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Thou Shalt Check Thy Grammar Before Offering Running Advice

The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

May 1, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Overall The Marathon Method seems to be a pretty decent guide for long-distance running. It’s got specifics, both practical and theoretical. It explains not just the ‘how’ but also in most cases, the ‘why’. For example, why do a lot of runners use those gels packets no one seems to like? Because the body’s carb stores are likely to run out around mile 20 of a marathon’s 26.something, and those gel packets are a potable way to not run into the near total body shut […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: fitness, running, sports, The Marathon Method, Tom Holland

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: fitness, running, sports, The Marathon Method, Tom Holland ·
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It’s about being there for your team

Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man by Cal Ripkin, Jr.

March 21, 2022 by Halbs Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, I loved baseball. I played it, I collected cards, I watched the games on tv and at the Astrodome, I read about it in magazines, I prepped my glove like it was Excalibur. You name it. The early 90s MLB strike ruined the game for me and I haven’t really been back. However, even as an outsider, I was aware of Cal Ripken, Jr.’s amazing streak of playing in over 2,600 games. Can you imagine doing anything 2,600 times in a row? I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: Baseball, Business, Cal Ripkin, Jr., MLB, Productivity, sports

Halbs's CBR14 Review No:10 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: Baseball, Business, Cal Ripkin, Jr., MLB, Productivity, sports ·
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Merry Christmas!

The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

The Girl With the Long Green Heart by Lawrence Block

Cold Shot to the Heart by Wallace Stroby

Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League by Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortune of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty by Jonathan Pearson

The Blonde on the Street Corner by David Goodis

December 26, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Having been busy with Christmas prep, avoiding Delta and Omicron, and other various things, I haven’t had the time to write long, 250+ reviews for these books. I figured I’d just cram them all here since I know I won’t finish Robert Caro’s Master of the Senate before New Year’s Eve. The Fortress of Solitude *** This clears the 3-star threshold but just barely. I appreciate what Lethem is trying to do here and I usually enjoy his work. But this was a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: All Her Little Secrets, Atlanta, bildungsroman, Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, Brooklyn, Cold Shot to the Heart, Con Men, corporate thriller, David Goodis, football, Georgia, Getty Oil, Hail Mary, hard case crime, J. Paul Getty, Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Pearson, lawrence block, mystery, National Women's Football League, Noir, Painfully Rich, Philadelphia, sports, superheroes, surrealism, The Blonde on the Street Corner, The Fortress of Solitude, The Girl with the Long Green Heart, thieves, thriller, true crime, Wallace Stroby, Wanda M. Morris, women

Jake's CBR13 Review No:201 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: All Her Little Secrets, Atlanta, bildungsroman, Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, Brooklyn, Cold Shot to the Heart, Con Men, corporate thriller, David Goodis, football, Georgia, Getty Oil, Hail Mary, hard case crime, J. Paul Getty, Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Pearson, lawrence block, mystery, National Women's Football League, Noir, Painfully Rich, Philadelphia, sports, superheroes, surrealism, The Blonde on the Street Corner, The Fortress of Solitude, The Girl with the Long Green Heart, thieves, thriller, true crime, Wallace Stroby, Wanda M. Morris, women ·
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Illustration of young African American girl dancing in a purple leotard, surrounded by large music notes

“Sylvia did reach her dream of becoming a ballerina. And it all started with one determined girl with one library book from one bookmobile.”

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became The Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson

October 27, 2021 by NTE Leave a Comment

We’re gonna start off today’s review by (potentially? I don’t think I’ve talked about this here before) learning a new thing about NTE: I used to be a dancer. Before my body decided that anything that required even standing was completely out of the question (so from age 3-15, basically), being a dancer was a major part of my identity. I danced five days a week – tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, & pointe. Pointe was – by far – my worst class (I had […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: #memoir, 1950s America, A Lafage, African American picture book, Ballerinas, ballet, black girl magic, cbr13bingo, Dance, Dancers, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Jessica Gibson, Lea Lyon, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Picture Books, Race, Ready to Fly, Social Justice, sports, Sylvia Townsend

NTE's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: #memoir, 1950s America, A Lafage, African American picture book, Ballerinas, ballet, black girl magic, cbr13bingo, Dance, Dancers, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Jessica Gibson, Lea Lyon, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Lea Lyon & A. LaFaye, Illustrations by Jessica Gibson, Picture Books, Race, Ready to Fly, Social Justice, sports, Sylvia Townsend ·
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So, Do You Like Knives?

The Martial Arts of Indonesia: A Guide to Pencak Silat, Kuntao and Traditional Weapons by Donn F. Draeger

October 25, 2021 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

  Yes, I am really amusing myself here for picking a ‘sportsball’ book where balls don’t really feature in the sports of focus. To make up for that though—as I discovered—nearly everything else that you could think of has been used as a weapon in an Indonesian martial art at some point. This includes knives, more knives, swords, shields, sticks, more knives, whips, chains, and teeth. And the knives? More knives than spam in Monty Python. Some of these people folks really love their knives. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Donn F. Draeger, Indonesia, martial arts, pencak silat, sports, sportsball

LittlePlat's CBR13 Review No:23 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: cbr13bingo, Donn F. Draeger, Indonesia, martial arts, pencak silat, sports, sportsball ·
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“Being a parent makes you feel like a blanket that’s always too small.”

Björnstad (Beartown) by Fredrick Backman

October 24, 2021 by Malin 3 Comments

CBR13 Bingo: Sports Ball (could easily also be used as Rec’d, since a lot of Cannonballers have read and reviewed it favourably) Official book description: People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason people in Beartown believe tomorrow will be better […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Sports Tagged With: adapted into TV, Björnstad, CBR13, cbr13bingo, contemporary fiction, Fredrick Backman, ice hockey, LGBTQIA, Malin, small town life, sports, sportsball, Swedish

Malin's CBR13 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Sports · Tags: adapted into TV, Björnstad, CBR13, cbr13bingo, contemporary fiction, Fredrick Backman, ice hockey, LGBTQIA, Malin, small town life, sports, sportsball, Swedish ·
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