Books Read in 2023 - 141 (123 Regular / 16 Kindle / 2 Internet Archive)

"White Girl:  A Story Of School Desegregation" by Clara Silverstein (Finished January 2) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"This Is The Day:  Reclaim Your Dream. Ignite Your Passion. Live Your Purpose." by Tim Tebow with A.J. Gregory (Finished January 2) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"When The Lions Roared:  Joe Paterno and One of College Football's Greatest Teams" by Bill Contz (Finished January 8) - Christmas Gift from Mom & Dad

"From The Bullpen To The State Pen:  On Choices, A Crash, And The Remarkable Freedom of Grace" by Brandon Puffer (Finished January 10) - Amazon
"The Road To J.O.Y.:  Leading With Faith, Playing With Purpose, Leaving A Legacy" by Scott Drew with Don Yeager (Finished January 10) - Gift from Private School AD

"Great Americans In Sports:  Mia Hamm" by Matt Christopher (Finished January 11) - Conroe Second & Charles

"The God Box: Sharing My Mother's Gift of Faith, Love and Letting Go" by Mary Lou Quinlan (Finished January 16) - Conroe Second & Charles
"Mei-Guo Jian-Lian:  The American Coach" by Cyril N. White (Finished January 16) - Conroe Second & Charles
"If You Only Knew ..." by Chad Varga with Lisa Yoder (Finished January 16) - Conroe Second & Charles

"More Than A Hobby:  How A $600 Start-Up Became America's Home & Craft Superstore" by David Green with Dean Merrill (Finished January 22) - Conroe Second & Charles

"Earl Campbell:  The Driving Force" by Sam Blair (Finished January 23) - Conroe Second & Charles 
"Amazing Grace in the life of William Wilberforce" by John Piper (Finished January 24) - Conroe Second & Charles
"The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods" by Hank Haney (Finished January 29) - Waco Half Price Books $1

"2020:  The year that tried to kill me - A True Story" by Oliver Morrison (Finished January 29) - Amazon
"Why Did the FBI Monitor Muhammed Ali?" by Josh Keen (Finished January 30) - Amazon

"Baseball Giant Killers:  The Spudders Of The 20's" by Al Parker (Finished January 31) - Conroe Second & Charles
"Rebound Rules:  The Art of Success 2.0" by Rick Pitino with Pat Forde (Finished February 8) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"Long Shot:  The Triumphs And Struggles Of An NBA Freedom Fighter" by Craig Hodges with Rory Fanning (Finished February 8) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"Slipping On The Ice:  A Collection of Stories From a Peace Corps Ukraine Volunteer" by Robert Minton (Finished February 12) - Amazon.com
"Texas Football Legends:  Greats of the Game" by Carlton Stowers (Finished February 13) - Internet Archive

"If You Want Something Done:  Leadership Lessons from Bold Women" by Nikki R. Haley (Finished February 15) - Barnes & Noble Sugar Land - First Colony Mall

"The View From Here:  Unveiling The Tools of Self-Mastery to Find, Accept and Love Oneself" by Alexia Anjica (Finished February 16) - Amazon.com

"Fucked At Birth:  Recalibrating the American Dream for the 2020s" by Dale Maharidge (Finished February 19) - Barnes & Noble Dallas - Lincoln Park
"Do You Love Football?!  Winning with Heart, Passion & Not Much Sleep" by Jon Gruden with Vic Carucci (Finished February 20) - Waco Half Price Books $1

"26 Marathons:  What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career" by Meb Keflezighi with Scott Douglas (Finished February 26) - Barnes & Noble Dallas - Lincoln Park

"Gracefully Broken:  Passion Drove Him, Compassion Guided Him" by Walter Jordan (Finished February 28) - Barnes & Noble Sugar Land - First Colony Mall
"Shut Up and Listen!:  Hard Business Truths That Will Help You Succeed" by Tilman Fertitta (Finished March 7) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"The Making of a Man:  How Men And Boys Honor God and Live With Integrity" by Tim Brown with James Lund (Finished March 8) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"True Fans:  A Basketball Odyssey" by Dan Austin (Finished March 14) - Waco Half Price Books $1
"Left To Chance:  Hurricane Katrina And The Story Of Two New Orleans Neighborhoods" by Steve Kroll-Smith, Vern Baxter & Pam Jenkins (Finished March 14) - University of Texas Press

"This Is How We Do It: A Pep Talk" by Kevin Hart (Finished March 16) - Amazon Kindle
"Witness to Dignity:  The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush" by The Reverend Russell J. Levenson Jr. (Finished March 18) - Birthday Gift from Waverly

