Thursday, September 3, 2026

$75 Amazon Gift Card - 3/6/26

Given by Employer - $75.00 gift card to Amazon

$3.46 - 3/7 - "My Toughest Battle: A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio" by Maj Gen William Matz
$6.42 - 3/11 - "One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldmann (READ)
$4.87 - 3/16 - "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk" by Mike Sielski 
$4.07 - 3/24 - "Mallparks: Baseball Stadiums and the Culture of Consumption" by Michael T. Friedman
$2.92 - 5/7 - "The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman (READ)
$9.29 - 9/3 - "Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports" by Lenny Wagner

$2.15 - 3/25 - "Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Kindle) -  (READ)
$1.61 - 5/8 - "Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Kindle) -  (READ)

$40.21 remaining

In Transit Books

From August 2026
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 192-203) - 225pp
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 291-339; Kindle)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (158-202) - 270pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 57-71) - 326pp
Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 39-40; Kindle)
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 77-91)
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 158-170) - 326pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2057-2790; 45 (15 pages); Kindle)
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 1490-2215; (43) 21 pages; Kindle)
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 30-33) - 140pp
When She Was Ours:  A Novel (Pages vii, 1-3; Kindle)
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages 24-33) - 112pp

From July 2026
Animal Farm (Pages v-xix) - 139pp
Is God Speaking To Me?:  How to Discern His Voice and Direction (Pages 17-32) - 60pp
Season's End: God's Game Plan, His Path, His Purpose (Pages 47-69) - 263pp

From June 2026
Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans:  Texas A&M Aggies (Pages 2-3) - 201pp
Fathers & Daughters (Pages 78-89) - 203pp
Sports Stories and the Bible (Pages 30-33) - 184pp
Way of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in the Americas (Pages 5-11) - 111pp

From May 2026
Winning Your Spiritual Battles (Pages 19-28) - 62pp
Winning:  It's How You Play The Game (Pages 28-51) - 176pp

From April 2026
Do Your Children Believe?:  Becoming Intentional About Your Family's Faith and Spiritual Legacy (54-62) - 208pp
Going The Distance:  Life's A Marathon, Not A Sprint (Pages 11-35) - 262pp
When the Kings Come Marching In: Isaiah and the New Jerusalem (Pages 17-25) - 131pp
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 65-68) - 101pp

From March 2026
Christian Jihad: Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ (Pages 56-73) - 232pp
My Toughest Battle:  A Soldier's Lifelong Struggle with Polio (Pages vii-xii, 3-4) - 249pp
People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations (Pages 23-34) - 204pp
The Barber, The Astronaut, And The Golf Ball (Pages xxi-xxiii, 1-26) - 174pp

From February 2026
A Man Who Told Us The Truth (Pages 30-37) - 158pp
From High Hill to the NFL:  The Story of Hugo Hollas (Pages 6-13) - 329pp
God's Final Call:  How The Book of Revelation Pulls Back The Veil On Current Events and Our Ultimate Future (Pages 90-91) - 178pp

From January 2026
Freedom to Shift: A Proven Path to Stop Trading Time, Start Creating Freedom, and Shape What's Next (Pages 70-95; Kindle)
Pure Gold: The Autobiography Of Coach Willie E. Goldsmith, Sr. (Pages xiii-xvii, 1-13) - 221pp
Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville: A Lifelong Passion for Baseball (Pages 143-147) - 342pp

From December 2025
A Rock Between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch (Pages 1-8) - 187pp

From November 2025
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (Pages 1-7) - 262pp
Body Of Proof:  The 7 Best Reasons To Believe In The Resurrection Of Jesus -- And Why It Matters Today (Pages 11-25) - 161pp
Still Evangelical?:  Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, And Theological Meaning (Pages 1-5) - 199pp
The Space Between Us:  How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart (Pages 88-106) - 247pp

From October 2025
Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East (Pages 36-49) - 134pp
Taming The Bull:  The John "Bull" Bramlett Story (Pages 23-35) -222pp

From September 2025
A History of the 1939 Baltimore Elite Giants (Pages 1213-2147 (69); 34 pages; Kindle)
It's A Conspiracy: The National Insecurity Council (Pages 165-169) - 251pp
Sox Bid Curse Farewell:  The 2004 Boston Red Sox (Location 810-1574 (66); 33 pages; Kindle)
Swimming for Freedom:  A True Story of Faith, Hope, and Victory (Pages 41-48) - 269pp
Texas Sports Writers:  The Wild and Wacky Years (Pages 20-45) - 257pp

