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John L. Parker Jr.

John L. Parker Jr.
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John L. Parker Jr.

John L. Parker, Jr. has written for Outside, Runner’s World, and numerous other publications. A graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism as well as its College of Law, Parker has been a practicing attorney, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, and editorial director of Running Times magazine. He lives in Gainesville, Florida and Bar Harbor, Maine.

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Again to Carthage is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 28, 2010
Again to Carthage will be released on September 28, 2010 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 28, 2010
Again to Carthage is now available in eBook
Sep 28, 2010
Again to Carthage will be released on September 28, 2010 in eBook
Sep 28, 2010
Once a Runner is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 06, 2010
Once a Runner will be released on April 06, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Apr 06, 2010
Once a Runner is now available in Hardcover
Apr 07, 2009
Once a Runner is now available in eBook
Apr 07, 2009
Once a Runner will be released on April 07, 2009 in Hardcover
Apr 07, 2009
Once a Runner is now available in Hardcover
Apr 07, 2009
Once a Runner will be released on April 07, 2009 in eBook
Apr 07, 2009
Once a Runner is now available in eBook
Apr 07, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Once a Runner
Mar 01, 2009
Once a Runner will be released on April 07, 2009 in Hardcover
Dec 19, 2008
Once a Runner will be released on April 07, 2009 in eBook
Dec 19, 2008

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Five Books with Better Backstories
TheTyee.ca, November 17, 2012
...discuss his career with the CBC's Peter Gzowski in this 1977 interview. 4. Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr. Originally self-published in 1978 and sold out of the trunk of author John L. Parker Jr.'s car at races, Once a Runner has been called by...
“The Runner’s Literary Companion”: A Review
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, January 13, 2013
...300-page anthology ($17 paperback; $4.99 Kindle version), Battista provides a satisfying overview, including excerpts from classics like John L. Parker Jr.’s “Once a Runner” and John Scholz’s “The Winning Bug.” Battista selections are...
Running junkie: 1, Rogue driver: 0
NOLA Live, December 4, 2012
...glance, the entire scenario appears torn out of the middle pages of one of my favorite running novels, John L. Parker, Jr's. "Once A Runner." His post-encounter commentary - with a few minor edits - follows: "Dear Rogue Driver: Thank you for taking the...
Go Beyond the Box Score with Winnacunnet's Cullinane
Seacoast Online, November 21, 2012
...song A: 'Till I Collapse,' by Eminem Q: What's your favorite book? A: 'Once a Runner,' by John L. Parker Jr. Q: What's your favorite subject in school? A: Chemistry Q: What's your least favorite subject in school? A: English Q: What's your most...
Go Beyond the Box Score with Winnacunnet's Cullinane
Hampton Union, November 21, 2012
...song A: 'Till I Collapse,' by Eminem Q: What's your favorite book? A: 'Once a Runner,' by John L. Parker Jr. Q: What's your favorite subject in school? A: Chemistry Q: What's your least favorite subject in school? A: English Q: What's your most...
Five Books with Better Backstories
TheTyee.ca, November 17, 2012
...discuss his career with the CBC's Peter Gzowski in this 1977 interview. 4. Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr. Originally self-published in 1978 and sold out of the trunk of author John L. Parker Jr.'s car at races, Once a Runner has been called by...
Receiving the gift of running knowledge
News Sentinel, October 2, 2012
...with the Champions? by Marc Bloom. No collection of running books is complete without ?Once a Runner? by John L. Parker, Jr. or ?Running with the Buffaloes? by Chris Lear or ?Ultramarathon Man? by Dean Karnazes. There are also books by Jim Ryun and...
Sports Spotlight on Tyler Griffin, a West Linn High cross country runner
Oregonian, September 16, 2012
..."Camping, ping-pong." Music he likes: "Classic rock, alternative." Book that stands out: "Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr." The one thing someone may not know about him: "I love studying science. Biology in particular is my absolute favorite...