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Writers Present: Bill Walton and his book, "Back from the Dead" on April 10, 2017
Meet Bill Walton in person as he shares his dramatic personal story including his basketball and broadcasting careers, his many setbacks and rebounds, and his ultimate triumph as the toughest of champions. [Walton] scores another basketa deeply personal one. (Kirkus Reviews)
One ticket to this event admits up to two people. Select from these ticket options:
1. A ticket (for up to two people) plus one copy of the paperback edition of Back from the Dead
2. A ticket (for up to two people) plus the audio version of Back from the Dead, narrated by Bill Walton.
3. A ticket (for up to two people) plus one copy of the hardcover edition of Back from the Dead
Seats are limited and additional books will be sold on site.
More about Back from the Dead
An elegiac yet exuberant new memoir (The New York Times Book Review)Bill Waltons New York Times bestselling memoir about his recovery from debilitating physical injury and how lessons from John Wooden at UCLA (and the music of the Grateful Dead) have inspired his darkest hours.
In February 2008, Bill Walton suffered a spinal collapse so devastating he was unable to get up. It was the culmination of a lifetime of injury. Although Walton had played fourteen seasons in the NBA, he actually missed more games than he played during those years due to injury. From the time of his spinal collapse until his eventual recovery, he spent most of three years flat on the ground. The pain was excruciating, and he thought seriously about killing himself. But he survived, and Back from the Dead is the story of his injury and recovery, set in the context of his amazing athletic career.
Walton grew up in southern California in the 1950s and was deeply influenced by the political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s. Although Walton identified strongly with the counterculture, especially in music, the greatest influence on him outside his family was Coach John Wooden, a thoughtful, precise mentor who seemed immune to the turmoil of the times. The two men would speak every day for forty-three years until Woodens death at age ninety-nine.
John Wooden once said that no greatness ever came without sacrifice. In this frequently stirring memoirWaltons love for life and the people and things in itincluding his college coach, John Woodenis infectious. You cant stop reading, or rooting for the man (Publishers Weekly). Back from the Dead shares his dramatic story, including his basketball and broadcasting careers, his many setbacks and rebounds, and his ultimate triumph as the toughest of champions. [Walton] scores another basketa deeply personal one. (Kirkus Reviews)
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LocationNorman P. Murray Community Center (View)
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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