{"product_id":"seeking-kenny-a-wrestlers-journey-paperback","title":"Seeking Kenny: A Wrestler's Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Copperman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenny Cox devoted his life to wrestling: winning ten Oregon championships in collegiate, freestyle, and Greco-Roman and five junior national championships. But when his college career came to a close, Cox realized he wasn't sure who he was or how to go about living his life. A few years later, he walked from Oregon to Mexico and back, and upon his return, sold his house and flew to Kauai, where he ventured deep into the wilderness and survived seventy days without supplies. Just weeks after reemerging from the wild, he died at the age of thirty-one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Copperman considers the life and untimely death of Cox, reconstructing memories of his former training partner with the help of Cox's family, friends, fans, and fellow wrestlers. \u003ci\u003eSeeking Kenny\u003c\/i\u003e is, in part, an ode to a storied athlete. But it's also a cautionary tale about the mental and bodily extremes Cox demanded for his achievements. Copperman asks what it means to live past one's \"glory days,\" and what roles loss, grief, faith, and memory play when athletes leave pieces of themselves behind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Copperman\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eTeacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta\u003c\/i\u003e. Copperman lives in Lansing, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716658278649,"sku":"9781685970772","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7Nz1dIbShy9781685970772.webp?v=1785070406","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/seeking-kenny-a-wrestlers-journey-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}