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BrianKinchenwasathirty-eight-year-oldfatheroffourandseventh-gradeBibleteacherwhoseprofessionalfootballcareerhadbeenoverforthreeyearswhenhereceivedthecallofalifetime.TheNewEnglandPatriotsneededhimtofillinfortheirinjuredlongsnapperfortheremainderofthe2003seasonandtheplayoffs.InthehandsofPulitzerPrize?winnerJeffreyMarx,Brian'sremarkabletruestorybecomesacelebrationoftheresilienceofthehumanspirit.Forallloversofthegameoffootball,TheLongSnapperrevealsthegritandgloryofAmerica'sfavoritesport.
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JanetEvanovichOveradecadeago,JanetEvanovichtossedasideacareerasaromanticnovelistinfavorofawackyworldpopulatedbythugs,crooks,hookers,andacertainsexylittlebountyhunternamedStephaniePlum…andtheworldofmodernmysteryfictionhasn’tbeenthesamesince.BiographyWhenpluckyStephaniePlumlostherjobasalingeriebuyer,shehadlittleotherchoicethantotakeapositionworkingforhercousinVinnie'sbail-bondsofficewhereshe'dspendherdaysandnightshuntingdownfugitives,solvingmysteries,andfallingass-backwardsintoadventure.Cometothinkofit,Ms.PlumhasmorethanalittleincommonwithhercreatorJanetEvanovich.Muchlikethepanty-pushingPlum,EvanovichoncemadehertradeineroticaasaromancenovelistforthetrashyBantamseries"Loveswept."Tiringofthegenreandfindingherselfincreasinglyfixatedoncrime,mystery,andthekindofadventuresshecametolovethroughcomicbookslikeUncleScrooge,shedecidedtoditchsteamystoriesinfavorofoff-the-wallhumorandfeatsofdaring.AsEvanovichsaidonherwebsite,"aftertwelveromancenovelsIranoutofsexualpositionsanddecidedtomoveintothemysterygenre."TheresultingStephaniePlumMysteriesreflectEvanovich'sloveforcomics,toys,shoe-shopping,CheezDoodles,andbeer.Evanovichalsocreatedamemorablecharacterthatsharesmanyoftheauthor'sdistinctivetraits,suchasherself-effacing,dirty-mindedwit.ThePlumMysteries,whileoftenramblingandthinonplot,areneveranythinglessthanentertaining,hilarious,andrefreshingineveryway.StephaniePlummadeherdebutin1994'sOneFortheMoney,inwhichshetrackeddownJoeMorelli,anex-copandmurdersuspectwho'dalsobeenguiltyoftakingStephanie'svirginitywhenshewas18.Thenovel'sslymixofsexinessandchildlikeplayfulnessmadeforasortofyoungadultnovelforadults.Sincethen,thered-hotbountyhunterandacrewofmisfitsthatincludesretiredhookerLula,agingbail-jumperEddieDecooch,andPlum'sownhipstergrannyhaverompedtheirway"throughthenumbers,"establishingEvanovichasoneofthebestandmostinventivewritersof"StrongWoman"mysteriesandguaranteeingheraplaceontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.In2004,Evanovichintroducedasmart,savvynewseriesfeaturingAlexander"Barney"Barnaby,asexyBaltimorecarmechanic,NASCARnut,andamateursleuthwithherownposseofdelightfuleccentrics.She'snotPlum,butshe'sdefinitelyapeach.Hey,whatelsewouldyouexpectfromaJanetEvanovichheroine?GoodToKnowEvanovich'smotorcycle-ridingdaughterAlexhascreatedanonlinecomicaboutherhamstercalled"Batster,"whichhermotherproudlydisplaysonherwebsite.Withepisodeslike"Batstervs.Beerzilla,"it'sclearthatwackinessrunsintheEvanovichgenes.IfyouthinktheStephaniePlumnovelsarezany,waittillyouhearaboutwhatEvanovichwaswritingbeforeshestartedgettingpublished.Assheexplainsonherwebsite,"Thefirststory[Ieverwrote]wasaboutthepornographicadventuresofafairywholivedinasecondratefairyforestinPennsylvania."AlsoKnownAs:SteffieHallHometown:Hanover,NewHampshireDateofBirth:四月22,1943PlaceofBirth:SouthRiver,NewJerseyEducation:B.A.,DouglassCollege,1965Website:http://www.evanovich.com
