tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post619483495445875792..comments2016-10-14T06:51:06.327-05:00Comments on Roy's Account: My Summer Reading RecommendationsRoy Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04088727169633016961noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-81773864785394530642009-06-16T22:45:49.404-05:002009-06-16T22:45:49.404-05:00I've got the ones about O'Neil and Clement...I've got the ones about O'Neil and Clemente on my list. The one about Columbine will be a hard for me to read. I had trouble with Kozol’s Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America. It was really sad.Roy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088727169633016961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-31243161712622462472009-06-16T16:50:29.267-05:002009-06-16T16:50:29.267-05:00Roy
On the baseball front, I Was Right on Time, by...Roy<br />On the baseball front, I Was Right on Time, by Buck O'Neil, Clemente by David Maraniss, and As They See 'Em by Bruce Weber.<br />I am enjoying "The Last Campaign" by Thurston Clarke (A great RFK read)<br />Columbine by Dave Cullen is riveting and sad.<br />The Dangerous World of Butterflies by Peter Laufer takes me into a world I would never had thought to explore.<br />And then our own local minister, Robin Meyer, has a new book out to challenge your beliefs, "Saving Jesus"<br />And lastly, The Children by David Halberstam is one of the best books I have ever readMark Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550950755304443407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-89106150003803551592009-06-16T08:42:56.498-05:002009-06-16T08:42:56.498-05:00David—
I think you will enjoy the film version. T...David—<br /><br />I think you will enjoy the film version. There are some slight variations, but nothing that changes the memorable aspects of the novella. You can see the film version on TNT, TBS or HBO just about any night. I recommend a commercial-free network or renting the movie. Let me know what you think.Roy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088727169633016961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-74983706947138862242009-06-16T01:57:38.433-05:002009-06-16T01:57:38.433-05:00Haven't seen the film version yet but it was a...Haven't seen the film version yet but it was a great novella. Rita Hayworth rules!David Stockhttp://investools-scam.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-60410670056153487862009-06-15T18:46:35.301-05:002009-06-15T18:46:35.301-05:00All right Mark! Great minds read alike. What would...All right Mark! Great minds read alike. What would you share with others?Roy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088727169633016961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37380426.post-7145835867408979722009-06-15T14:45:47.874-05:002009-06-15T14:45:47.874-05:00Roy
I have read 2 of the 3, with the Grisham one ...Roy<br /><br />I have read 2 of the 3, with the Grisham one on my list, they are great choicesMark Bledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550950755304443407noreply@blogger.com