"Heart and Steel" by Bill Cowher with Michael Holley (Finished March 20) - Books A Million Alexandria, La.
"Please Seek The Truth:  Overcoming Roadblocks to Christianity" by Tony Blalock (Finished March 27) - Amazon.com
"You Look So Much Better In Person:  True Stories of Absurdity and Success" by Al Roker (Finished March 29) - Clear Lake (Houston) Half Price Books

"First Things First: The Rules of Being a Warner" by Kurt & Brenda Warner with Jennifer Schuchmann (Finished April 1) - Christianbook.com

"Bible Prophecy:  The Essentials" by Amir Tsarfati & Barry Stagner (Finished April 3) - Barnes & Noble Sugar Land - First Colony Mall
"The Chicken Soup Game:  1979 Cotton Bowl - Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Houston Cougars" by Paul Kostolansky (Finished April 3) - Internet Archive
"Playing to Win: Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys" by David Magee (Finished April 9) - Waco Half Price Books $1

"When the Forgotten Borough Reigned: The 1964 Little League World Champions" by Jeff Ingber (Finished April 11) - Kindle

"What It Takes:  More Than A Champion" by Jeff Hostetler with Ron Hostetler (Finished April 13) - Half Price Books Austin

"Baseball in the Lone Star State:  The Texas League's Greatest Hits" by Tom Kayser and David King (Finished April 15) - Half Price Books Austin

"Women Who Risk:  Secret Angels For Jesus In The Muslim World" by Tom and Joann Doyle with Greg Webster (Finished April 20) - Barnes & Noble Pasadena
"The GM:  The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares That Go With It" by Tom Callahan (Finished April 21) - Half Price Books Waco

"One Shot At Forever:  A Small Town, An Unlikely Coach, And A Magical Baseball Season" by Chris Ballard (Finished April 26) - Barnes & Noble Albuquerque

"North To Paradise:  A Memoir" by Ousman Umar (Finished April 26) - Kindle

"Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs" by Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand, with Malcolm MacPherson (Finished April 29) - Half Price Books Waco
"The Case For Easter:  A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection" by Lee Strobel (Finished April 29) - Christianbook.com

"Cheated:  The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and A Colorful History of Sign Stealing" by Andy Martino (Finished May 3) - Barnes & Noble
"Get In The Game:  Nothing Missing:  You Have Everything Needed to Succeed" by Kevin Atlas (Finished May 9) - Barnes & Noble Round Rock

"Global Reset:  Do Current Events Point To The Antichrist And His Worldwide Empire?" by Mark Hitchcock and Jeff Kinley (Finished May 10) - Barnes & Noble
"Hard To Believe Land:  In Cleveland There's Always Next Year" by Phil Barth (Finished May 12) - Kindle
"Capital Gaines:  Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff" by Chip Gaines (Finished May 13) - Victoria Redbird Books

"It's Been A Pleasure:  The Jim Finks Story?" (Finished May 13) - Half Price Books Austin

"Killing Christians:  Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe to Believe" by Tom Doyle with Greg Webster (Finished May 14) - Amazon

"Red, White, And Columbia Blue:  Chasing the Dream with the 1979 Houston Oilers" by Jackson Michael (Finished May 14) - Half Price Books
"Faith:  A Journey For All" by Jimmy Carter (Finished May 19) - Barnes & Noble
"A Sense of Where You Are:  A Profile of William Warren Bradley" by John McPhee (Finished May 19) - Half Price Books
"Hollywood Shutdown:  Production, Distribution, and Exhibition In The Time Of COVID" by Kate Fortmueller (Finished May 22) - University of Texas Press

"The Blunder Years:  The Dark Ages of the New York Yankees (1965-1973)" by Ron Quartararo (Finished May 25) - Amazon

"Invincible:  My Journey from Fan to NFL Team Captain" by Vince Papale with Chad Millman (Finished May 26) - Half Price Books

"Do Not Be True To Yourself:  Countercultural Advice for the Rest of Your Life" by Kevin DeYoung (Finished May 28) - Amazon

"God is Able" by Priscilla Shirer (Finished May 31) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Requiem For A Classic:  Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic" by Thurman W. Robins, ED. D. (Finished May 31) - Half Price Books
"The Immortal Ten: The Definitive Account of the 1927 Tragedy and Its Legacy at Baylor University" by Todd Copeland (Finished June 3) - Half Price Books Frisco

"The Puzzles of Amish Life" by Donald B. Kraybill (Finished June 7) - Half Price Books College Station
"HolyLand USA: A Catholic Ride Through America's Evangelical Landscape" by Peter Feuerherd (Finished June 13) - Half Price Books College Station
"American Contagions: Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19" by John Fabian Witt (Finished June 13) - Half Price Books Frisco

