The First Fall Classic; The Red Sox, The Giants And the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912 by Mike Vaccaro
The first World Series was played in 1903, but the series in 1912 elevated it to the Fall Classic that those of us today know.
“‘Not your fault, Ray,’ he [...]

The Fourth Star; Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army by David Cloud and Greg Jaffe
I always want to know whom is leading our nation and that doesn’t always mean those we elect.  The men who lead our armed forces have a very firm grasp on a very [...]

Sizzling Sixteen, A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich; 2010; 309 pages; $27.99;  St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY; 978-.-312-38330-5; Checked out from Multnomah County Library,  Hillsdale; 6/27-6/29
Stephanie and her supporting players are in a heap of trouble when someone kidnaps Vinnie, her cousin and her boss.  As Stephanie, Lulu and Connie try and find [...]

The Opposite Field by Jesse Katz
I was first attracted to this because it seemed to be about baseball.  As I read the dust jacket it is about the author’s tenure as a little league commissioner.  As I read more I found out the author is the son I never knew our former mayor, Vera Katz [...]

61 Hours, A Reacher Novel by Lee Child; 2010; 383 pages; $28.00; Delacorte Press, New York, NY; 978-0-385-3458-8; Checked out from the Multnomah County Library, Gresham; 6/26-6/27
Jack Reacher catches a tour bus through the frozen north of South Dakota.  When the bus finally makes it to the town of Bolton, Reacher finds himself in the [...]