The 60-Year Dash: From a Psych Ward to City Hall, to the New York Mets and the New York Islanders, to Broke and Bent But Never Broken, t

by James Nagourney

"The 60-Year Dash" is the unlikely story of a man who has lived many successful lives. Jim Nagourney begins his tale as a 17-year-old in a padded cell, constrained by a straitjacket, in a psychiatric hospital, a victim of depression. He lives the sub-title of his book; "From a Psych Ward to City Hall, to New York Mets, to New York Islanders, to Broke and Bent, But Never Broken, to Parkinson's and Worse, Laughing and Fighting All the Way."Vowing to ignore depression's crippling effects, and with no formal education beyond high school, he took his sense of humor and grit to work as the lowest of municipal clerks, in eight years rising to city manager, then higher. His skills attract attention, leading to a long, multi-faceted career in professional sports, first as Vice President of the Mets. Hungry for new adventures, he makes a risky business investment and goes bankrupt. All is lost except his work ethic, humor, and optimism. Beginning with a series of menial jobs, he claws his way back. At 67, the comfortable retirement he has earned is interrupted by a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. He battles it to a standoff, only later to be diagnosed with a rare complication, the treatment of which puts him into a coma and a fight for his life. One hundred days later, he amazes his doctors by walking out of the hospital on his own two feet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B093RRNNY6
• ISBN13: 9798745421808
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"