"Willie Horton:  23 - Detroit's Own Willie The Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great" by Willie Horton with Kevin Allen (Finished June 13) - Kindle
"Use It Or Lose It - Pathways To Healthy Living:  The Incredible,  True Adventures of Lew Hollander, a Senior International Triathlete" by Dana Burnett (Finished June 13) - Half Price Books Austin

"Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms: A Lifetime of Memories from Striking Out the Babe to Teeing It up with the President" by Elden Auker with Tom Keegan (Finished June 15) - Brazos Books

"Craziest Rules In Sports" by Christopher Fletcher (Finished June 18) - Amazon
"Field of Hope: An Inspiring Autobiography of a Lifetime of Overcoming Odds" by Brett Butler with Jerry B. Jenkins (Finished June 20) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness" by Matthew Kelly (Finished June 25) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Wishbone Wisdom: Emory Bellard: Texas Football Visionary" by Emory Bellard as told to Al Pickett (Finished June 30) - Brazos Books

"The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents" by Ronald Kessler (Finished July 6) - Buy The Book
"Babe Conquers the World:  The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias" by Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace (Finished July 7) - Galveston Bookstop

"Aaron" by Henry Aaron with Furman Bisher (Finished July 8) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"The Last Yankee Dodger:  Fred Kipp From Brooklyn to LA and The Bronx" by Fred Kipp and Scott Kipp (Finished July 12) - Re-Reads Bookstore 

"9-11 Meditations at the Center of the World" by Eugene Kennedy (Finished July 14) - Half Price Books College Station

"Muggsy:  My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball" by Tyrone "Mugsy" Bogues with Jacob Uitti (Finished July 14) - Kindle
"Baseball in Blue & Gray:  The National Pastime During The Civil War" by George B. Kirsch (Finished July 14) - Re-Reads Bookstore
"Strike IX: The Story of a Big East College Forced to Eliminate Its Baseball Program and the Team That Refused to Lose" by Paul Lonardo (Finished July 14) - Half Price Books Frisco

"Secondary Break:  An NBA Dad's Story" by Marvin Williams, Sr. (Finished July 16) - Amazon
"The 17-Inch Baseball Bat" by Charles M. Province (Finished July 16) - Amazon

"Tinker v. Des Moines Student Protest" by Leah Farish (Finished July 27) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet

"Grace, Gold & Glory:  My Leap of Faith" by Gabrielle Douglass and Michelle Burford (Finished July 28) - Half Price Books Lewisville

"Earl Campbell: Houston Oiler Superstar" by Betty Lou Phillips (Finished July 28) - Half Price Books Lewisville

"The Teammates:  A Portrait of Friendship" by David Halberstam (Finished July 29) - Recycled Books, Denton

"Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues" by Ron LeFlore with Jim Hawkins (Finished July 30) - Half Price Books Lewisville

"Mustang Miracle" by Humbero G. Garcia (Finished July 30) - Amazon
"Seasons In Hell:  With Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog and "The Worst Baseball Team in History" - The 1973-1975 Texas Rangers" by Mike Shropshire (Finished July 30) - Barnes and Noble Midland
"The Magnolia Story" by Chip and Joanna Gaines with Mark Dagostino (Finished August 7) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"Perfect, Once Removed:  When Baseball Was All The World To Me" by Phillip Hoose (Finished August 10) - Published Page Bookshop

"Black Klansman: A Memoir" by Ron Stallworth (Finished August 14) - Barnes & Noble El Paso

"18 Holes With Bing:  Golf, Life and Lessons From Dad" by Nathaniel Crosby and John Strege (Finished August 17) - Half Price Books Waco Outlet
"When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!: Inspiration and Wisdom from One of Baseball's Greatest Heroes" by Yogi Berra with Dave Kaplan (Finished August 17) - Published Page Bookshop
"George Reed:  A Tribute In Bronze" by Gary Tillery (Finished August 17) - Amazon
"The All-American Soap Box Derby:  A Review of the Formative Years - 1938 thru 1941" by Ronald R. Reed (Finished August 17) - Amazon
"I May By Wrong but I Doubt It" by Charles Barkley and edited by Michael Wilbon (Finished August 22) - Literarity Book Shop, El Paso

"Who Rules El Paso?: Private Gain, Public Policy, and the Community Interest" by Community First Coalition El Paso (Finished August 23) - Barnes & Noble El Paso
"Aloha and Sayonara:  The 1940 Keio University Baseball Tour of Hawaii" by Gary Bedingfield (Finished August 28) - Amazon
"Judge Landis And Twenty-Five Years of Baseball" by J.G. Taylor Spink (Finished August 30) - Kindle via Amazon

"On The Line" by Norm Evans with Edwin Pope (Finished August 30) - The Published Page

"You're Not Welcome Here:  Exclusionary Practices In The Game Of Baseball" by Daniel Pasternack (Finished September 6) - Kindle via Amazon

