Daily Reading Efforts - April 2025

4/30/2025 (71 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 98-113) - 245pp

Making It Home (Pages 125-127) - 333pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 1-20) - 215pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 114-145) - 174pp

4/29/2025 (61 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 60-66) - 135pp

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 78-97) - 245pp

Making It Home (Pages 118-124) - 333pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 123-132) - 248pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 97-113) - 174pp

4/28/2025 (91 pages)

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Pages 5-21) - 145pp

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 65-77) - 245pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 170-180)

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 72-83)

Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp

4/27/2025 (56 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 112-139)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 49-64) - 245pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 60-71) - 89pp

4/26/2025 (19 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 42-48) - 245pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 85-96) - 174pp

4/25/2025 (24 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 98-111) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 160-169) - 180pp

4/24/2025 (81 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 77-97) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 140-159) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 51-59) - 89pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 3513-3799; 34 slides; 17 pages; Kindle)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 71-84) - 174pp

4/23/2025 (91 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 45-59) - 135pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 122-139) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 21-50) - 89pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 3040-3504; 56 slides; 28 pages; Kindle)

4/22/2025 (96 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 52-76) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 106-121) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages 8-20) - 89pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 5-22) - 234pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 2626-3031; 48 slides; 24 pages; Kindle)

4/21/2025 (102 pages)

Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II (Pages 1-51) - 139pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 89-105) - 180pp

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 2142-2619; 57 slides; 28 pages; Kindle)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 65-70) - 174pp

4/20/2025 (104 pages)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 70-88) - 180pp

Head Games: Life's Greatest Challenge (Pages v-x, 1-7) - 89pp
Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 186-224)

Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True (Pages 18-29) - 144pp
Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 51-64) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 106-112)

4/19/2025 (57 pages)

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 31-63) - 192pp

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 60-69) - 180pp
Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 37-50; Mary Eleanor Brackenridge and Linda Chavez-Thompson) - 174pp

4/18/2025 (74 pages)

It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan (Slides 1678-2133; 54 slides; 27 pages; Kindle)

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 167-185) - 224pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 112-122) - 248pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 18-36; Mary Eleanor Brackenridge and Linda Chavez-Thompson) - 174pp

4/17/2025 (91 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 12-13; John McEnroe) - 108pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (7205-7940; 79 slides - 39 pages; Kindle)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 44-59) - 180pp

Pressure (Pages 214-224)

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 9-17; Annie Webb Blanton) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 92-105) - 112pp

4/16/2025 (163 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (6097-7194; 89 slides - 44 pages; Kindle)

Faucian Bargain: The Most Powerful and Dangerous Bureaucrat in American History (Pages 13-43) - 180pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 110-165) - 224pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 96-111) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 198-213) - 224pp

4/15/2025 (99 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (4807-6091; 94 slides - 47 pages; Kindle)

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages 142-173)

Pressure (Pages 187-197) - 224pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 236-244)

4/14/2025 (180 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 28-44) - 135pp

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages 54-141) - 173pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 78-109) - 224pp

Pressure (Pages 173-186) - 224pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages viii, 1-8; Christa V. Daniels Adair) - 174pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 72-91) - 112pp

4/13/2025 (59 pages)

Dying To Cross:  The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History (Pages xv-xx, 1-53) - 173pp

4/12/2025 (109 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 7-27) - 135pp

Karla Faye Tucker Set Free: Life and Faith on Death Row (Pages 5-79) - 224pp

Pressure (Pages 160-172) - 224pp

4/11/2025 (73 pages)

Parenting with Heart: How Imperfect Parents Can Raise Resilient, Loving, and Wise-Hearted Kids (Pages 184-192) - 216pp

Pressure (Pages 146-159) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 184-192)

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 198-235) - 244pp

The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 106-109) - 240pp

4/10/2025 (92 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (4010-4793; 68 slides - 34 pages; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 20-41) - 245pp

Pressure (Pages 131-145) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 167-183) - 192pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 68-71) - 112pp

4/9/2025 (62 pages)

Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 1-32; Kindle) - 118pp

Pressure (Pages 118-130) - 224pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 51-67) - 112pp

4/8/2025 (94 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (3199-3999; 71 slides - 35 pages; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages vii, 1-19) - 245pp

Pressure (Pages 105-117) - 224pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 172-197) - 244pp

4/7/2025 (75 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 10-11; Barry Sanders) - 108pp

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion (Pages 15-24; Worst Kid on Doucette) - 183pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (2283-3187; 80 slides - 40 pages; Kindle)

Pressure (Pages 97-104) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 154-166) - 192pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 39-41) - 101pp

4/6/2025 (92 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 8-9; Bobby Knight) - 108pp

A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 169-177) - 254pp

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 23-30; Chris Harris, Jr.) - 192pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (1637-2274; 60 slides - 30 pages; Kindle)

Pressure (Pages 84-96) - 224pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 21-50) - 112pp

4/5/2025 (98 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 6-7; Curt Schilling) - 108pp

A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up (Pages 5-22; Steven Johnson, Jr.) - 192pp

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion (Pages 9-14; Breaking Barriers) - 183pp

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (706-1630; 69 slides - 34 pages; Kindle)

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 138-153) - 192pp

Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports (Pages 1-20; The Forties) - 112pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 37-38) - 101pp

4/4/2025 (71 pages)

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs (62-697; 65 slides - 32 pages; Kindle)

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 88-95) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 67-83) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 124-137) - 192pp

4/3/2025 (53 pages)

Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 228-234; Kindle)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 254-275; Kindle)

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 78-87) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 53-66) - 224pp

4/2/2025 (80 pages)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 224-253; Kindle) - 275pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 65-77) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 38-52) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 114-123) - 192pp

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 100-111) - 342pp

4/1/2025 (113 pages)

Keys to Experiencing Azusa Fire: Lessons from the Revival that Changed the Landscape of Global Christianity (Pages 186-223; Kindle) - 275pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 53-64) - 248pp

Pressure (Pages 27-37) - 224pp

Strange and Obscure Stories of New York City: Little-Known Tales About Gotham's People and Places (Pages 101-113) - 192pp

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (Pages 135-171) - 244pp

Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 98-99) - 342pp