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Alright, this was supposed to come out last week but whatever. Now is a great time to pick up a few books now that classes are over and fill your brain with sweet goodness. And no I’m not talking about Maxim mag or Cosmo, not that there’s anything wrong with those fine publications. Books, people. […]

Spending more time at home huddled against the chill of winter? Looking for a way to feed your head over the holidays? Now is a great time to pick up a few rowing (or non-rowing) books and increase your knowledge. I’ve put together two lists of good reads that should help you get through the […]

Warning: Waiting for the Will Smith I am Legend movie? Beware, this post may contain spoilers!
More winter training reading goodness. Well, I’m on something of an post-apocalypse kick. Piqued by the I am Legend movie trailers, I researched the original 1954 novel by Robert Matheson just to see exactly what was going on. What I […]

I picked this one up at the airport on the way back from Boston and had it finished by the time I got back home. Wow, what an amazing read. The story takes place several years after some kind of apocalypse has ravaged the Earth and shows humanity in it’s dying hour. The exact apocalypse […]

Way of the Shark is a biography of the iconic golfer and businessman, Greg Norman. I knew almost nothing about Norman prior to reading this book, except that he was an Australian golfer and that his company made golf shirts with a shark logo. Co-written with Donald T. Phillips, Way of the Shark is solid […]

The New New Thing is the third book from bestselling author Michael Lewis and was published in 2001. Lewis readers will be familiar with the structure. The author follows a central figure for a season or two and traces the evolvement of that person’s industry. We get down to the level of personal conversations, and […]

The subtitle is “The Power of Thinking Without Thinking,” and Gladwell’s book is analysis and stories about making snap decisions. I picked this one up at the airport on the way to D.C. and devoured it on the plane. The writing is very clear, easily digestible, and filled with interesting and fun anecdotes.
Basically, Gladwell attempts […]

This is the third Michael Lewis book I’ve read (Liar’s Poker, Moneyball) and The Blind Side is just as strong as those other two titles. This book starts off with the evolution of the NFL, and in particular the Bill Walsh West Coast Offense, the rise of the pass rusher, and then finally the importance […]