"Baseball Maniacs" by Douglas Mallon (Finished September 9) - Amazon
"She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs" by Sarah Smarsh (Finished September 11) - Barnes & Noble El Paso
"The Least Among Them: 29 Players, Their Brief Moments in the Big Leagues, and a Unique History of the New York Yankees" by Paul Russell Semendinger (Finished September 12) - Kindle via Amazon
"Making The Call:  Living With Your Decisions" by Lance Easley with Brock Thoene (Finished September 12) - Burrowing Owl Bookstore Amarillo

"Impossible Catch:  A Football Story Of Passion Meeting Fate" by Esteban L. Garza (Finished September 13) - Amazon

"Dereliction of Duty" by Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson, USAF (Ret.) (Finished September 14) - Dad
"The Navajo Code Talkers" by Doris A. Paul (Finished September 17) - Half Price Books Frisco
"Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs-A Memoir" by Jimmy Johnson and David Hyde (Finished September 20) - Kindle via Amazon
"Running for Our Lives: A Story of Faith, Politics, and the Common Good" by Robb Ryerse (Finished September 20) - Half-Price Books Waco
"Birdie:  Confessions Of A Baseball Nomad" by Birdie Tebbetts with James Morrison (Finished September 27) - Kindle via Amazon

"The Best of Bus Leagues Baseball:  The Collected Writings of Chris Fee" by Chris Fee (Finished September 27) - Amazon
"Break Out:  A Criminal's Journey to Eternal Freedom" by Jed Lindstrom (Finished September 27) - Half Price Books College Station

"Sosa: An Autobiography" by Sammy Sosa with Marcos Breton (Finished October 1) - Half Price Books Lewisville
"Paradise Found:  A High School Football Team's Rise From The Ashes" by Bill Plaschke (Finished October 5) - Kindle via Amazon
"Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker" by Molly Bloom (Finished October 11) - The Painted Porch Book Shop

"Titus, Trump and the Triumph of Israel; The Power of Faith Based Diplomacy" by Josh Reinstein (Finished October 16) - Half Price Books Lewisville
"From Angels to Hellcats: Legendary Texas Women, 1836-1880" by Don Blevins (Finished October 22) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"Saddle Up, Charlie: Charlie Wysocki's Journey From Gridiron Glory Into Mental Illness" by C. Terry Walters and Charlie Wysocki (Finished October 22) - Kindle via Amazon
"The Mayor and The Judge: The Inside Story of the War Against COVID" by Judge Nelson W. Wolff (Finished October 26) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"A Passion For Victory:  The Coaching Life of Texas Legend Joe Kerbel" by Jack (Sleepy) Harris (Finished October 26) - Burrowing Owl Books Amarillo

"Instant Mom" by Nia Vardalos (Finished November 8) - Amazon
"Fluffing the Concrete: Making the Most of Foreign Prison - or Anything Else" by Mark Dryden (Finished November 8) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"Miracle in Shreveport: A Memoir of Baseball, Fatherhood, and the Stadium that Launched a Dream" by David and Jason Benham with Tim Ellsworth (Finished November 10) - Kindle via Amazon

"Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars" by Gregory Zuckerman with Elijah and Gabriel Zuckerman (Finished November 18) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"Three Worlds:  Memoirs of an Arab-Jew" by Avi Shlaim (Finished November 22) - Kindle via Amazon

"Baseball's First Mexican-American Star: The Amazing Story of Leo Najo" by Noe Torres (Finished November 29) - Half Price Books Waco
"Million Dollar Arm: Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game" by J.B. Bernstein (Finished December 5) - Half Price Books Waco
"The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House" by Chris Whipple (Finished December 5) - Kindle via Amazon
"Primitive Baseball: The First Quarter Century of the National Pastime" by Harvey Frommer (Finished December 10) - Half Price Books Waco

"Serenity in the Storm:  Living Through Chaos By Leaning on Christ" by Kayleigh McEnany (Finished December 11) - Barnes & Noble San Antonio

"Owning a Piece of the Minors" by Jerry Klinkowitz (Finished December 12) - Half Price Books
"Kings Of The Hill:  An Irreverent Look at the Men on the Mound" by Nolan Ryan with Mickey Heskowitz (Finished December 15) - Personal Collection
"Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Robert F. Kennedy (Finished December 21) - Half Price Books Waco
"But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze" by Michael Green (Finished December 22) - Half Price Books Corpus Christi
"The New Ice Age: A Year in the Life of the NHL" by Stephen Brunt (Finished December 24) - Half Price Books Waco

"In The Arena:  The Promise Of Sports For Christian Discipleship" by David E. Prince (Finished December 30 - Books-A-Million Lafayette