Summer Reading List: Zinno Style

Alright ... Bruce posted his and as promised, I will give you mine. Click "more" for the list.

1. Game of Shadows - by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams.  An absolute must read for any sports fan. If you want to know how steroids infiltrated American sports, this book will educate and inform.  Excellently written!

2. Moneyball - by Michael Lewis.  If you ever began to wonder how small market baseball teams compete with the big market ones, this will tell you how.  A baseball fan's must have, but a sports fan guide to what separates one GM from another.

3. Sweet Redemption -by David Vise and Gary Williams.  If you ever wanted to understand what makes Gary Williams tick, get inside his head to the deepest levels with this biography/autobiography.  Experience a little more joy of the Terps National Championship run.

4. The Stark Truth - by Jayson Stark.  One of the absolute best sports writers in the country, Jayson Stark takes the game of baseball and makes you laugh and then scratch your head at the amount of knowledge he has gathered and knows.  Beyond superior writing and a "stats nut" must read.

5. My Guy Barbaro - Edgar Prado and John Eisenberg.  If you love horse racing, this is a quick and easy read that will tug at your heart strings and make you feel the excitement of the fastest two minutes in sports.  The story about the one animal America fell in love with for nine months is a tale you won't want to miss.

Book reports are due on September 1st! HAHA!  Happy reading!

Zinno