Longtime Cleveland Cavaliers fans probably have fond memories of Chris Dudley, who at 6' 11'' could jump through the roof, but was one of the most challenged free throw shooters in the history of the NBA. When the former Ivy League star out of Yale's career was complete, the fourth round draft pick by the Cavaliers would play 16 seasons and grab nearly 5,500 rebounds in his career for 5 different teams.He was also a trailblazer in many ways for people who suffer from Type 1 diabetes. Dudley was the first NBA player to play with the disease and opened the doors for players such as Adam Morrison, who was selected with the third overall pick in the NBA draft 2 decades after Dudley hung up his high tops.

Dudley will tell his inspirational story to children in a new book released in time for Diabetes Awareness Month. "Chris Dreams BIG" tells his story and the press release promoting the book reads:

In a chapter of his autobiography, the late Senator Ted Kennedy confessed to having slept with over 1,000 women and spending more than $10 million in hush money to keep his womanizing ways a secret. If you crack open the book, however, you won't find a mention of this in there anywhere. That is because horrified family members and advisers cut it out before the book was published.

A close source also revealed to the National Enquirer that before he died of brain cancer at age 77 on August 25, Kennedy also revealed that he had planned to seduce Mary Jo Kopechne on the night she drowned. The source said:

"While dictating his memoirs into a tape recorder, Ted decided to tell the whole truth about his life - including his love life. He said that his first lover was an Irish nanny. She was about 19, and Ted was only 13.

When his mother found out, she sent the nanny back to Ireland. Rose made Ted pray on his knees for hours to ask forgiveness. But Ted recalled that even his sore knees couldn't wipe the smile off his face.

From that day on, he says he seduced as many women as he could, from maids and cooks at the family's Hyannis Port compound to college friends that his sisters brought home."

According to Larry Johnson, author of the new book "Frozen", workers at an Arizona cryonics facility decapitated the lifeless body of baseball legend Ted Williams and used his frozen head in a bizarre batting practice. In his tell-all book, Johnson describes the horrific conditions of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, and how Williams was beheaded, his head frozen and repeatedly abused.

Williams' body, known at the facility as "Alcorian A-1949", was sent to Alcor at the direction of his son, John Henry Williams, who died of leukemia in 2004. Bodies are kept at the facility suspended in liquid nitrogen in case future generations learn how to revive them.

Johnson, the former chief operating officer at Alcor, explained in the book that in July 2002, just after Williams died at the age of 83, technicians without any kind of medical certification happily photographed and used crude equipment to decapitate him. He says that Williams' severed head was then frozen and even used for batting practice by a technician trying to dislodge it from a tuna fish can.

Just four months after announcing her book deal, former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has finished writing her memoir. The book, which was originally scheduled for a spring 2010 release, will now be available beginning November 17, 2009. "Going Rogue: An American Life" will first be released as a hardcover before the digital edition is made available on December 26, in order to "maximize hardcover sales over the holidays." Anticipating large interest and sales, a first press of 1.5 million books has been ordered.

Palin was able to finish her book quickly with the help of a ghostwriter. Her first book will be 400 pages, and Harper publisher Jonathan Burnham says that a fall release is "the best possible time for a major book of this kind." Burnham also described the book and writing process, stating that “Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage, investing herself deeply and passionately in this project. It’s her words, her life, and it’s all there in full and fascinating detail.”

Dan Brown's current book is a compelling read. It takes place in Washington DC and left me with the desire to visit our nation's capitol. Brown has immense knowledge of many buildings in Washington and the information he shares is fascinating.

Dan Brown is obviously intrigued by the Masons and, in my opinion, the book is dragged down by an overly detailed description of this society. He also seems to be pushing an agenda of spreading the word on the untapped ability of the human mind to perform amazing feats.

I would recommend the book for its ability to draw you into the adventure that Robert Langdon finds himself involved with. He is the Harvard professor who is an expert at symbols from the previous Dan Brown novel, The DaVinci code. Langdon finds himself coming to the aid of a friend who is a high ranking Mason. The friend has been kidnapped and Langdon has to solve a complicated puzzle in order to ensure that his friend is returned to safety. The CIA is involved due to what is perceived as a national security threat.

As you are probably aware, Cleveland Cavaliers megastar LeBron James has released a book to coincide with his movie that hits theaters next month. To mark the occasion, the Akron native will be signing his book Shooting Stars.at The Borders in Westlake on September 18th.

Here is the info that you need to know if you plan on seeing King James in Westlake:

With Michael Jackson now dead and soon-to-be buried, the Jackson family is looking to cash in on his fame any way that they can. Now, Janet Jackson is jumping in the grab for cash, and is planning to write a tell-all book about her family and Micheal's untimely death. It is reportedly her way of dealing with her brother's death.

According to a publishing industry insider:

In his new book, "The Politics of Terrorism", former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge claims that top advisers pressured him to raise the terror alert just a few days before the 2004 election. In a chapter entitled "The Test of Our Times", Ridge alleged that ex-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and ex-Attorney General John Ashcroft had argued for an "Orange Alert", a high threat warning, because of a ideo by Osama Bin Laden on October 29, 2004.

Ridge writes, "Ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat level and was supported by Rumsfeld." Ridge says that no intelligence hinted of a new attack, and his aides objected to the White House and the threat level was not changed.

Dan Brown drew plenty of scorn with his books Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code from the Catholic Church. The Vatican will not have to worry about his next offering which will take a look at the practice of Freemasonry. Brown spent the last five years researching the Masons and looks to have another massive hit on his hands with 5 Million copies already being printed for the first run that will be released on September 5th.

DanBrown.com explains the book entitled The Lost Symbol this way:

"(it is) set deep within the oldest fraternity in history … the enigmatic brotherhood of the Masons" and will explore "the hidden history of our nation's capital."

Oprah Winfrey and her production company Harpo Inc. have just been sued for an eye-popping $1 trillion dollars. According to the National Enquirer, an intellectual property case was filed on July 31 with the US District Court in Washington by author Damon Lloyd Goffe.

Goffee, of the Bronx, New York, said in legal papers that "in April 2008 Oprah confessed to seizing original works of authorship" and published online the first draft of his work "A Tome of Poetry" under another title, "Pieces of My Soul."

Goffe says that the website in question is no longer live. He also claims that the talk show titan sold over 650 million editions of the work online at the price of $20 per copy, which "calculates for $1.2 trillion dollars."

Yikes!