I'm one book away from starting to read my copy of "Death to the BCS," a book against the traditional post-season in college football written by Dan Wetzel, Jeff Passan, and Josh Peter. Once I finish reading the book, I will put up a book review and go into what I believe is right and wrong about the book's points and in depth on my views into a college football playoff.
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Decision Points
George W. Bush's new memoir Decision Points will debut on November 9th and from the two reports I have seen on it, the book portrays Bush largely as a sympathetic figure, seeking to build a good legacy after leaving Washington with extremely poor ratings. One excerpt, from CNN, reveals that Kanye West created the worst moment of Bush's presidency when the rapper declared that Bush was racist following Hurricane Katrina.
Another excerpt,from the New York Times' The Caucus Blog , mentions how the book reveals that Bush considered removing Dick Cheney as his Vice President on the 2004 Election Ticket...Right and I guess the book will also say that going to Iraq wasn't the best decision in the end?
The book should be somewhat interesting/revealing. Its 497 pages, according to the New York Times' Book Review , so its not light reading. With that said, I don't think I'll be buying a copy.
Another excerpt,from the New York Times' The Caucus Blog , mentions how the book reveals that Bush considered removing Dick Cheney as his Vice President on the 2004 Election Ticket...Right and I guess the book will also say that going to Iraq wasn't the best decision in the end?
The book should be somewhat interesting/revealing. Its 497 pages, according to the New York Times' Book Review , so its not light reading. With that said, I don't think I'll be buying a copy.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Olympic History Books/ My Summer Reading
Lately, I've been reading a lot about Olympic History, and I am currently reading "Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics" by Jeremy Schaap, the ESPN reporter. I am about halfway through and I would highly recommend it. The Nazi Olympics, held in Berlin in 1936, are particularly fascinating as they are probably the prime example about how politics are very much so a part of sports. While Schaap's book focuses mostly about Jesse Owens' experience, it does go into detail about the Nazi planning of the games.
This is probably a shot in the dark, but if you are interested in this subject, David Clay Large's "Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936" is also a good read. It is more focused on the both the Summer and Winter Olympics of 1936 (Germany won the rights to both Olympics that year).
Another great book about Olympic History is David Mariniss' "Rome 1960," perhaps the first truly modern Olympics. It was the first Olympics with TV and faced the struggle between amateurism and professional athletes. Many all-time great athletes competed in these games. From the American team alone: track greats Rafer Johnson and Wilma Rudolph, NBA legends Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, and future heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Rome 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World
This is probably a shot in the dark, but if you are interested in this subject, David Clay Large's "Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936" is also a good read. It is more focused on the both the Summer and Winter Olympics of 1936 (Germany won the rights to both Olympics that year).
Another great book about Olympic History is David Mariniss' "Rome 1960," perhaps the first truly modern Olympics. It was the first Olympics with TV and faced the struggle between amateurism and professional athletes. Many all-time great athletes competed in these games. From the American team alone: track greats Rafer Johnson and Wilma Rudolph, NBA legends Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, and future heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Rome 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World
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