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Tom Cola is the author of Bell Lap. Bell Lap is based on Tom’s life and his struggle to achieve success as a competitive runner. A coming-of-age story, Bell Lap transcends the world of athletics. It speaks to young people trying to navigate the perils and pitfalls of adolescence and to anyone with a dream.

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Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.
Once a Runner
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
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In these autobiographical pages the author delves into his heartbreaking childhood at the mercy of a brutal father and his four years as point guard for the Citadel basketball team through its final losing season. It's a true life coming of age ta" Read more of this review »
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My Losing Season by Pat Conroy
My Losing Season: A Memoir
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As a former collegiate athlete who struggled against superior competition, my experiences bear a striking resemblance to the challenges Conroy faced in his memoir, My Losing Season. The pain that Conroy endured in his failings as a basketball player ...more
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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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“What becomes of the man who has devoted his entire life to a sport that no longer has any use for him? What is left of the person who has defined himself by the very game that has thrown him away?”
― Tom Cola, Bell Lap
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“What becomes of the man who has devoted his entire life to a sport that no longer has any use for him? What is left of the person who has defined himself by the very game that has thrown him away?”
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