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GET LIT: Win a copy of Harry the K
Running Press, 336 pp., $24.95, March 9 Good morning, sports fans! For Monday's edition of Book Quarterly Trivia Week, we thought it proper to pay tribute to the late, great Harry Kalas, who'll be sorely missed today for the Phillies' Opening Day game against the Nationals. We're giving away a copy of Randy Miller's brand-new Harry the K: The Remarkable Life of Harry Kalas, which starts off solid with a foreword by Mike Schmidt and a special intro by Ryan Howard. Here's what our critic Andrew Milner had to say about the book in this week's City Paper: Coming out less than a year after Harry Kalas died in a Washington broadcast booth, Harry the K is anything but a hagiography. Phillies beat writer Randy Miller expounds upon Kalas' "lifelong addictions — alcohol, cigarettes and carousing"; his taking up with eventual second wife Eileen while still married to his first; and the disintegration of his friendship with colleague Chris Wheeler. The biography also details Harry's declining health in his final months;he'd already suffered a"'silent' heart attack" months before calling the last pitch of the 2008 World Series. ... In the end, loyal fans would rather remember Harry for kinder moments — like providing personalized voice-overs for fans' answering machines — and acts of generosity. To win a copy, answer this trivia question:
GET LIT: Win a copy of Harry the K
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| Running Press, 336 pp., $24.95, March 9 |
Coming out less than a year after Harry Kalas died in a Washington broadcast booth, Harry the K is anything but a hagiography. Phillies beat writer Randy Miller expounds upon Kalas' "lifelong addictions — alcohol, cigarettes and carousing"; his taking up with eventual second wife Eileen while still married to his first; and the disintegration of his friendship with colleague Chris Wheeler. The biography also details Harry's declining health in his final months;he'd already suffered a"'silent' heart attack" months before calling the last pitch of the 2008 World Series. ... In the end, loyal fans would rather remember Harry for kinder moments — like providing personalized voice-overs for fans' answering machines — and acts of generosity.To win a copy, answer this trivia question:
In what year was Harry Kalas inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?
E-mail carolyn.huckabay@citypaper.net for a chance to win; and check back this afternoon for another sports-related giveaway.
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