This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I chose this book because I was intrigued by the title. John Turner Sargent’s mother’s paternal grandfather was Frank Nelson Doubleday who was the founder of Doubleday and Company. The same Doubleday family who at one point owned the New…
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Sideline Confidential: A Novel – by Brooke Bentley
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Although this a fictional story, it has happened to many females and males as well. So, basically, the premise for this book is about a young female journalist, Blake, who gets hired by a professional NFL franchise….
Glory Days: A Basketball Memoir – by Bill Reynolds
A few days ago, I saw a Tweet that said #ripBilly. Not knowing which Billy this was, I opened the Tweet and as I scrolled through the comments, it was Bill Reynolds, a sportswriter and author of several books. Still didn’t ring a bell, but another comment mentioned this book. So, I read the book…
Walk-On Warrior: Drive, Discipline, and the Will to Win – by John Willkom
I got to be honest and tell you that I had no clue who John Willkom was. Just within the past few weeks, I started to follow somebody else on Twitter as he reviews sports books (@SprtBookReviews), and in one of his Tweets, John Willkom (@JohnWillkom) was mentioned as he also reviews sports books. So,…
The Time Has Come – by Will Leitch
As soon as I finished his other fiction book, How Lucky, I started this one. No hesitation, and I also didn’t know what it was about and to be honest, I didn’t really care. The first chapter of the book tells you somebody did something bad. Throughout the rest of the book, we get introduced…