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To show her appreciation for her readers, Vera Koo’s brand-new audiobook version of her memoir, “The Most Unlikely Champion,” is available to listen to for free until February 29, 2024.

Learn more about Vera Koo, author of ‘The Most Unlikely Champion.” She’s our second interviewee in our new “Gal Gab” series.

When Jackie Richardson wanted to learn more about Vera Koo, she decided her best source was Vera’s memoir, ‘The Most Unlikely Champion.’

Senior executive Jennifer Hansen shares her review of Vera Koo’s book, “The Most Unlikey Champion” and explains what champion means to her.

Competition shooter and exercise guru Erin Garvin shares her review of Vera Koo’s book, ‘The Most Unlikely Champion: A Memoir.’

We have been enjoying following the adventures of Vera Koo for more than 5 years here at The WON. Before that, she routinely appeared with accolades in various releases from winning yet another prestigious shooting competition. Her book, The Most Unlikely Champion, published by Balboa Press in 2017, has recently been accepted and published in […]

At the age of 41, I picked up a gun for the first time with the intention of learning to defend myself and my children. I was the mother of 5, the youngest of whom was 2-years old. Little did I know that my journey in gun handling and self-defense was just getting started. Many […]

It’s funny how familiarity works. When you see someone nearly every spring for more than a decade, you think you know them. From the smiles on the range and the casual quick catch ups, in truth, these interactions just skim the surface. I’ve been shooting with Vera Koo for many years. We’ve competed against one […]

I met Vera Koo in 2013 when I competed at the Bianchi Cup for the first time in Columbia, Missouri. During the awards ceremony, a few women handed out roses to all the female competitors, mentioning they were from Vera. How nice was that? Even though she rarely attended the evening’s festivities, she always sent […]

I met Vera Koo several years ago at a Bianchi Cup match in Columbia, Missouri. I’m thinking it might have been about 15 years ago, when she was at the height of her shooting career. Indeed, Vera is the only woman to capture the prestigious Bianchi Cup championship in the women’s division 8 times. She […]

In this guest review, renowned firearms trainer Il Ling New gives us her honest opinion of Vera Koo’s book, “The Most Unlikely Champion.” Il Ling read the book twice, and it’s safe to conclude that it changed her life. ~BB What would you do if life handed you not 1, not 2, not 3 … […]

Sharenda Birts reviewed Vera Koo’s second book, “Wisdom and Things: Essays From an Unlikely Champion.” After reading this book, she immediately ordered Vera’s first book. Find out why.

Vera Koo’s life story, “The Most Unlikely Champion” inspires every reader to find within themselves that same can-do, must-do spirit.

We’ve rounded up reviews from OnlineBookClub.org of Vera Koo’s memoir, “The Most Unlikely Champion.” These reviews all give the book 4 out of 4 stars.

Our Babbs reviews Vera Koo’s second book, “Wisdom and Things,” based on several of her already published columns at “Women’s Outdoor News,” and other inspirations. It’s a great follow-up to her first book, “The Most Unlikely Champion.”

In this video interview, Barbara Baird tells us why reading Vera Koo’s book ‘Wisdom and Things’ is a great way to get inspired in 2023.

Michelle Cerino delves into Vera Koo’s second book, and can relate to many of Vera’s experiences. Find out why.

Professional competition shooter Julie Golob reviewed another pro shooter’s book, but it’s not about shooting. Find out why Julie related to Vera Koo’s second book.

Renowned Gunsite rangemaster Il Ling New reviews Vera Koo’s second book, “Wisdom and Things.” Find out what she has to say about it.

Julie Park reviews Vera Koo’s second book and writes, “I wonder if she realized she would be mentoring people she’s never met through her books?”

Cheryl Todd shares her review of Vera Koo’s second book, “Wisdom and Things: Essays From An Unlikely Champions.”

Erin Garvin reviews Vera Koo’s second book and especially appreciates Vera’s “Shing Ping” attitude. Find out why.

Vera Koo’s new book, “Wisdom and Things,” is now available. It is a collection of essays from the final decade of Vera Koo’s pistol shooting career, documenting her journey from a 12-year-old immigrant who did not know a word of English to the pinnacle of the action pistol shooting world.

Vera Koo is a first-generation Chinese American woman. She is a wife and mother, author, entrepreneur and retired professional athlete. Vera made her home on the West Coast but is an avid traveler, food lover and patron of the arts. Her first book and memoir, The Most Unlikely Champion, recounts the stories of her life with […]

Former professional competition shooter and current book author Vera Koo launched a new website that highlights both her shooting and memoir.

When I consider my life and how fortunate I have been, it is almost as if I am in a play with a perfectly written script. My story has had countless hurdles and challenging times, but just when it seems as if I am in a situation I am not equipped to handle, someone enters […]

I do not usually like to mix business with pleasure. I traveled across the globe for competitions during my 15-year professional shooting career, and I almost never went sightseeing or exploring during my trips to practice or to compete. My stance of not mixing business with pleasure applies to my other business endeavors, too. However, […]

I hear many people talk about what they want to do “some day.” Too often, though, “some day” never arrives until the window of opportunity has closed and they can no longer do what they always said they wanted to do. Sponsored by Vera Koo I do not want to miss my “some day.” That […]

Vera Koo’s book is her way of offering some insight and perspective that she had gained throughout life. It’s her way of giving back.

The WON is delighted to announce that professional competition shooter Vera Koo kicks off our New Year as our January coloring girl, in a series penned by illustrator Kimberly Kolb Eakin.

Here are 7 books by women authors in the gun world. From fiction to tips about how to shoot to inspiration to the law.