Just because growing up is brutal and crushing, doesn't mean it can't be fun. Realistic and moving, the saga of a spirited, potentially world-class high school half-miler is interwoven with colorful vignettes and amazingly detailed childhood reflections, one long day in a sleep psychiatrist's office. Dr. Vanetta senses there's a reason Charles a 38 year old executive, sleeps only four hours a night - and it isn't physical. The doctor cancels the scheduled sleep lab and explores a history in which his exceptional patient is kidnapped by thugs, chased by gangs and set up by a football coach intent on serious injury. Later, Charles spars cavalierly with an undermining track coach while secretly fighting a disintegrating knee. On the lighter side, he organizes swimming parties in a leech-infested swamp; has a whimsical running battle with a school principal for repeatedly mangling bullies; and at age ten, he's taught everything there is to know about business by a Jewish neighbor...

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