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Randy Richardson

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The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Thriller, Sports

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An accomplished attorney and award-winning journalist, Randy Richardson is the founding member and president of the Chicago Writers Association. His latest novel, "Havana Hangover," earned recognition as a 2023 Finalist for the Kindle Book Awards and the BestThrillers.com Book Awards and a Bronze Medalist in the Reader Views Reviewer鈥檚 Choice Awards. With two more novels, "Cheeseland" and "Lost in the Ivy," plus a coauthored nonfiction work titled "Cubsessions," Randy's influence spans genres. His essays grace anthologies like "Chicken Soup for the Father and Son Soul" and "Cubbie Blues," and literary journals such as Hypertext and Memory House. The first male recipient of the National Federation of Press Women鈥檚 Communicator of Achievement ...more

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Chronicles of a Little League coach: A story told in 6 innings

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The six essays that follow are for my son, Tyler. Not for the 14-year-old high school freshman he is today. But for who he will be someday in the future. Maybe for the day he becomes a father, if that day should ever come. But for someday when he might appreciate them. When he might understand why I wrote them for him.

Why six? Because that鈥檚 the length of an intermediate Little League

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Average rating: 4.06 · 282 ratings · 100 reviews · 7 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Cheeseland 3.93 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be There Now: Travel Stories from Around the World by Mike O'Mary (欧宝娱乐 Author), Julie Rand (Editor), Lynn Pinkerton (Contributor) 3.59 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Havana Hangover 4.68 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in the Ivy 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cubsessions: Famous Fans of Chicago's North Side Baseball Team & Their Stories of Pain, Loyalty, Hope and (Finally) Joy by Becky Sarwate (欧宝娱乐 Author), Randy Richardson (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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