Today is World Book Day. Reading is a good thing. See the Twitter hashtag: #worldbookday
This got me thinking about my favorite book titles. I will share my most memorable reads and the books that I used for reference in writing “Soccer: $tate in the States.”
Favorite Books by Category
Biography: “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen. I’m a Bruce fanatic, but this title is incredibly personal, inspiring and thoughtful.
Fiction: “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. A classic, by one of America’s great authors.
Politics/Academic: “Recoding the Boy’s Club: The Experience and Future of Women in Political Technology,” Daniel Kriess, Kristen Adams, Jenni Ciesielski, Haley Fernandez, Kate Frauenfelder, Brinley Lowe and Gabrielle Micchia. A ground-breaking deep dive into the work experience of women in political technology in the USA.
Spirituality: “Get up and GLOW: Living a Soul full Life” by Kimberly Wyatt McDonald. A life of love, joy, and peace is our birthright, if we choose it.
Books Used in creating “Soccer: $tate in the ates.”
“American Huckster,” story on Chuck Blazer, by Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson
“Generation Zero,” by Hal Phillips
“Making it in the Minors,” by Arthur P. Solomon (baseball focused)
“Soccernomics,” by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski
“Star-Spangled Soccer” by Gary Hopkins
“Switching Fields,” by George Dohrman
“The United States of Soccer,” by Phil West
“What Happened to the USMNT: The Ugly Truth About the Beautiful Game,” by Steven G. Mandis and Sarah Parsons Wolter
What are YOUR favorite books? If you haven’t ordered “Soccer: $tate in the States,” please do so HERE
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