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The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America’s Childhood by Jane Leavy
I was just a rabid baseball fan growing up in the Bronx, NY, when Mickey Mantle burst onto the baseball scene. He was a young, fair-haired boy from Spavinaw, Oklahoma, who spent most of his childhood...
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The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter by Ian O’Connor
Every professional sport has it’s favorite teams and they are often, also the most hated teams. In baseball, there is no doubt that the Yankees are it’s most loved and hated team! No matter that the...
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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
I’m not a huge baseball fan. I mean, I like to have a beer and eat a hot dog as much as the next person (potentially a little more, even) but in terms of watching the game… eh. I realize this is a...
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The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
In a small town on the Inland Sea of Japan, a housekeeper who works for the Akebono Housekeeping Agency receives a new assignment. She will keep house and cook meals every afternoon for a professor...
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This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
This Dark Road to Mercy is the much anticipated sophomore effort of North Carolina author and all around nice guy Wiley Cash. As with his debut novel, A Land More Kind Than Home, Mr Cash does not...
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The Closer by Mariano Rivera and Wayne Coffey
First of all, a couple admissions from me. I love baseball, and I have been a New York Yankees fan for almost 70 years! Now on to a delightful story of a future Hall of Famer, humble Mariano Rivera –...
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Best New Books of 2014: Amy W’s Picks
I enjoy a well-balanced diet…of books. Here we have something for EVERYONE from light and fun page-turners to thought-provoking non-fiction. Don’t let 2014 end without checking out any (or all) of...
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Best New Books of 2014: Stephen B’s Picks
I’ve truly enjoyed my second career as a part-time librarian in the Wake County system. I’m in my 14th year, and that says a lot. My favorite genre is good solid mysteries, but this year a few...
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