▁in ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cond ens ation , ▁a ▁word ▁which ▁is ▁commonly ▁confused ▁with ▁cond esc ension . <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Kal ich ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁novel ist , ▁journalist , ▁and ▁producer . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁and ▁nov els , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁national ▁best - s eller , ▁" The ▁Hand ic apper " ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁a ▁novel ▁about ▁an ▁obs ess ive ▁g amb ler ▁published ▁by ▁Crown ▁Publishing ▁Group . ▁Robert ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁where ▁he ▁co - direct s ▁a ▁film ▁company ▁ ▁with ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Richard ▁Kal ich . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Kal ich ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Works ▁Kal ich ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁a ▁journalist ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁Mir ror . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁compiled ▁The ▁Baseball ▁R ating ▁Hand book . ▁ ▁. ▁Ste pping ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁sports ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁The ▁Neg ro ▁Man if esto . ▁ ▁The ▁Baseball ▁R ating ▁Hand book ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Kal ich ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁Baseball ▁R ating ▁Hand book . ▁ ▁The ▁Basketball ▁R ating ▁Hand book ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Kal ich ▁released ▁his ▁follow - up ▁to ▁The ▁Baseball ▁R ating ▁Hand book ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁book , ▁The ▁Basketball ▁R ating ▁Hand