Sports Fact and Book Rec of the Day 12/20/2007

12/20/1997:
Clocked in midair by Bucks forward Andrew Lang and falling awkwardly to the hardwood, right-handed Knicks center Patrick Ewing suffers a broken right wrist late in the first half of tonight's 98-78 loss to Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. The mishap marks the beginning of the end for Ewing in New York. In his lengthy absence, the Knicks will retool their offense, and a player's lockout next fall over a new CBA will further erode his conditioning and skill level. In 2000, he'll be traded to Seattle.

Birthdays:
Bob Hayes b. 1942
Bill Clement b. 1950
Trent Tucker b. 1959
Rich Gannon b. 1965
Aubrey Huff b. 1976

A perfect pick for book lovers and book clubbers. The History of Love is the title of Krauss’s main character’s lost novel. That book is the thread that ties many disparate people together. How they all find one another and unravel their connections lends complexity and depth to this short, moving novel. The Washington Post says, “No one must rob you of the chance to experience Nicole Krauss’s new novel in all its beautiful confusion.”

THE HISTORY OF LOVE: A NOVEL, by Nicole Krauss (W.W. Norton & Company, 2005)

Krauss is married to Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything Is Illuminated.