From August 2025
A Texan Looks At Lyndon:  A Study in Illegitimate Power (Pages 178-183) - 254pp
Baseball Research Journal, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2024 (Pages 235-305; Kindle)
Citizenship for Sale: How Foreign Money Buys American Residency (Pages 32-59; Kindle)
Epistles of John: A New Testament Commentary (Pages 59-86; Kindle) - 118pp
My Final Word:  Holding Tight to the Issues that Matter Most (Pages 34-47) - 234pp
The Goal and the Glory: Christian Athletes Share Their Inspiring Stories (Pages 129-135; Eric Liddell) - 240pp

From July 2025
Abraham And His Sons (Pages 20-23; Cities of Sinners) - 91pp
Fail Better:  Why Baseball Matters (Pages 24-31) - 267pp
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025 (629-1130 (48) - 24 pages; Kindle)
If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy...: He Can't Keep Your Goods (Pages 85-116; Kindle)
Leading Your Child to Jesus:  How Parents Can Talk With Their Kids About Faith (Pages 22-36) - 122pp
Maria Woodworth-Etter:  The Evangelist (Pages 2-9; Kindle)
The Rapture Exposed:  The Message of Hope In The Book of Revelation (Pages 11-33) - 210pp

From May 2025
Executive Summaries of the Bible (Pages 1-60; Kindle)
The Case Against Israel (Pages 1-10) - 194pp
The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime (Pages 1-9) - 218pp

From April 2025
A Compassionate Call To Counter Culture In A World Of Persecution (Pages v-vii, 1-19) - 42pp
First Freedom First:  A Citizens' Guide To Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State (Pages vii-xx) - 188pp
Maurice Clarett - My Life Story: Redemption - A Season of Thoughts (Pages 198-179) - 198pp
Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death (Pages 126-163; Kindle) - 255pp
Rejoice Always:  Practical Notes in the Book of Philippians (Pages 59-69) - 135pp
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World (Pages xv, 1-7) - 268pp

From February 2025
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Pages 33-68; Kindle)

From January 2025
Big Play:  Barra on Football (Pages 15-26) - 281pp

From December 2024
Entering The Promised Land (Pages 72-82) - 149pp
The Temple of Jerusalem (Pages 11-12) - 107pp

From November 2024
1643 Days:  In A Federal Prison Camp (Pages iii-viii, 1-5) - 227pp
God at Ground Zero: How Good Overcame Evil, One Heart at a Time (Pages vii-xiv) - 208pp
People of Memorial Park:  Stories From Houston's Favorite Trail (Pages 88-96) - 162pp
unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation (Page 36) - 188pp

From October 2024
Ascending the Ladder: 9 Biblical Lessons for Reaching Your Career Goals and Thriving at Work (Pages 9-40; Kindle)
Chronicle of a Small Town (Pages ix-x, 3-7) - 175pp
Fastpitch:  The Untold History of Softball and the Women Who Made The Game (Pages 64-72) - 289pp

From August 2024
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 18-38) - 225pp
When The News Went Live:  Dallas 1963 (Pages vii-xvi) - 197pp

From July 2024
Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp
Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp
Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

From May 2024
The Greatest Game Ever Played (Pages 10-13) - 163pp
The Race Before Us:  A Journey of Running and Faith (Pages 9-23) - 210pp

From April 2024
Angels in the Realms of Heaven: The Reality of Angelic Ministry Today (Dancing with Angels) (Pages 19-20; Kindle)
Bat 6 (Pages 1-18 plus Author's Note) - 229pp
Hiroshima (Pages 1-9) - 153pp

Daily Reading Efforts - September 2026

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9/3/2026 (7 pages)
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 122-128) - 271pp

9/2/2026 (81 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages 244-270
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad (Pages 38-86) - 218pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 120-124) - 302pp

9/1/2026 (41 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages 203-243) - 270pp

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Books Read in 2026 - 74 (56 Regular / 18 Kindle / 0 Internet Archive)

"Kindle Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Kindle via Amazon Prime Reading
"Book" by Author (Finished January 1) - Location

