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