Joe Paterno, the legendary Penn State football coach, modeled his life and career after the classic heroes he loved, but in the end his story was a modern tragedy. The most winning coach ever in college football, crafter of The Grand Experiment that put honor and academics above all else, finished his days under the dark cloud of shame and unspeakable scandal. Bestselling writer Jonathan Mahler’s admiring yet honest assessment shows what can happen when a school, and an entire community, falls under the spell of a larger-than-life man who was, in fact, merely mortal. Read an excerpt >>