"Tommy Bowman:  Answering The Call" by Chad S. Conine (Finished January 7) - Amazon.com
"Darkest Christmas: December 1942 and a World at War" by Peter Harmsen (Finished January 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports" by Cyd Ziegler (Finished January 12) - Amazon.com
"The Cost of Colors: A Coach's Story" by Ronnie Mitchem (Finished January 12) - Humble Half Price Books
"My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer" by Steve Garvey with Ken Gurnick and Candace Garvey (Finished January 14) - Humble Half Price Books

"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken, Jr. with Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15) - Oh Goodie A Book
"The Sacred Acre:  The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with The Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20) - Oh Goodie A Book
"Courtly Love:  A Profile of Coach Marsha Sharp" by Nancy Laine Price (Finished January 20) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Speak with No Fear:  Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter" by Mike Acker (Finished January 21) - Amazon Prime
"Blinded by the Lights: Texas High School Football and the Myth of Integration" by Don E. Albrecht (Finished January 22) - Amazon.com

"Native American Major Leaguers" edited by Rob Daugherty and Bill Nowlin (Finished January 26) - Society for American Baseball Research
"Wards of the League:  The Untold Story of the First NFL Team in Dallas" by Mike Cobern (Finished February 2) - Amazon.com
"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" by Ralph Branca with David Ritz (Finished February 3) - Humble Half-Price Books
"Mornings with Madden:  My Radio Life with an American Legend" by Stan Bunger (Finished February 19) - Christmas Gift
"Henry Aaron" edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks (Finished February 22) - Society for American Baseball Research

"You Got To Have Wa" by Robert Whiting (Finished February 24) - Humble Half-Price Books
"The Astronaut Wives Club" by Lily Koppel (Finished March 5) - Personal Collection
"How to Win One Million Dollars and Shit Glitter" by Luke Stoffel (Finished March 10) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church" by Rachel Held Evans (Finished March 13) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Concussion" by Jeanne Marie Laskas (Finished March 16) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women" by Zoe Vendizotti & Claire Mitchell (Finished March 17) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"One More for the White Rat: The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Chase the Pennant" by Doug Feldman (Finished March 24) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work
"In Chocolate We Trust: The Hershey Company Town Unwrapped" by Peter Kurie (Finished March 25) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas" by Al Pickett (Finished March 25) - Humble Half Price Books
"Swerve Or Die: Life at My Speed in the First Family of NASCAR Racing" by Kyle Petty and Ellis Henican (Finished March 30) - Southlake Barnes & Noble

"Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda" by Jean Guerrero (Finished April 6) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Devaney:  One of America's great football coaches tells his own story" by Bob Devaney (and friends) (Finished April 12) - Pearland Half Price Books
"Michael And The Whiz Kids:  A Story of Basketball, Race and Suburbia in the 1960s" by John Christgau (Finished April 22) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed" by Bryan M. Litfin (Finished April 22) - Barnes & Noble
"1978:  Baseball & America In The Disco Era" by David Krell (Finished April 22) - Amazon.com with $75 Gift Card from Work

"Thin Ice: The Complete, Uncensored Story of Tonya Harding, America's Bad Girl of Ice Skating" by Frank Coffey and Joe Layden (Finished April 24) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"In the Great Quiet: A Novel" by Laura Vogt (Finished April 27) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads
"The Lost Book of Moses:  The Hunt For The World's Oldest Bible" by Chanan Tigay (Finished May 6) - Bedford Half-Price Books Outlet
"A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" by Kevin Murphy (Finished May 8) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water" by Daniel J. Boyne (Finished May 13) - Half Price Books Humble

"Play It Forward:  How Women Are Changing Sports To Change The World" edited by Leila Sales (Finished May 14) - Amazon.com
"The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" by Sarah McCammon (Pages 266-270) - Barnes & Noble Conroe
"The Making Of A Winner:  Robert Brewer Quarterback University of Texas" by Creath Davis (Finished May 15) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True" by W.F. Strong (Finished May 17) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books Outlet
"Billy Olson:  Reaching Higher" by Billy Olson with Carlton Stowers (Finished May 17) - Mansfield Half Price Books

