Please join us on Thursday, Dec. 8 @7pm to hear about the candid and compelling sports memoir, QB: My Life Behind the Spiral which chronicles the personal life and legendary football career of Steve Young. Co-Author Jeff Benedict will discuss the book. Signed books for sale -- makes a great holiday gift and benefits Wilton Library. No charge for Author Talk
Steve Young produced some of the most memorable moments in NFL history. 'The Run” – his electrifying 49-yard game-winning touchdown against Minnesota. 'The Catch II” – his last-second touchdown strike to Terrell Owens to beat Green Bay in the playoffs. Then there was his record-setting, six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX. But Young’s most impressive victories were personal ones that were won off the field when no one was watching.
Young’s quest – both in football and in life – was always more about grit than anything. His 'get it done' mentality brought MVP awards and Super Bowl championships to San Francisco. As an author, he gives readers the sense of being inside his helmet while he runs through opponents both on and off the field.
Jeff Benedict is a New York Times best selling author, a special features writer for Sports Illustrated, and a television and film producer. He has written fifteen books on topics ranging from violence against women to a deadly E. coli outbreak to the discovery of a 10,000-year-0ld skeleton in North America. He has also written for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and his stories have been the basis of segments on 60 Minutes, 20/20, 48 Hours, Good Morning America, and the Discovery Channel.
Q&A will follow the talk. No charge. Registration highly recommended. To register, please click on the Sign Up button below or call 203-762-6334. Books pre-signed by Steve Young and then signed by Jeff Benedict will be available for purchase. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton.
Register here: http://www.libraryinsight.com/eventSignUpW.asp?jx=si&lmx=890042&bpx=&rea=
