Rocky Stories : Paul Dry Books : 9781589880290 : 1589880293 : 01 Nov 2023 : "Two extraordinarily talented journalists, Michael Vitez and Tom Gralish, have captured this uniquely American phenomenon with whimsy, poignancy, and utter charm."-John Grogan, author of Marley & Me "Rocky Stories captures the sprawling complexity of life. It's a delight."-Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down "A book that is an absolute joy and an absolute blast and quintessentially American in its hopes and dreams and sweetness."-Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights and A Prayer for the City Pulitzer Prize-winners Michael Vitez and Tom Gralish of the Philadelphia Inquirer spent a year visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art to capture the stories of "Rocky runners," who come from all over the world to run up America's most famous steps-just as Sylvester Stallone did in Rocky. People make the pilgrimage to mark a new beginning, to seek inspiration, to celebrate an accomplishment, to find the perfe