To Absent FriendsThe Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter salutes notables from the sports world--including Babe Ruth, Joe Louis, and Jim Thorpe--and celebrates such personalities as Damon Runyon and James Thurber. |
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SOCIETY KID | 3 |
BILL CANE AND GAYLE TALBOT | 14 |
LOVE IN THE BARN | 27 |
Copyright | |
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