Some Days You Get the Bear.pdf

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1、LAWRENCEBLOCKSOMEDAYSYOUGETTHEBEARForALICETURNERwhoseuncommonabilitiesasreaderandeditorarematchedonlybyhertalentforfriendship(Well,kiddo?How’sthatforabjectflattery?Andwherewillitgetme?)ContentsIntroduction11BytheDawn’sEarlyLight15ClevelandinMyDreams34SomeThing

2、saManMustDo45AnswerstoSoldier58GoodfortheSoul74TheEhrengrafAlternative89SomedayI’llPlantMoreWalnutTrees105TheBurglarWhoDroppedInonElvis122AsGoodAsaRest137DeathWish147TheMercifulAngelofDeath157TheTulsaExperience171SomeDaysYouGettheBear183PassportinOrder201Somet

3、hingtoRememberYouBy209Hilliard’sCeremony218TheEhrengrafNostrum240LikeaBugonaWindshield254ABlowforFreedom271HowWouldYouLikeIt?283Batman’sHelpers288AcknowledgmentsPraiseOtherBooksbyLawrenceBlockCoverCopyrightAboutthePublisherINTRODUCTIONhortstoriesshouldspeakfor

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6、fthestoryovertheyears.Iwasunsureatfirstwhetherornottoincludetheminthepresentcollection.Theyareearlyefforts,andstrikemeaslessfinelywroughtthanlaterwork.ButwhatthehelldoIknow?IdecidedatlengththatI’membarrassednotsomuchbythestoriesasbytherecollectionoftheimpossib

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8、storytokeepapromise.SomeyearspreviouslyBobRandisihadtoldmeofaproposalhewascirculatingforananthologyoforiginalprivateeyestories.Ifhefoundapub-lisher,wouldIfurnishastoryaboutmydetect