What book are you currently reading, or recommend?

[NJ-Buckeye]

have you read the bio on J Edgar Hoover? That might be next on my list after MLK

Despicable human being..

 

[ScriptOhio]

Just sayin: I read this book about a month ago and really got a new appreciation for "the man in the hat":

 

[ScriptOhio]

1) Good book, I didn't realize that CC Sabathia was addicted to alcohol as bad as he was. Addiction and heart problems ran in his family. Overall it was probably even worse than he let on in the book too. It did appear that he left a lot of (even more potentially) bad stuff out. He knew sports was his only chance in life and fortunately he caught the brass ring when it went by, and didn't let go or have it taken away. He also was fortunate to have met Amber who he eventually married. She stuck with him through a lot of rough times.

2) Great wrestling book. He just wanted to be a professional wrestler all his life. Tells about his life and a lot about what went on behind the scenes in professional wrestling.

3) OK, book. Lightening stuck and the back up QB won a SuperBowl and was the MVP. Unfortunately his NFL career was always primarily a backup QB. However, eventually he accepted that fate. He does bring as lot of his religion into the book. It's almost more of an "accept Jesus as your savoir" book than a football player's biography.

 

[BuckBackHome]

Just finished A Higher Call about a German fighter pilot and American bomber pilot in WWII.

 

[ScriptOhio]

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Both are good books. Year Of The Rocket was probably better tough. The CFL doesn't get a lot of press in the US so it was interesting to read what actually went on with Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail. I liked Serena's book; I gained a new respect for her "Daddy". It was just amazing what he accomplished in developing 2 of his 5 daughters into the world's #1 female tennis player, etc. The competition/relationship between her and Venus was interesting too. I do feel that the book was "kind of incomplete". She skipped over a lot of material and hardly ever mentioned anything that would have a "negative reflection" on her or her family, etc. (however, that is typical of most of the athlete's bios that I have read).

 

[NFBuck]

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Both are good books. Year Of The Rocket was probably better tough. The CFL doesn't get a lot of press in the US so it was interesting to read what actually went on with Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail. I liked Serena's book; I gained a new respect for her "Daddy". It was just amazing what he accomplished in developing 2 of his 5 daughters into the world's #1 female tennis player, etc. The competition/relationship between her and Venus was interesting too. I do feel that the book was "kind of incomplete". She skipped over a lot of material and hardly ever mentioned anything that would have a "negative reflection" on her or her family, etc. (however, that is typical of most of the athlete's bios that I have read).

I remember what a HUGE deal it was when Ismail signed with the Argonauts. People may not remember just how big of a deal Rocket Ismail was. This was back when ND was the biggest thing going in CFB and the full force of their NBC media machine was behind him. He was widely regarded as the potential #1 overall pick in that 1991 draft. A star that big passing on the NFL to go play in Canada was a monumental story.

 

[Merih]

I'm about 25% through Oathbringer, of the Stormlight Archive after binging the first two books in the series this summer.

When I'm tired of fantasy, my change of pace book is Pachinko which is being adapted into a show on Apple.

 

[BuckBackHome]

The Deluge

A New York Times Notable Book “This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you'll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting...

www.simonandschuster.com

Finished this one. Terrifying read, mostly because it does not feel like fiction.

 

[BuckBackHome]

Also, highly recommend American Prometheus (basis for the Oppenheimer movie) and also Masters of the Air (basis for that series).