a boastful, flamboyant persona, he reveals, yet his first-person narrative suggests someone who still lacks insight into his essential nature. Currently drug-free and making great strides towards full literacy, Manley tells the intriguing story of his near-tragic but ultimately hopeful life. The book, however, would have profited from editing of repetitious passages about Manley's substance abuse and marital infidelities.
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