{"product_id":"9780399158155","title":"Wherever I Wind Up","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBall Four\u003c\/i\u003e as Mets  knuckleballer R.A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight  in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as  articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport-and  proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into  baseball and a career unlike any other. Fourteen years ago, Dickey was  a heralded No. 1 draft choice of the Texas Rangers, only to have an  $810,000 signing bonus, and his lifelong dream, ripped away by an X- ray-and the discovery that he did not have an ulna collateral ligament  in his right elbow. Five years ago, he gave up a record six home runs  in three innings to the Detroit Tigers-and was effectively consigned to  the baseball scrap heap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSustained by his profound Christian faith, the love of his wife and  children, and a relentless quest for self-awareness and authenticity,  the immensely likable Dickey details his transformation from a reckless, risk-taking loner to a grounded, life- affirming big  leaguer. He emerged as one of the premier pitchers in the National  League in 2010-and the knuckleballing embodiment of the wonders that  perseverance and human wisdom can produce. Dickey views his story as  one of redemption. Readers will come to see it as something more-a  uniquely American story of beating back demons, listening to your  heart, and overcoming extraordinary odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"R.A. Dickey","offers":[{"title":"Hardback \/ Sports Bio","offer_id":54462940545248,"sku":null,"price":17.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/511Y7VIgSmL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1787766530","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780399158155","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}