MICHAEL OHER - I Beat the Odds

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Adult Event

Start: 02/15/2012 7:00 pm

Football Star
& New York Times Bestselling Author
MICHAEL OHER
will sign
I Beat the Odds:
From Homelessness,
to The Blind Side, and Beyond

PLEASE NOTE: This event is a SIGNING ONLY. In order to join the signing line you must purchase a paperback edition of I Beat the Odds from BookPeople. Oher will sign only his books at this event.

The football star made famous in the hit book and film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher shares his personal account of his story, in this inspirational New York Times bestseller.

Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael talks about the goals he had to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. With his adoptive family, the Touhys, and other influential people in mind, he describes the absolute necessity of seeking out positive role models and good friends who share the same values to achieve one's dreams. Sharing untold stories of heartache, determination, courage, and love, I Beat the Odds is an incredibly rousing tale of one young man's quest to achieve the American dream.

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