From Brooks Mendell
Beaverball
A (Winning) Season With The Mit Baseball Team
“How did this team – known more for its SAT scores than its batting average – achieve beyond expectations?” Beaverball details the story of a remarkable team of unlikely winners. Coached by a former Marine Reservist, the team learns to overcome adversity on and off the field. The story reminds us of the impact that coaches, parents, and teachers have on developing our values, human potential, and leadership skills.
While the “analytical” MIT players were often outmatched by superior athletes and stronger programs, they were able – on occasion – to win the big games.
If you love baseball, or want to be inspired, this book is for you.
Featured Events
| Dec. 17 | | La Jolla, CA, La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club meeting, La Jolla Shores Hotel - 6:55am, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball with club members. |
| Dec. 17 | | Del Mar, CA, Del Mar Rotary Club meeting, St. Peter's Episcopal Church - 12:00pm, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball with club members. |
| Nov. 15 | | Virginia Beach, VA, Simon Family Jewish Community Center, Festival of Jewish Books & Authors - 5:00pm. Brooks will be discussing Beaverball followed by a book signing. |
| Nov. 12 | | Atlanta, GA, 18th Annual Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Zaban Park Campus, 5342 Tilly Mill Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 - 11:00am, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball followed by a book signing. |
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Brooks Discusses Beaverball
Book Introduction
“With its 24-hour libraries and ever-humming laboratories, MIT can seem cold, impersonal, and intimidating. An intellectual boot camp, the Institute takes satisfaction in the often repeated analogy that learning at MIT is like trying to sip water from an unthrottled fire hose...”
Read the Introduction (pdf)
Listen to Brooks Talk About Beaverball
Mary Kay Mitchell, the host of WUGA's “The Good Read,” interviews Brooks
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In The News
La Jolla, CA
La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club meeting, La Jolla Shores Hotel – 6:55am, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball with club members.
Del Mar, CA
Del Mar Rotary Club meeting, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church – 12:00pm, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball with club members.
Virginia Beach, VA
Simon Family Jewish Community Center, Festival of Jewish Books & Authors – 5:00pm. Brooks will be discussing Beaverball followed by a book signing.
Atlanta, GA
18th Annual Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Zaban Park Campus, 5342 Tilly Mill Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 - 11:00am, Brooks will be discussing Beaverball followed by a book signing.
Ann Arbor, MI
“Baseball Night” at the Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw County’s Annual Ann Arbor Jewish Book Festival - 7:30pm. Brooks will be discussing Beaverball and will be joined by Pulitzer prize-winning sports reporter and columnist Ira Berkow.
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