David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

murders a day in the state of California.
Today it’s about six,” Reynolds said.
“So every day that goes by, I like to
think that there’s six people alive that
wouldn’t have been prior to this.” He
was sitting in the office of his house in
Fresno, surrounded by pictures of
himself with dignitaries of one sort or
another and plaques and signed
certificates and framed letters—all
testifying to the extraordinary role he has
played in the politics of America’s
largest state. “Every once in a while
during the course of your life, you might
have an opportunity to save somebody
else’s life,” he went on. “You know,
pull ’em out of a burning building,