Run at Destruction by Lynda Drews
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- Pub. Date: August 2009
- 370pp
- Sales Rank: 18,457
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 2009
- Publisher: Titletown Publishing, LLC
- Format: Paperback, 370pp
- Sales Rank: 18,457
- ISBN-13: 9780982000922
- ISBN: 0982000928
Synopsis
The True Story of Three Teachers in a Love Triangle that Stunned a Community
Deeply immersed in the close-knit culture of long-distance running, Pam and Bob Bulik were avid competitors. To all appearances, they were also a happily married couple, devoted to each other and their two young children. Then, Bob made a fateful decision. He began an extramarital affair that led to his wife's tragic death and to one of the most sensationalized and heavily attended trials in Green Bay's history.
Candidly written by Pam's best friend, Run at Destruction exposes the irresistible human passions that make us so vulnerable, and the ultimate price we pay for choosing to act on them. You'll relive every detail of the crime and the exhaustive police investigation, and watch the courtroom drama from a front-row seat as a major homicide case unfolds in a small town where everyone knows all the players. Then, when you've heard all the evidence, you can decide for yourself-was Pam Bulik's death a terrible accident, intentional suicide, negligent homicide or premeditated murder?
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Runner and longtime Green Bay, Wis. resident Drews revisits the mid-1980s death of her close friend and fellow runner, popular high school teacher Pam Bulik. She chronicles the small community's response to Pam's death, suspicions of suicide that rang false, and the subsequent naming of Pam's husband, Bob Bulik, as the primary suspect. Events, including Bob's alleged affair, drag readers through the gruesome and tawdry details, some difficult to read (especially in descriptions of the victim). Like Melanie Thernstrom's The Dead Girl, about the life and tragic death of her best friend, this title also relies on the strong bond between author and victim for emotional weight; passages about their shared moments, and Drews's feelings of emptiness in the decades since, are remarkable.
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A Unique True Crime Memoirby Anne_Perry_FL
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November 23, 2009: Yes - Run at Destruction is categorized as True Crime, but it is also slotted as Running. Quite often books about the sport talk about training, diet, and particular races meshed within clever anecdotes. I found Run at Destruction to be quite different - a very unique, tragic, and personal memoir. I was drawn into this story's family-like running subculture. I also totally related to Lynda's tumultuous relationship with her best friend and running buddy, Pam, before her confusing death. During my life, I've had similar friends. Even though you do your best to support them, it never seems to be enough. The investigation into Pam's death and the trial of her husband, Bob, were extremely interesting. It certainly was a tale of two stories. As the attorneys presented their sides, my opinion about Bob's guilt kept fluctuating. Lynda did an admirable job having to don two hats. To be truthful in the telling, she had to reveal her own emotions and beliefs that she experienced at the time. Yet, in the last chapter, she was also able to provide a very fair evaluation of some new facts, providing some alternatives that I continue to ponder. This book was a page-turner and fast read. I highly recommend it to both runners and readers of true crime.
A Story I won't soon forget...by Susan_Emmery
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November 23, 2009: Years ago I read a True Crime /Memoir called My Dark Places by James Ellroy. It is one of my favorites within the genre. Run at Destruction is written in a similar fashion and is just as fascinating. Like Ellroy's book, it alternates between first person and third. Lynda Drews provides an intimate view into her thoughts and feelings surrounding her best friend, Pam Bulik's death. The detailed investigation and trial are then relayed primarily through the detectives, attorneys, psychiatrists, and judge's eyes. But, after Drews takes the stand in Pam's husband's trial, she's able to once again share personal insight. Throughout the entire defense testimony and closing statements, you feel like you could be sitting right beside her. I'm not a runner, but the group that both the Drewses and Buliks belonged to certainly brought the story alive. This is an excellent true crime memoir. It is a book I won't soon forget.
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