“antifragile” – great economic theory book – by a very bitter man:) the book could’ve been much shorter – but the basic point was good – there were even ties to literature – in the sense that you can project a book’s future by its history – so 80 Days will be around for at least another 130 years – while Twilight may – may – make it another 20…
“eleanor and park” – was okay – best line was near the end – that park wasn’t a boyfriend, he was a champion – and i thought that insight was worth the trouble of reading the book – b/c how many of us end up with champions in our lives – yet we can all be that for other people
“stuff matters” – so life is made of stuff – the book i read this week examined how we got things – primarily 10 of them – the history behind objects – it was a great, interesting book – lots that looked back – and looked forward
good day to be indoors and resting marathon soreness:)
“Dodgerland” – great, great book – history of the baseball LA teams in 1977-78 – how LA was transitioning into things that would be relevant in the years to come – several narratives woven throughout the story – awesome, awesome book for my history lovers – and baseball lovers – in the classroom
“show your work” – book on creativity – how to jump start something – good, practical advice
“home game” – book from a baseball player i grew up watching – story of his family’s generations of playing – good anecdotes – good for my baseball guys in class
“running: a love story” – jen a. miller – her story is my story – in a way – coming from nowhere to running – miller’s story is more personal than mine though – a story of bravery – in more ways than one – another good one for my students
“the basketball tide” – thrift stores rock – found a 1977 alabama basketball book – the author had spoken to some of the first members of the tide’s hoops teams – which amazes me – so just in matters of history, a wonderful book – basketball is definitely the undercard in our state, but this book is a treasure