"Strangers:  A Memoir Of Marriage" by Belle Burden (Finished May 22) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"Stealing Home: A Father, a Son, and the Road to the Perfect Game" by Ron Seybold (Finished May 26) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 1)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished May 26) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Theology Simplified: Volume 2" by Bob Yandian (Finished May 26) - Kindle via BookBub and Amazon.com
"10 Lies & The Truth" by Robby Crihfield (Finished May 27) - Amazon.com

"More Than A Season:  Building A Championship Culture" by Dayton Moore and Matt Fulks (Finished May 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem" by Adam Hamilton (Finished June 2) - Houston Westheimer Half Price Books
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 2)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World" by Admiral William H. McRaven (Finished June 8) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Lone Star Splash From The Past:  The History of Competitive Swimming in Black High Schools of Texas 1955-1967" by Thurman W. Robins, Ed.D (Finished June 8) - Murder by the Book

"Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player" by Willie O'Ree with Michael McKinley (Finished June 9) - Barnes & Noble The Woodlands
"The Jonathan Effect:  Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished June 12) - Christianbook.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 3)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished June 13) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Summerall:  On And Off The Air" by Pat Summerall (Finished June 19) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Fear No Evil, True Stories of the Mighty Eight" by Charles D. Hamlin (Finished June 29) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 4)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished July 2) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"Chamique: On Family, Focus, and Basketball" by Chamique Holdsclaw with Jennifer Frey (Finished July 7) - Mansfield Half-Price Books
"Terrific Five Star Customer Service: Learning About Excellent Service From Special People" by Stan Toler & Keith Hawk (Finished July 12) - christianbook.com
"How To Be Like Mike:  Life Lessons About Basketball's Best" by Pat Williams with Michael Weinreb (Finished July 12) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"The Question That Never Goes Away: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Suffering" by Philip Yancey (Finished July 14) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet

"What Remains Of You" by Kimberly Hensle Lowrance (Finished July 25) - Kindle via Amazon First Reads
"No Retreat, No Surrender:  One American's Fight" by Tom DeLay with Stephen Mansfield (Finished July 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"When God Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life" by Squire Rushnell (Finished July 27) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"Playback" by Richard "Cactus" Pryor (Finished July 30) - Waco Half Price Books Outlet
"UNDEFEATED UNTIED UNSCORED UPON: The Perfect Season: The story of Pennsylvania's 1957 Cass Football Team" by Jim Droskinis (Finished July 31) - Amazon.com

"The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles" by Aimee Boorman with Steve Cooper (Finished August 7) - Amazon.com
"Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5)" edited by Joanne Hulbert and Jay Hurd (Finished August 11) - Kindle via Society for American Baseball Research
"The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot" by Naomi Wolf (Finished August 11) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians" by Todd Nettleton (Finished August 13) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years" by James Salter (Finished August 14) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet

"Arnold Palmer" by The Editors of Golf Digest Magazine (Finished August 18) - Waco Half-Price Books Outlet
"God Meant It For Good" by R.T. Kendall (Finished August 20) - Amazon.com
"Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds" by Lenya Heitzig (Finished August 23) - Christianbook.com
"Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete" by William C. Rhoden (Finished September 2) - Oh Goodie A Book

Books Bought at Oh Goodie A Book (Houston) on 4/5/25 - 26 (Finished 11)

"America Plays Ball: Historical Baseball Photographs from the Library of Congress" by Nicholas Osborne
"Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game" by John Thorn 
"Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself" by Rich Roll 
"Fixed: How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball" by David Porter 
"George Weah The Dream, The Legend, The Rise to Power: The Journey of an Enigmatic Leader" by Emmanuel Clarke and Isaac Vah Tukpah
"In Control: The Rebirth of an NFL Legend" by Thomas Henderson with Frank Luksa
"K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" by Tyler Kepner 
"Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town" by Bryan Mealer
"Plague of the Gods: An Outsider's Perspective on Baseball's Tommy John Epidemic" by Matthew Aquilina
"Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won" by Tobias Moskowitz and L. Jon Wertheim
"Stephen Curry: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Sharpest Shooters" by Clayton Geoffreys
"The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound" by Ron Darling
"The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It" by Lawrence S. Ritter 
"The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime" by Paul Dickson
"Till the End" by CC Sabathia with Chris Smith

