“Born to Coach” by Celeri – great book to prep for the Boston Marathon – good coaching book

“Toughness” by Magness – good book on how what we thing is toughness isn’t so much

“Path Lit by Lightning” by Maraniss – great biography on Jim Thorpe – read it on the way to Boston – and back:)

“Rise” by Lindsey Vonn – oh wow at the many, many times she busted herself up – and yet kept going

“Call Us What We Carry” by Gorman – poetry – based mostly on the pandemic

“The Reading Mind” by Willingham – great book on the process of reading and how to make it easier for students

“This is Our City” – about Boston and its recent sports history – the past 20 years have been good to that city

“Flush” by Hiaason – reread for summer – had a parent object two years ago about all the exotic dancing – which was, um, mentioned 8 pages from the end – so yeah, basically a book about exotic dancing:)

“New Kid” by Craft – reread sixth grade – still enjoyed it

SBC report – hard to read but did

“From Saturday Night to Sunday Night” by Ebersol – good book about NBC sports for the past few years – and SNL

“Games of Deception” by Maraniss – reread and made a ton of notes for use in the classsroom

“Unretouchable” by Szamosi – graphic novel on retouches in magazines

“Sandy Hook” by Williamson – book on disinformation after that shooting – for what is a dark subject, it was fairly bright, especially given the number of lawsuits won by parents vs. hoaxers

“The Hot Seat” by Ben Mathis-Lilley – book on Michigan football – amusing fodder after a tough read

“New Kids in the World Cup” – Adam Elder – book in the 1990 US Men at the World Cup – enjoyable read

“Outsmart Your Brain” by Willingham – again, lots of notes for the classroom – at least 5 pages

“From Strength to Strength” – by Brooks – great book on aging