Read for Your Life by Pat Williams

Author:Pat Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.

Reading gives delight, information, stimulation, and ability. The wise crave it, the superficial discourage it, and the stupid neglect it.

—Haddon Robinson, communicator

Amazingly enough, in the first chapter, mention was made of a man named Bill Durney, who just happened to be the general manager of our minor-league team in Miami at that time. Durney had been an associate of Bill Veeck’s in St. Louis—a close friend! When that season ended, I said to Bill Durney, “More than anything in the world, I would like to meet Bill Veeck.” At that time, Veeck was living in retirement in Easton, Maryland, about two hours from my home in Wilmington, Delaware. Through Bill Durney’s friendship, I was able to go to Bill Veeck’s estate in September of that year. Like a starstruck kid, I spent five hours with him—five hours that developed into a twenty-five-year friendship and mentorship. And it all started with that book—Veeck as in Wreck.

I still have that book, by the way. I couldn’t tell you where Pop Warner’s Book for Boys is, but I know exactly where Veeck as in Wreck is. I looked at the price tag the other day: $3.95—for a 400-page-plus hardcover book! And, by the way, Bill Veeck’s signature was in the front of the book when I bought it.

My point is, you never know who you’ll meet when you pick up a book. You may just spend a few hours in another person’s mind, or you may make a friend for life—someone who’ll literally change your life. But if you never pick up the book, you could be missing the adventure of a lifetime.

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