[bksvol-discuss] Book Submitted in January
- From: "Diane Scalzi" <dscalzi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:25:11 -0500
Hi Everyone,
Thank you to all of you who responded to my test message, and, yes, I did
receive my copy as well. John Glass, if you read this, special thanks to
you for fixing my email address.
On January 15, I submitted Steve Tasker's Tales of the Buffalo Bills by
Steve Tasker and Scott Pitoniak. (I notice the system reversed the names.
I uploaded the book before I saw the messages discussing this problem.) It
is a light read and I think a good scan. However, I was not aware of the
need to remove page headers but retain page numbers. I wonder if it would
be better to set K1000 to ignore headers and footers, but then it would seem
that the page numbers might go away, too. Please let me know what you
think.
There are also some pages with photographs where the captions break up
sentences. (I would welcome any suggestions for editing books so the
captions can come after the complete sentences. I left it alone because I
didn't know the legal ramifications of making such changes.) Here is the
book jacket info.
A few days after becoming head coach of the Buffalo Bills midway through the
1986 season, Marv Levy made his first personnel decision, claiming Houston
Oilers reserve wide receiver Steve Tasker off the waiver wire. It seemed
like an afterthought at the time, but in retrospect, proved to be one of
Levy's most prescient moves.
Over the next 11 seasons, the diminutive 5-foot-9, 175- pound Tasker was a
huge contributor as the Bills strung together an unprecedented four
consecutive Super Bowl appearances in the early 1990s. Along the way, Tasker
earned seven invitations to the Pro Bowl, and during the National Football
League's 75th anniversary celebration, he was named the greatest special
teams player of all-time.
In Steve Tasker's Tales from the Buffalo Bills, the football star turned
network television analyst takes a behind-the- scenes look at the
franchise's most glorious era.
With the assistance of award-winning sports columnist and author Scott
Pitoniak, Tasker provides readers with insightful vignettes of colorful
Bills personalities such as Levy, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas,
and Ralph Wilson.
He details the euphoria following the Bills' miraculous comeback from a
32-point deficit against the Houston Oilers in that 1993 Wildcard game, and
the devastation after Scott Norwood's kick sailed wide right in Super Bowl
XXV.
There are humorous moments-like the time Ray Bentley nailed Fred Smerlas'
cleats to the locker room floor- and the time Hall of Fame coach Hank Stram
mistook Tasker for a caddie. And there are poignant moments-like the morning
Levy told his players he had to take a leave of absence to undergo surgery
for the removal of his cancerous prostate.
CONTINUED ON BACK FLAP
CONTINUED FROM FRONT FLAP
Tasker takes the reader inside the helmet of NFL players, describing for
them the deadly efficiency of the Bills' no- huddle offense ("There were
times when we felt like we were unstoppable") and the effects of a jarring
hit ("It's like being in a violent car wreck").
I hope someone will be willing to validate this book. If you aren't up to
making the formatting changes, I guess you can reject it and I can fix it.
I have the book, so can answer any questions you may have. Thanks for all
you do. I really enjoy reading your posts, and have learned a lot already.
Diane Scalzi, WI8K
email: wi8k@xxxxxxxx
phone: (586) 337-5226
address: 21621 Briarcliff, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082
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