"A History of Sport : An Illustrated Record of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love" by Andrew Janik (Finished August 28, 2025)
"A Walk in Our Cleats: 25 Athletes Who Never Gave Up" by Steven Johnson Jr. and Paul Cartwright (Finished October 13, 2025)
"Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion" by Russell Freedman (Finished June 29, 2025)
"Double Play" by Ben & Julianna Zobrist with Mike Yorkey (Finished May 8, 2025)
"Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete" by William C. Rhoden (Finished September 2, 2026)
"Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference" by Cal Ripken Jr. and Donald T. Phillips (Finished January 15, 2026)
"Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, America and the Day Everything Changed" by Stephen Brunt (Finished June 14, 2025)
"Grinders: Baseball's Intrepid Infantry" by Mike Capps and Chuck Hartenstein (Finished June 17, 2025)
"Life With A Swinger: Conversations Off The Tee With Golf Professionals And Their Wives" by Kay Davidoff-Ziplow and Leslie F. Zinberg (Finished October 1, 2025)
"The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story" by Mark Tabb with the Ed Thomas Family (Finished January 20, 2026)
"Wheelchair Champions: A History of Wheelchair Sports" by Harriet May Savitz (Finished April 20, 2025)

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Books Bought via Christianbook.com on 12/25/23 - 23 (Finished 11)

"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Persecution" by David Platt
"A Compassionate Call to Counter Culture in a World of Poverty" by David Platt
"After the Cheering Stops: An NFL Wife's Story of Concussions, Loss, and the Faith that Saw Her Through" by Cyndy Feasel and Mike Yorkey 
"Aloof: Figuring Out Life with a God Who Hides" by Tony Kriz
"Education a la Carte: Choosing the Best Schooling Options for Your Child" by Dr. Kevin Leman
"Hope Rising: How Christians Can End Extreme Poverty in this Generation" by Scott Todd
"Kids off the Block: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Quest to Protect Chicago's Most Vulnerable Youth" by Diane Latiker with Bethany Mauger
"Love in the Face of ISIS: Seven Prayer Strategies for the Crisis in the Middle East" by Lorraine Marie Varela
"Still Evangelical? Insiders Reconsider Political, Social, and Theological Meaning" by Mark Labberton , Shane Claiborne , et al.
"Swimming for Freedom: A True Story of Hope, Faith, and Victory" by Tera Bradham
"The Adam Quest: Eleven Scientists Who Held on to a Strong Faith While Wrestling with the Mystery of Human Origins" by Tim Stafford
"The Bowden Dynasty: A Story of Faith, Family, and Football -An Insider's Account" by Charlie Barnes and Bobby Bowden
"Where Is God When I'm Afraid?: Live with Confidence That He is Always with You" by Pamela L. McQuade

Purchased these special Christmas clearance items with a $25 gift card.

"Catch a Star: Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion" by Tamika Catchings with Ken Petersen (Finished 10/3/24)
"Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America" by Sheriff David Clarke Jr. with Nancy French (Finished 7/16/24)
"Demanding Liberty: An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom" by Brandon J. O'Brien (Finished 1/28/24)
"Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World" by Leroy Barber (Finished 4/3/24)
"Faith on the Road: A Short Theology of Travel and Justice" by Joerg Rieger (Finished 6/23/24)
"From Cairo to Christ: How One Muslim's Faith Journey Shows the Way for Others" by Abu Atallah and Kent A. Van Til (Finished 2/5/24)
"I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis" by Jeremy K. Everett (Finished 4/15/24)
"Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds" by Lenya Heitzig (Finished 8/23/26)
"Taken at Birth: Stolen Babies, Hidden Lies, and My Journey to Finding Home" by Jane Blasio (Finished 1/29/24)
"The Jonathan Effect: Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Mike Tenbusch (Finished 6/12/26)
"The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone--and How Leaders Can Respond" by Susan Mettes (Finished 7/11/25)

Daily Reading Efforts - August 2026

8/31/2026 (49 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (158-202) - 270pp
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 30-33) - 140pp

8/30/2026 - None

8/29/2026 (33 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (150-157) - 270pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 2057-2790; 45 (15 pages); Kindle)
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages 24-33) - 112pp

8/28/2026 (39 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (136-149) - 270pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 57-71) - 326pp
The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (Location 1556-2041; 30 (10 pages); Kindle)

