On June 11, 1962, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin carried out one of the most audacious escapes ever devised. Behind the prisoners cells in Block B was an unguarded narrow utility corridor. The prisoners chiselled away the damp concrete around an air vent leading to this corridor, using just a metal spoon and an electric drill theyd improvised from a stolen vacuum cleaner motor. The noise was disguised by instruments played during music hour, and the progress concealed by false walls.The escape route led up through a fan vent which the prisoners removed and, using a stolen...

Basketball fans love to cheer for the underdog, and every season they get reminded that anything can happen in pro basketball. An undrafted player can become an All-Star. A franchise known as a perennial loser can rise up and win the NBA championship. This book presents thrilling tales of players and teams who have shocked the basketball world.