Sunday, April 26, 2020

Pirate Hunters (2015) Robert Kurson

This is an account of the efforts of a couple of divers in 2009 to locate the ruins of a sunken 17th century pirate ship. It's got interesting history in it and it's a good adventure story.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Summer of '49 (1989) David Halberstam

This a book about the American League Pennant race in 1989 by writer great, David Halberstam. James and I read it together. He's taken a liking to golden era of baseball.

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Duel in the Sun by John Brant (2006)

A book by Runner's World writer John Brant about the 1982 Boston Marathon.  Alberto Salazar, the Goliath, beat underdog Dick Beardsley by just a couple seconds.  It's interesting story about the profound affect that race had on both of their lives.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (2004)

A book by an investigative journalist about divers who in 1991 discovered a German WWII U-boat at the bottom of the ocean off the New Jersey coast. The story is about the divers and also about those who lost their lives on the U-Boat.  It a well told story about an interesting subject.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale by Adam Minter 2019

Where does you stuff end up when you donate to Goodwill and no one buys it there?  This book answers that question, along with others. It's a good read for those interested in the subject of stuff.