Daily Reading Efforts - May 2025

5/31/2025 (79 pages)

Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry (Pages 153-185) - 415pp

The Ball:  Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream (Pages 21-42) - 136pp

The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 51-74) - 173pp

5/30/2025 (71 pages)

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 71-83) - 255p

Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry (Pages 128-152) - 415pp

Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America (Pages 77-109; Kindle)

5/29/2025 (89 pages)

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 224-238)

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 57-70) - 255p

Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry (Pages 81-127) - 415pp

The Ball:  Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream (Pages 8-20) - 136pp

5/28/2025 (110 pages)

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 206-223) - 238pp

Covering Home (Pages 241-266)

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages 87-103) - 189pp

Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America (Pages 36-76; Kindle)

The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 43-50) - 173pp

5/27/2025 (75 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 224-240) - 266pp

Scout Camp: Sex, Death, and Secret Societies Inside the Boy Scouts of America (Pages 1-35; Kindle)

The Most Misused Verses In The Bible:  Surprising Ways God's Word is Misunderstood (Pages 18-40) - 167pp

5/26/2025 (49 pages)

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 186-205) - 238pp

The Ball:  Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream (Pages 1-7) - 136pp

The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 28-42) - 173pp

The Most Misused Verses In The Bible:  Surprising Ways God's Word is Misunderstood (Pages 11-17) - 167pp

5/25/2025 (68 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 205-223) - 266pp

The Last Leaf on the Tree: How to Make the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Pages 13-27) - 173pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 194-227; Kindle)

5/24/2025 (136 pages)

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Page 53) - 145pp

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 147-185) - 238pp

Covering Home (Pages 191-204) - 266pp

Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry (Pages 13-80) - 415pp

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages 73-86) - 189pp

5/23/2025 (58 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 175-190) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 241-261)

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 173-193; Kindle)

5/22/2025 (111 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 150-174) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 226-240) - 261pp

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages 38-72) - 189pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 137-172; Kindle)

5/21/2025 (49 pages)

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 143-146) - 238pp

Covering Home (Pages 133-149) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 216-225) - 261pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 119-136; Kindle)

5/20/2025 (49 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 119-132) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 206-215) - 261pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 94-118; Kindle)

5/19/2025 (74 pages)

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Pages 50-52) - 145pp

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 128-142) - 238pp

Covering Home (Pages 97-118) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 192-205) - 261pp

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages 18-37) - 189pp

5/18/2025 (92 pages)
Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 109-127) - 238pp
Covering Home (Pages 75-96) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 172-191) - 261pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 63-93; Kindle)

5/17/2025 (52 pages)

Covering Home (Pages 61-74) - 266pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 162-171) - 261pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 35-62; Kindle)

5/16/2025 (76 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 18-19; Bear Bryant) - 108pp

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Pages 35-49) - 145pp

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 98-108) - 238pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 148-161) - 261pp

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages 9-17) - 189pp

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Pages 2-6, 12-34; Kindle)

5/15/2025 (151 pages)

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 377-400; Kindle)

Covering Home (Pages v-xi, 1-60) - 266pp
Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 134-147) - 261pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 164-174)

The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp

When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946 - 1963 (Pages 429-480 [25p]; 4146-4654; Kindle)   

5/14/2025 (106 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 16-17; Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston) - 108pp

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 41-97) - 238pp
Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 112-133) - 261pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 158-163) - 174pp

The Art of Neighboring (Pages 179-197) - 184pp

5/13/2025 (113 pages)

Blood Brothers: The Unforgettable Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel (Pages 7-40) - 238pp

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 336-376; Kindle)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 95-111) - 261pp

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 46-56) - 255p

Minor Moments Major Memories:  Baseball's Best Players Recall Life In The Minor Leagues (Pages ix-xii, 3-8) - 189pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 210-215)

5/12/2025 (124 pages)

A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love (Pages 14-15; John McEnroe) - 108pp

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 287-335; Kindle)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 81-94) - 261pp

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 33-45) - 255p

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 67-79) - 234pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 177-209) - 215pp

5/11/2025 (181 pages)

Abraham And His Sons (Pages 6-19) - 91pp

Barbara Jordan:  The Biography (Pages 22-34) - 145pp

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 224-286; Kindle)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 68-80) - 261pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 102-176) - 215pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 155-157) - 174pp

5/10/2025 (17 pages)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 57-67) - 261pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 46-51) - 101pp

5/9/2025 (65 pages)

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 180-223; Kindle)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 46-56) - 261pp

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 23-32) - 255p

5/8/2025 (73 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 132-135)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 241-243)

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 29-45) - 261pp

I Found Someone to Play With: A Biography: Larry LeGrande, The Last Member of the Satchel Paige All-Stars (Pages 23-66) - 234pp

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America (Pages 133-137) - 248pp

5/7/2025 (79 pages)

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 137-179; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 227-240) - 245pp

Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football (Pages 15-28) - 261pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 94-101) - 215pp

5/6/2025 (80 pages)
America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 94-131) - 135pp

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 95-136; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 208-226) - 245pp

5/5/2025 (88 pages)

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 55-94; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 186-207) - 245pp

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 13-22) - 255p

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 78-93) - 215pp

5/4/2025 (99 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 78-93) - 135pp

Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine (Pages 16-54; Kindle)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 165-185) - 245pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 59-77) - 215pp

You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 42-45) - 101pp

5/3/2025 (70 pages)

America, Oil, & the Islamic Mind: The Real Crisis Is the Gulf Between Our Ways of Thinking (Pages 67-77) - 135pp

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 144-164) - 245pp

Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball (Pages 21-58) - 215pp

5/2/2025 (84 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 132-143) - 245pp

Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)

Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed (Pages 1-12) - 255p

5/1/2025 (62 pages)

Double Play: Faith and Family First (Pages 114-131) - 245pp

Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 33-58; Kindle) - 118pp

Texas Women Who Dared To Be First (Pages 146-154) - 174pp

The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp