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Spring Football is a Good Idea

Football For A Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL by Jeff Pearlman

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I saw Jeff Pearlman speak on this, his new book at a nearby Barnes and Noble. He was concerned that nobody would read it. Pearlman has written books on such exciting sports subjects as Roger Clemens, the 90s Dallas Cowboys, and the 1980s Showtime Los Angeles Lakers. And yet, it was this subject, the relatively obscure minor league USFL that excited him more than anything else he’s worked on. But he knew it would be a tough sell, which is why, despite his relative success as a writer, it took so long to get published. Pearlman’s excitement shines in the […]

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11/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:42 |

Next up at bat is a mystery series sure to make a home run!

Ballpark Mysteries #14 The Cardinals Caper by David A. Kelly

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Years ago, I picked up Ballpark Mysteries #01 The Fenway Foul-Up by David A. Kelly (illustrated by Mark Meyers). While I was not jumping up and down and yelling, “Kill the Ump!” over it, I was thinking “This is good.” I was recommending the series when it was appropriate. Yet, I never read another in the series until the other day. Sadly, book 14 The Cardinals Caper, was damaged. I picked it up before we had to process it as damaged, and spent a nice lunch reading about how a beloved Dalmatian dog was dognapped by someone who wanted the […]

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11/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:408 |

#CBR10Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse – Running Like a Girl (Bingo #2)

Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley

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#CBR10Bingo: Not My Wheelhouse (the book is a) non-fiction and b) about running – neither of these things are in my usual wheelhouse) I was at a bit of a loss as to which genre or book to choose for the “Not My Wheelhouse” square on the CBR10 Bingo card, because while I primarily read romance, paranormal fantasy and YA (especially at the moment), I do try to branch out into other fiction genres every so often, and while I don’t read them as often any more, I wouldn’t consider science fiction or mystery or general historical and/or contemporary fiction outside […]

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10/20/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:89 |

Decline in Fall

Big Game: The NFL In Dangerous Times by Mark Leibovich

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I am a lifelong football fan and a Baltimore Ravens supporter. When the Ray Rice scandal hit, I swore off the sport for a year because of how poorly the NFL and the Ravens organizations respectively handled the situation. The Rice situation provided me with an excuse to do something I had wanted to do for awhile: watch less football. It’s tough to overstate what a hold the NFL had on my life in my 20s. I’d plan work, break dates, check my phone in bad circumstances to follow the league, both my beloved Ravens and my fantasy team. But […]

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10/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:35 |

An American Legend, Indeed

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

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CBR 10 Bingo Entry: The Book Was Better? I spent some time pondering what I’d like to read for the “Book Was Better” category for CBR  10 Bingo. With so many options, I was falling victim to decision paralysis, when a trip to my local library helped me solve the problem. While dropping off some books, I stopped into the Friends of the Library bookstore, not expecting to find anything. But then my eye was caught by a hardbound copy of Seabiscuit in excellent condition, for the bargain price of $3.50. I could never pass up a good deal on […]

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10/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:24 |

My question is, why is this a kid’s book?

The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! by Mike Berenstain

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The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! is a takeoff of the original Berenstain Bears series. Some of us grew up on the 8×8 paperbacks, some of us had early readers, some of us watched the television series and some a combination. Mike Berenstain has created another set of books that take off from the originals with new and old favorite characters. He now covers themes that are a bit more modern then just “new baby” or “jealous” or “eating too much junk food” or “the gimmies.” They have also slightly gone away from the obvious Christian story lines. The story […]

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9/5/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:333 |

Italian Football (Soccer/Calcio): Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Winning at All Costs: A Scandalous History of Italian Soccer by John Foot

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Read for Cannonball Read Bingo: place I want to visit. It’s tough to know where to begin describing this book because it is a wild 528-page ride. John Foot is a competent writer and a quality historian but he’s been tasked with a subject that’s overwhelming: the story of soccer in Italy. Foot does a great job at covering the history of Italy as a backdrop to its nation’s favorite sport and I learned a lot. I had no idea how young of a nation Italy is and how its still fractured by regional loyalties. Large swathes of people didn’t […]

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8/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:6 |

The Ghosts of Anti-Semitism Haunt Holland Through Soccer

Ajax, The Dutch, The War by Simon Kuper

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Read for Cannonball Run Bingo. Category: White Whale. The World Cup was on this past summer and anytime I see it, I’m inclined to read more books about soccer. I’m a big sports fan but my interest in soccer really only begun about 12 years ago when, bored out of my mind for the summer of 2006, I watched the World Cup fastidiously. Soccer is now perhaps my fourth favorite sport after baseball, football, and basketball and I’m wearing a New York City FC shirt in anticipation of the game tonight. I’m also a history junkie, particularly World War II. […]

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8/4/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:2 |


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