8/27/2026 (64 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (114-135) - 270pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 158-170) - 326pp
William Marsh Rice and His Institute:  A Biographical Study (Pages v-vii, 1-23) - 112pp

8/26/2026 (50 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 192-203) - 225pp
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (76-113) - 270pp

8/25/2026 (37 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (39-75) - 270pp

8/24/2026 (30 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 162-191) - 225pp

8/23/2026 (61 pages)
Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete (Pages ix-xiii, 1-38) - 270pp
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 174-191)

8/22/2026 (39 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 156-173) - 191pp
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 1490-2215; (43) 21 pages; Kindle)

8/21/2026 (38 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 118-155) - 191pp

8/20/2026 (69 pages)
God Meant It For Good (Pages 267-287; Kindle)
Reclaiming Revival: Calling a Generation to Contend for Historic Awakening (Pages 39-40; Kindle)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 72-117) - 191pp

8/19/2026 (67 pages)
Reload Love: Transforming Bullets to Beauty and Battlegrounds to Playgrounds (Pages 5-71) - 191pp

8/18/2026 (72 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 138-161) - 225pp
Arnold Palmer (Pages 150-154)
God Meant It For Good (Pages 239-266; Kindle)
Texas Schoolboy Football:  Champions in Action (Pages 77-91)

8/17/2026 (44 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 131-149) - 154pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 55-56) - 326pp
When A Man Loves A Woman:  Pursuing Her Heart (Pages 5-6, 9-29) - 140pp

8/16/2026 (79 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 113-137) - 225pp
God Meant It For Good (Pages 216-238; Kindle)
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 37-54) - 326pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 107-119) - 302pp

8/15/2026 (65 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 96-112) - 225pp
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 93-106) - 302pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 144-157) - 326pp -- Peter Pace
Two Outs, So What!: The 2001 Seattle Mariners (Location 716-1475; (41) 20 pages; Kindle)

8/14/2026 (69 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 80-95) - 225pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 132-151)
The Baseball Astrologer and Other Weird Tales (Pages 70-92) - 302pp
The Perfect Season:  Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year (Pages 112-121) - 271pp

8/13/2026 (25 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 77-79) - 225pp
Arnold Palmer (Pages 124-130) - 154pp
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 30-36) - 326pp
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 263-270)

8/12/2026 (111 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 54-76) - 225pp
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 291-339; Kindle)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 224-262) - 270pp

8/11/2026 (87 pages)
And Then the End will Come: The Completion of the Great Commission and Nine other Clues That Jesus is Coming Soon (Pages 39-53) - 225pp
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 112-131) - 151pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 150-156, 175-177)
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 111-148)
When She Was Ours:  A Novel (Pages vii, 1-3; Kindle)

8/10/2026 (74 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 98-123) - 154pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 140-143) - 326pp -- Peter Pace
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 67-110)

8/9/2026 (69 pages)
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk (Pages 1-29) - 326pp
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 39-66)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 212-223) - 270pp

8/8/2026 (69 pages)
Arnold Palmer (Pages 92-97) - 154pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 129-139) - 326pp -- Ray Kelly, David Dreier, Gray Davis
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts (Vol. 5) - (Pages 1-38)
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 198-211) - 270pp

8/7/2026 (70 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 248-290; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 270-274)
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 107-128) - 326pp -- Molly Culver, Ron Reagan, Tom Ridge, Burt Reynolds

8/6/2026 (41 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 260-269) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 96-106) - 326pp -- Roger Ailes, Denis Leary
When Faith Is Forbidden: 40 Days on the Frontlines with Persecuted Christians (Pages 178-197) - 270pp

8/5/2026 (52 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 212-259) - 274pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 146-149) - 156pp

8/4/2026 (105 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 202-247; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 153-211) - 274pp

8/3/2026 (35 pages)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 126-152) - 274pp
The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Pages 138-145) - 156pp

8/2/2026 (84 pages)
Cape Cod Baseball League: From College Stars to Big League Futures (Pages 160-201; Kindle)
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 108-125) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 72-95) - 326pp -- George Will, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Howard Schultz

8/1/2026 (72 pages)
Gods of Tin:  The Flying Years (Pages 98-111) - 151pp
The Balance:  My Years Coaching Simone Biles (Pages 62-107) - 274pp
The Games Do Count:  America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports (Pages 60-71) - 326pp -- George Will, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch