Kyle Beachy ve svém debutu obrací narativ o dospívání naruby. Jeho styl je úderný a jedinečný, bez zbytečných kudrlinek, a přesto snadno čtivý. Věnuje se rozkladu amerického města i rodiny, nevyhnutelnému odcizení mezi přáteli a milenci a těžkostem v potlačování základních pudů, to vše protkané baseballovou tematikou. Beachyho psaní je působivé a čtenáře vtáhne do děje.
Perfect for fans of Barbarian Days, this memoir in essays follows one man's decade-long quest to uncover the hidden meaning of skateboarding, and explores how this search led unexpectedly to insights on marriage, love, loss, American invention, and growing old.
Potter Mays retreats immediately after college graduation to the safe house of his childhood home. Each morning his mother makes him eggs just the way he likes them. His father ("not to pressure") promises to help him find a job. His best friend, Stuart, an Independent Thought Contractor working out of his parents' lavish pool house, is willing to serve as a kind of life coach, provided, of course, that Potter pays for his services all summer