Dusty, Reflections of an American Dream by Dusty Rhodes with Howard Brody; 2005;$24.95; 254 pages; SportsPublishingLLC, Champaign, IL; 1-58261-907-7; Checked out from San Mateo County Library through InterLibraryLoan; 12/14-12/16 Why did I pick this up? I am fascinated by the wrestlers that came up through the ranks during the kayfabe period.  These guys often got [...]

Terry Funk, More Than Just Hardcore by Terry Funk with Scott E. Williams; 2005; $24.95; 250 pages; SportsPublishingLLC, Champaign, IL; 1-58261-991-3; Checked out from the Lubbock, Texas Public Library through the InterLibrary Loan program; 12/12-12/14 Why did I  pick this up? Because I really enjoy watching wrestling and Terry Funk is one of the legends [...]

Shaq Uncut by Shaquille O’Neal with Jackie McMullan; 2011; $27.99; 290 pages; Grand Central Publishing, New York, NY; 978-1-455-0441-1; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Sellwood; 12/9-12/12 Why did I pick this up? Because Shaq is the man, one of the 5 best centers of all time in my opinon.  Shaq is the reason I [...]

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges; 2002; $23.00; 211 pages; Public Affairs, New York, NY; 1-58648-049-9; Checked out from Multnomah County, Saint John; 12/7-12/9 Why did I pick this up? I had seen this come through the bookstore multiple times and kept saying that I was going to read it, [...]

Diary of a Player, How My Musical Heroes Made a Guitar Man Out of Me by Brad Paisley and David Wild; 2011; $25.00; 247 pages; Howard Books, New York, NY; 978-1-4516-2552-3; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Gresham; 12/6-12/7 Why did I pick this up? Because I really like Brad Paisley’s music and wanted to [...]