About the Book: Jump
Jump tells Larry Millers journey from the violent streets of West Philly in the
1960s to the highest echelons of American sports and industry. Miller wound up
in jail more than once, especially as a teenager. But he immersed himself in the
educational opportunities, eventually took advantage of a Pennsylvania state
education-release program offered to incarcerated people, and was able to
graduate with honors from Temple University. When revealing his gangland past
caused him to lose his first major job opportunity, Miller vowed to keep it a
secret. He climbed the corporate ladder with a number of companies such as Kraft
Foods,