----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Robison" <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> To: <
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, December
21, 2004 7:06 AM Subject: RARA-AVIS: What Makes Sammy
Run?
>
> I was in the Dollar store a few days ago and saw
a
> title that I've seen mentioned here and only one
other
> place, WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? I opened it up and if
I
> recall correctly, it was copyrighted in 1950.
What's
> the story on this book? Is it any good? I
can't
> remember the author's name, but I wasn't familiar
with
> him either. This book was also referred to in one
of
> the essays in TOUGH GUY WRITERS OF THE
THIRTIES.
>
> They had another old Matheson novel that would
fall
> within the scope of rara-avis. I can't remember
the
> exact title (not his I AM LEGEND) but I
remember
> thinking that it must be the one he said was
ripped
> off for The Fugitive show.
>
> Both books were new hardbacks, a dollar
each.
>
> Thanks, miker
>
>
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