{"product_id":"saved","title":"Saved: How Goaltending Made Me a Better Person","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n \u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#tab1\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n \u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"tab1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBidini’s mid-life leap into goaltending is part sports memoir, part self-help manual, and all meditation on what it means to strap on the pads in your 50s. 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