Daily Reading Efforts - July 2024

7/31/2024 (120 pages)

A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field (Pages 81-102) - 237pp

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 89-114; Kindle) - 296pp

Drunk On Sports (Pages 30-65) - 217pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 169-189) - 250pp
The Home Team Of Mothers, Daughters & American Champions (Pages 82-96) - 180pp

7/30/2024 (61 pages)

I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story (Pages 166-207)

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 150-168) - 250pp

7/29/2024 (85 pages)

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 64-88; Kindle) - 296pp

I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story (Pages 130-165) - 207pp

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 296-319)

7/28/2024 (157 pages)

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 43-63; Kindle) - 296pp

I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story (Pages 62-129) - 207pp

Know Your Bible (Pages 15-16) - 95pp

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 271-295) - 319pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 178-208)
Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 123-131) - 193pp (Billy's Hope)
You Know You're in Texas When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Lone Star State (Pages 35-36) - 101pp

7/27/2024 (42 pages)
Behind The Rank, Volume 1 (Pages 1-16) - 203pp

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 245-270) - 319pp

7/26/2024 (75 pages)

Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras:  A History of Blaxploitation Cinema (Pages 19-42; Kindle) - 296pp

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 213-244) - 319pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 159-177) - 208pp

7/25/2024 (97 pages)

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 167-212) - 319pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 144-158) - 208pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 142-149) - 250pp

The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball (Pages 127-154; Kindle) - 324pp

7/24/2024 (107 pages)

Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 111-166) - 319pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 123-143) - 208pp

The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball (Pages 97-126; Kindle) - 324pp

7/23/2024 (99 pages)

A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field (Pages 71-80) - 237pp
Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 72-109) - 319pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 101-122) - 208pp

The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball (Pages 68-96; Kindle) - 324pp

7/22/2024 (105 pages)
Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages 37-71) - 319pp
My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 82-100) - 208pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 131-141) - 250pp

The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball (Pages 28-67; Kindle) - 324pp

7/21/2024 (83 pages)
Last Time Out: Big League Farewells of Baseball's Greats (Pages ix-xvi, 1-36) - 319pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 115-130) - 250pp

The Bob Verga Shift: How One Man's Illness Changed History and Saved Duke Basketball (Pages 5-27; Kindle) - 324pp

7/20/2024 (60 pages)
My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 72-81) - 208pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 198-222; Kindle)

Sacred Smallness: Finding Kingdom Greatness in a Fruitful, Hidden Life (Pages 54-58; Kindle) - 210pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 115-122) - 193pp (Billy's Mantle)
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player (Pages 1-12) - 241pp

7/19/2024 (51 pages)

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 177-197; Kindle) - 222pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 85-114) - 250pp

7/18/2024 (76 pages)

I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story (Pages 48-61) - 207pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 60-71) - 208pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 148-176; Kindle) - 222pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 64-84) - 250pp

7/17/2024 (62 pages)

Drunk On Sports (Pages 20-29) - 217pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 45-59) - 208pp
Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 120-147; Kindle) - 222pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 55-63) - 250pp

7/16/2024 (75 pages)

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 237-244, 251-256)

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 211-225)

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 27-44) - 208pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 92-119; Kindle) - 222pp

7/15/2024 (55 pages)

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 199-210) - 225pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 60-91; Kindle) - 222pp

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 44-54) - 250pp

7/14/2024 (149 pages)

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 213-236) - 256pp
I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story (Pages 3-47) - 207pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 173-198) - 225pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages 10-26) - 208pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 29-59; Kindle) - 222pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 109-114) - 193pp (Billy's Regrets)

7/13/2024 (85 pages)
Believing in Magic: My Story of Love, Overcoming Adversity, and Keeping the Faith (Pages ix-xv, 1-13) - 254pp
Branch Rickey: A Penguin Life (Pages 1-35) - 146pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 196-212) - 256pp
Jeremy Lin: The Reason for the Linsanity (Pages vii-xix) - 185pp

7/12/2024 (81 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 426-438; Kindle)

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 181-195) - 256pp

Drunk On Sports (Pages 12-19) - 217pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 160-172) - 225pp

My Life in and out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me (Pages ix-xi, 1-9) - 208pp

Running Toward Life: Finding Community and Wisdom in the Distances We Run (Pages 9-28; Kindle) - 222pp

7/11/2024 (82 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 392-425; Kindle) - 441pp

Drunk On Sports (Pages 1-11) - 217pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 137-159) - 225pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 101-108) - 193pp (Billy's Humor)

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 38-43) - 250pp

7/10/2024 (99 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 368-391; Kindle) - 441pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 157-180) - 256pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 133-136) - 225pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 92-100) - 193pp (Billy's Beginnings)

Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Pages 1-37) - 250pp

7/9/2024 (164 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 335-367; Kindle) - 441pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 118-156) - 256pp
Drunk On Sports (Pages i-xvii) - 217pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 110-132) - 225pp

Papa Joe:  A Life On The Court (Pages 281-324)

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 84-91) - 193pp (Billy's Friends)

7/8/2024 (213 pages)
A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field (Pages 39-70) - 237pp

AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story (Pages 96-127)

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 57-117) - 256pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 65-109) - 225pp

Papa Joe:  A Life On The Court (Pages 238-280) - 325pp

7/7/2024 (132 pages)

A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field (Pages 27-38) - 237pp

AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story (Pages 57-95) - 127pp

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 305-334; Kindle) - 441pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages 45-64) - 225pp

The View From Flyover Country:  Dispatches From The Forgotten America (Pages 209-239)

7/6/2024 (159 pages)
A Game of Extremes: 25 Exceptional Baseball Stories about What Happened on and off the Field (Pages 7-26) - 237pp
AMON! The Ultimate Texan: The Amon Carter Story (Pages 11-56) - 127pp

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 273-304; Kindle) - 441pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 49-56) - 256pp

Mark McGwire: Home Run Hero (Pages vii-viii, 1-44) - 225pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 77-83) - 193pp (Billy's Face)

7/5/2024 (63 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 239-272; Kindle) - 441pp

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line (Pages 65-78) - 293pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 34-48) - 256pp

7/4/2024 (101 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 206-238; Kindle) - 441pp

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line (Pages 58-64) - 293pp

Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages 11-33) - 256pp

Papa Joe:  A Life On The Court (Pages 218-237) - 325pp

Saturdays with Billy: My Friendship with Billy Graham (Pages 69-76) - 193pp (Billy's "Just As I Am")

The View From Flyover Country:  Dispatches From The Forgotten America (Pages 199-208) - 239pp

7/3/2024 (65 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 174-205; Kindle) - 441pp

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line (Pages 39-57) - 293pp
Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond the Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America (Pages xi-xiv, 1-10) - 256pp

7/2/2024 (98 pages)

Baseball Maverick: How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets (Pages 137-173; Kindle) - 441pp

Catch A Star:  Shining through Adversity to Become a Champion (Pages 60-79) - 259pp

Men of Spirit, Men of Sports (Pages 206-210)

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World (Pages 182-193)

The View From Flyover Country:  Dispatches From The Forgotten America (Pages 175-198) - 239pp

7/1/2024 (113 pages)

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line (Pages xi-xiii, 3-38) - 293pp

Not Some Random Clown:  A Youth Football Coaching Legend's Rise To Glory (Pages 2-44; Kindle) - 146pp

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World (Pages 164-181) - 184pp

The View From Flyover Country:  Dispatches From The Forgotten America (Pages 162-174) - 239pp