• Rules for Becoming a Legend

  • A Novel
  • By: Timothy S. Lane
  • Narrated by: Bryan Langlitz
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Rules for Becoming a Legend

By: Timothy S. Lane
Narrated by: Bryan Langlitz
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Publisher's summary

Jimmy “Kamikaze” Kirkus is a basketball star, destined for a legendary future in the NBA. At the age of five, he can make nine shots in a row. By high school, he’s got his own Sports Illustrated profile. To the citizens of Columbia City, it seems like he was born for the sport.

But Jimmy soon confronts the “Kirkus curse” when tragedies begin to emerge. Not even basketball can save him from his family’s sorrow-filled past.. His eventual defeat on the court echoes another disastrous legacy: Jimmy’s father, Todd “Freight Train” Kirkus - who had also dreamed of basketball stardom - was forced to give up his dream for a life defined by the curse of his name. Can Jimmy find a way to end this cycle of tragedy?

Like Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding and Friday Night Lights (the book and cult television show), Timothy Lane’s debut novel uses the lens of basketball to understand family, community, and - ultimately - hope. Populated with complex, compelling characters, Rules for Becoming a Legend is proof that every hero is human, and sometimes triumph is borne from tragedy.

©2014 Timothy S. Lane (P)2014 Penguin Audio

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Hang in there!

This story started a little slow in the very beginning as you get the hang of the time jumps from present to past to recent past and back, but it quickly picks up and becomes very intriguing. A great book!!!!!

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