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The truth about Aaron : my journey to understand my brother, Jonathan Hernandez with Lars Anderson

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To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar. A standout at the University of Florida, he helped the Gators win the national title in 2008. He was drafted by the New England Patriots, and in his second season with the team, he and Rob Gronkowski set records for combined touchdowns and yardage. In 2012, along with Tom Brady, they led New England to Super Bowl XLVI. But Aaron's NFL career ended as quickly as it began. On June 26, 2013, he was arrested at his home, charged with the murder of acquaintance Odin Lloyd, and released by the Patriots. On May 15, 2014, while on trial for Lloyd's murder, Aaron was indicted for two more murders. Convicted in the Lloyd case, Aaron Hernandez died by suicide in his jail cell. He was twenty-seven years old. In this clear-eyed, emotionally devasting biography, also a memoir of family and football and true crime, Jonathan Hernandez finally tells the previously unknown story of a man no one fully undestood. Jonathan draws on his own recollections as well as other sources to give us a full portrait of the star athlete and troubled young man who would be convicted of murder, and the darkness that consumed him for the entirety of his short life. Refusing to portray Aaron as a victim, Jonathan speaks openly about his brother's talent, his sexuality, his crimes and incarceration, and the devastating condition--chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE--that ravaged his brain until his death. Filled with headline-making revelations, "The truth about Aaron" is a shocking and moving account of promise, tragedy, and loss-- as told by the person who knew Aaron better than anyone else
Language
eng
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First edition.
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x, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
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9780062872715
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The truth about Aaron : my journey to understand my brother
Title
The truth about Aaron
Title remainder
my journey to understand my brother
Statement of responsibility
Jonathan Hernandez with Lars Anderson
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Language
eng
Summary
To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar. A standout at the University of Florida, he helped the Gators win the national title in 2008. He was drafted by the New England Patriots, and in his second season with the team, he and Rob Gronkowski set records for combined touchdowns and yardage. In 2012, along with Tom Brady, they led New England to Super Bowl XLVI. But Aaron's NFL career ended as quickly as it began. On June 26, 2013, he was arrested at his home, charged with the murder of acquaintance Odin Lloyd, and released by the Patriots. On May 15, 2014, while on trial for Lloyd's murder, Aaron was indicted for two more murders. Convicted in the Lloyd case, Aaron Hernandez died by suicide in his jail cell. He was twenty-seven years old. In this clear-eyed, emotionally devasting biography, also a memoir of family and football and true crime, Jonathan Hernandez finally tells the previously unknown story of a man no one fully undestood. Jonathan draws on his own recollections as well as other sources to give us a full portrait of the star athlete and troubled young man who would be convicted of murder, and the darkness that consumed him for the entirety of his short life. Refusing to portray Aaron as a victim, Jonathan speaks openly about his brother's talent, his sexuality, his crimes and incarceration, and the devastating condition--chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE--that ravaged his brain until his death. Filled with headline-making revelations, "The truth about Aaron" is a shocking and moving account of promise, tragedy, and loss-- as told by the person who knew Aaron better than anyone else
Biography type
individual biography
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NjBwBT
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Hernandez, Jonathan
Dewey number
  • 796.332092
  • B
Illustrations
  • plates
  • photographs
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV939.H466
LC item number
H46 2018
Literary form
non fiction
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Anderson, Lars
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  • Hernandez, Aaron
  • Hernandez, Jonathan
  • Football players
  • Brothers
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The truth about Aaron : my journey to understand my brother, Jonathan Hernandez with Lars Anderson
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volume
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rdacarrier
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  • still image
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  • txt
  • sti
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  • rdacontent
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Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062872715
Lccn
bl2018168072
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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color photographs
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(OCoLC)on1057714084
Label
The truth about Aaron : my journey to understand my brother, Jonathan Hernandez with Lars Anderson
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
x, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780062872715
Lccn
bl2018168072
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color photographs
System control number
(OCoLC)on1057714084

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