“when the game was ours” – great find at the local thrift store – the bird-magic dynamic – from both of them – really, a fun read – especially with march madness beginning

“team of vipers” – so you start a book thinking it’s about one thing, and lo and behold, it’s about your church! 🙂 the book was definitely not what i expected – i had not expected a trump defense – although, it makes sense b/c the guy worked for him – i had not expected the book to begin with ex-gov bentley – ugh – and i hadn’t expected the mix of faith into the book – again, Sims ended up having been a member at my church – so it was definitely more significant to me than i think the larger audience who’s praised/panned it

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“in pieces” – sad book from sally field – my mother read it in the fall – i’m just amazed at what people – men in particular – can do to others – w/o conscious – it’s maddening – but the book was profoundly sad

“the elephant in the room” – a great, great book – a sportswriter’s view on his morbid obesity – it reminded me of my father’s struggle – it reminded of me as a fat kid growing up – i empathized greatly with the author’s battle – his honesty in the work was wonderful – highly recommended book

“yells for ourselves” – book on the mets teams from 1999-2000 – painstakingly reconstructed

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