Books. For Learning.

Some (several but not nearly all) of my favorite books. Mostly sports and non-fiction.

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"It Never Rains In Tiger Stadium", John Ed Bradley

"Chronicles", Bob Dylan

"Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky", Noam Chomsky

"The Plot Against America", Philip Roth

"Final Cut", Steven Bach

"The State Boys Rebellion", Michael D'Antonio

"The Ride", Brian MacQuarrie

"Mad In America", Robert Whitaker

"The Omnivore's Dilemma". Michael Pollan

"Sweet Thunder: The Life And Times Of Sugar Ray Robinson", Wil Haygood

"Open", Andre Agassi

"A People's History Of The United States", Howard Zinn

"American Prometheus: The Triumph And Tragedy Of J. Robert Oppenheimer", Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin

"War In A Time Of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals", David Halberstam

"The Lost Continent", Bill Bryson

"Infidel", Ayaan Hirsi Ali

"Justice For All: Earl Warren And The Nation He Made", Jim Newton

"Conduct Unbecoming", Randy Shilts

"Outrage: The Story Behind The Tawana Brawley Hoax", Robert D. McFadden, Ralph Blumenthal, M.A. Farber, E.R. Shipp, Charles Strum, and Craig Wolff

"When Pride Still Mattered", David Maraniss

"Going Long", Jeff Miller

"Shut Out", Howard Bryant

"The Children", David Halberstam

"Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness And The Shameful Injustices Of The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case", Stuart Taylor, Jr. and KC Johnson

"The New Jim Crow", Michelle Alexander

"The Executioner's Song", Norman Mailer

"Paris 1919", Margaret MacMillan

"Atonement", Ian McEwan

"Just Kids", Patti Smith

"What Is The What", Dave Eggers

"Absolutely American", David Lipsky

"The GOD Delusion", Richard Dawkins

"The Breaks Of The Game", David Halberstam

"Moneyball", Michael Lewis

"Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life", Richard Ben Cramer

"Loose Balls", Terry Pluto

"Odd Man Out", Matt McCarthy

"American Splendor", Harvey Pekar

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Most fiction is a means of escape. I don't want to escape. I want to know.