Jan's review
The Bronx Is Burning (TV tie-in): 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City by Jonathan Mahler
Very interesting review of what happened to the Yankees, but more broadly the city of New York during the late 70s. Good for baseball fans in particular but also worth reading for anyone who loves learning about New York and its past. As a non-native New Yorker I found the history of the city and its troubles particularly illuminating. Well written, with lots of stories - the Yankees themselves, the mayoral race, the riots in the Bronx and Brookyln, the Son of Sam murders - all interwoven in a way that doesn't feel disorienting.
