Life is not a spectator sport

About the Book

After a lifetime of adventure, award-winning writer Bob Cox tells his own thrilling life story. Travel with him from Santa Monica, to rural Idaho, to a stretch in Japan with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, befort he settles in Southern California. Enjoy with him a passion for skiing and the joys of writing about the winter sport, mostly in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Experience with him the challenges of teaching elementary and middle school classes, as well as his transition to school administration, capped by a year as Interim Superintendent for a small school district. Share his joy of playing and coaching sports, and raising three kids. Fight the challenges of addiction and cancer with him in this first-person story.

About the Author

Bob Cox has written thousands of columns and stories but this is his first book. He shares his love for journalism and sports, as well as teaching. From the Navy, to newspapers and the classroom, he tells of his triumphs and travails.