“in the valley of the devil” – local author – actually, a teacher in the area – the second book in his series – i can’t reveal any plot info, but i did read it this week – it’s coming out in july – it’s amazing when you know someone who’s written a book:)

“play on” – book about aging and its effects on performance – looked at the elite level but also had a great chapter at the end on making personal connections – sadly, one of those was not buying a $30,000 sleep suit:)

“soul of basketball” – great book on the 2010-2011 nba season – the author thought basketball made a transition that year – he supported his theory with great stories on the mavs, lebron, kobe – i enjoyed reading it before the all star game

“rocket men” – story of the 1968 trip around the moon and back – the men that made that trip are still alive – this was a book my mom and i could share – she loves the space program – so that was an added nice feature

“eunice” – another book my mom and i shared – the kennedy daughter that the author argued would’ve made the best president – had the times been different for expectations of women – her passion for the special olympics and for life was an added bonus

“let’s go exploring” – book on calvin and hobbes – made me want to reread the series – it was a good, critical analysis of the strip and what happened – and why it’s beloved

“those turbulent sons of freedom” – fascinating book on ethan allen and the green mountain boys – learned a lot about vermont – highly recommendable

j