{"product_id":"boy-in-the-mirror-an-athletic-directors-struggle-to-survive-sexual-abuse-as-a-child-9781734668308","title":"Boy in the Mirror: An Athletic Director's Struggle to Survive Sexual Abuse as a Child","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoy in the Mirror: An Athletic Director's Struggle to Survive Sexual Abuse as a Child\u003c\/strong\u003e by Welch, Bob. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781734668308.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an associate athletic director for 20 years, Jim Bartko helped drive the University of Oregons innovative athletic program to unprecedented levels of success. Among his key responsibilities? Being a liaison to super donor Phil Knight. Meanwhile, though, he harbored a secret that nobody knew but two other people — his best friend and the Catholic priest who sexually abused them both when they were children. When, after forty-four years, Bartko finally went public with his story, he was lauded for his courage by many, particularly those who’d experienced childhood sexual abuse themselves. But within a year he’d lost his job as athletic director at Fresno State and been served with divorce papers. Bartko’s story is one of tragedy and triumph. “Boy in the Mirror” is a rare, heartfelt, timely memoir that breaks new ground on a subject that’s shaming such stalwart institutes as the Roman Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America. And as much as the sports-loving author regrets his past, he has emerged on the national scene as an advocate for those who’ve lived through the same pain he has, reminding readers: “I bat last.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"James A. Bartko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44679385546805,"sku":"ByrdShop_173466830X","price":29.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_173466830X_6c7a6b6b-172b-4207-a952-600dc88e9e04.jpg?v=1778688767","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/boy-in-the-mirror-an-athletic-directors-struggle-to-survive-sexual-abuse-as-a-child-9781734668308","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}