The Gift of Stoppage Time [Kindle Edition]

Mark Vincent Lincir (Author)

Book Description

Niko Casey has a secret. But he can't share it with everyone until he is sure that "it" is really happening. When his beloved friend and mentor miraculously gets up after being bedridden for weeks, Niko must spring into action and put together a soccer game as time is running out on his mentor Tomislav's life. 

Niko scrambles around town to collect a colorful cast of characters for the game while battling his own inner demons as he attempts to ingest his second round of the phenomenon known as "the gift of stoppage time."

As if things weren't difficult enough, Tomislav's daughter Angela just arrived in town and is determined to get her dad to a hospital, while Niko tries to get her back into his life. It's a genre-blending inspirational story of redemption and how far friends will go for each other.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It is a quick and entertaining read with all the feel of 'Tuesdays with Morrie' where the philosophies of a dying friend are taught through the world's Beautiful Game. It's a book I would read again to find other nuggets of truths I could add and change in my life."

-- Soccer Newsday

From the Author

This fictional story is set in my hometown of San Pedro, California.

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Product Details

• File Size: 378 KB
• Print Length: 230 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0985127236
• Publisher: Leftback Publishing LLC (April 22, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007WVIPM0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,931 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Clever title for a great book May 31, 2012

By cgrif6

Format:Kindle Edition

This is a moving and heartfelt book about a former soccer player with a chance at redemption. I really connected with the main characters sense of desparation at his last chance to make things right. It was a satisfying read!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant Surprise June 22, 2012

By Robert Enriquez

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

From the title of the book, I expected the story to be about a long drawn out soccer game. The metaphor is brilliant! I found myself immediately identifying with the hero of the story. The writing is so conversational that I felt I was reading the author's personal journal. The story line drew me in and I read the book in one sitting. I won't divulge any details but do encourage you to read the book!

4.0 out of 5 stars IABookReviews.com gave this a 8.0/10.0! May 29, 2013

By Brandon

Format:Kindle Edition

Rating: 8.0/10.0

Review: This book is packed full of emotion. I laughed, cried (dang onions), and felt the loss that is in this book. The story was fantastic, but it did lack some editing and formatting. The formatting did make it hard, at some points, to follow along, but after a while, you could follow along quite nicely. If the formatting and editing was fixed, I would give this book a 9/10 easily. Niko's character is very well developed and I could really understand him. One issue I had with the book was adapting to Tomislav's speaking. Halfway through the book, I realized that English wasn't Tomislav's first language and allowed me to adapt faster.

4.0 out of 5 stars Life metaphor September 2, 2012

By tlucas

Format:Paperback

As a cancer survivor and a soccer coach, the book touched a nerve in me. Overall life lesson is that our lives are never over after a failure and our friends will always be there. Even though you could finish the book in a sitting, it makes you not want to put the book down. Love to see a sequel!! I would give it 5 out of 5 if amazon could fix the damn stars!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read August 17, 2012

By DD

Format:Paperback

The book was brilliantly entertaining and extremely hard to put down. The story was very interesting and the book cover looks marvelous!!! 5/5 stars

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READ! August 11, 2012

By jcas

Format:Paperback

This is the second book I've read from Mark Lincir. It hooked me from the get go. Not horribly long but it was a satisfing and a very entertaining read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure August 9, 2012

By JT Pulliam

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was as inspiring as any book I have ever read. It was true to the soccer culture I grew up in in So Cal. The meassage was overwhelming and so true. I bought another one of his books after reading this one. A must have.

More About the Author

At this moment Mark Vincent Lincir is practicing his Italian with a beautiful, dark-haired bartendress at a tiny lakeside café in Lugano, Switzerland.

As he sips from his sixth double espresso of the rainy afternoon, he entertains her with stories of his second-degree black belt wife, who is sure to show up at any minute.

Lincir is the author How To Get Along With Your Significant Other, The Gift of Stoppage Time, A Soccer Life in Shorts, The World Needs More Belly Rubs and My Heart Attack.