{"product_id":"david-lazar-a-novel-paperback","title":"DAVID LAZAR: A Novel  (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Kalich blurs the lines between memoir and fiction to tell a timeless story of love and redemption, with a dash of noir.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   David Lazar is a born and bred New Yorker reflecting on the arc of his life as he composes his memoir. Filled with colorful New York Characters—childhood friends, business mentors, wealthy associates, organized crime figures, celebrities and sports stars—and told by a complex and compelling narrator, the city from the 1950s up to the present comes alive. The Big Apple is Lazar’s cradle and his cauldron, and a life like Lazar’s is unique to New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   A professional sports gambler, Lazar is haunted by the immoral nature of the very work that made him rich. His innermost being is shaken as he reimagines the dehumanizing nature of his work and former life. Did he sell his soul to make it? Is there redemption for wealth based on corruption and violence? If he is completely honest, does he risk losing what he cherishes the most: the love and respect of his wife and son? Lazar has a decision to make. This is the story of a perilous journey into the soul of a man who risks losing far more than he’s ever won.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e   Welcome to the world of \u003cem\u003eDavid Lazar\u003c\/em\u003e, the world of doubt and self-doubt, where life is lived as a novel and a novel is truer than life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Alan Kalich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1937- ) is an American writer and author. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Handicapper: A Novel About Obsessive Gambling, \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 1981 by Crown Publishing. The book became a national best-seller and garnered critical praise and was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club. His second novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Investigation of Ariel Warning,\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2012. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKalich was born in and lives in New York City. He co-founded a film and theatrical production company called The Kalich Organization with his twin brother Richard Kalich, who is also a published author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs an avid sports enthusiast, Kalich has also compiled rating handbooks on players in professional basketball and baseball.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In eloquent prose Robert Kalich launches a brilliant novel, one most \u003c\/span\u003eassuredly to become a best seller. Highly recommended.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Awesome honesty, pacing and reflection. The best book I’ve read in a \u003c\/span\u003elong while.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Susan Braudy, Pulitzer Prize Nominee, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKick Kennedy’s Secret Diary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “If David Lazar were a song, it could only be sung by Frank Sinatra. As \u003c\/span\u003ea book, it could only have been written by Robert Kalich. If it’s true\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat we’re all reduced to stories, Kalich has told one helluva one! Enjoy \u003c\/span\u003ethe ride.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eTim O’mara, author of the \u003cem\u003eRaymond Donne Mystery Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “In the hands of a vivid and cinematic storyteller, David Lazar’s winter-of-\u003c\/span\u003elife soul search becomes an addictive journey, leaving the reader to\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewonder just how much Kalich has blurred the lines between memoir \u003c\/span\u003eand fiction.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Tintori, author of Unto the Daughters\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Legacy of an Honor Killing in a Sicilian-American Family\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “David Lazar is a gripping story of choices and their consequences. It’s \u003c\/span\u003eworth the journey.’’\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eIra Berkowitz, Shamus Award-winning author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe Jackson Steeg Mystery Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “A truly disturbing look into the mind of a guy who could live next \u003c\/span\u003edoor—if you happen to live next door to a professional gambler who\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworks with mobsters and wealthy businessmen and just happens to be \u003c\/span\u003ethe best college basketball handicapper in the business.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Wishnia, author of \u003cem\u003e23 Shades of Black\u003c\/em\u003e, a\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003end editor of \u003cem\u003eJewish Noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “David Lazar is a refreshingly unabashed narrator, and his memory \u003c\/span\u003elane is populated by characters who are, well . . . \u003cem\u003echaracters\u003c\/em\u003e! 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