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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams (Paperback) by Darcy Frey bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Basketball junkies, urban studies majors, fans of The Wire
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"The literary equivalent of Hoop Dreams and a perfect look at the failure of American urban social policy and how sports provides both as an escape and a detriment to people trapped in dire poverty and racism.
I think this is the best book about sp...more " |
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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg (Paperback) by Nicholas Dawidoff bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Baseball dorks
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"About halfway done. A really interesting biography on the life and times of a baseball player who was a linguistics expert and Princeton graduate who ended up as a US espionage agent. A little dry but still pretty fun.
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover) by Ishmael Beah |
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The Cold War: A New History (Paperback) by John Lewis Gaddis |
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The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World (Hardcover) by John O'Sullivan |
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The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul (Paperback) by John Beevers |
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The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country (Hardcover) by Laton McCartney |
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"Almost done with this book. Very well researched look at one of the most important political scandals in American history. Writing is a little flat at times but overall a good read, especially for the American history buff.
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The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Penguin Press)) by Sebastian Mallaby |
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recommended for: Econ nerds
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"Great, easy read fairly and objectively examining the pros and cons of the debate over globalization and the impact the former president of The World Bank has had on the issue at hand.
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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams (Paperback) by Darcy Frey bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Basketball junkies, urban studies majors, fans of The Wire
Gregg said:
"The literary equivalent of Hoop Dreams and a perfect look at the failure of American urban social policy and how sports provides both as an escape and a detriment to people trapped in dire poverty and racism.
I think this is the best book about sp...more " |
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Election (Paperback) by Tom Perrotta bookshelves: to-read |
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recommended for: Anyone
read in January, 2001
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"This is my favorite fiction book ever written. It's funny, sweet and manages to capture the horrors of adolescence (and suspended adolescence) perfectly. Perrotta does a magnificent job of capturing the differences in the voices between his character...more
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (Paperback) by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars |
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recommended for: Scumbags
read in March, 2007
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"The most surreal book I've read in years. An inside peak at a look of a bunch of illiterates with no sense of place or dignity. Hilarious both intentionally and unintentionally. Read anout Nikki Sixx bragging about getting away with a rape, Mick Mars...more
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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg (Paperback) by Nicholas Dawidoff bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Baseball dorks
Gregg said:
"About halfway done. A really interesting biography on the life and times of a baseball player who was a linguistics expert and Princeton graduate who ended up as a US espionage agent. A little dry but still pretty fun.
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