ESPN: The Ultimate Pro Football Guide

For the past month or two in class I have been reading the ESPN: The Ultimate Pro Football Guide by Shelly Youngblut. The book was very interesting and I enjoyed reading about all the NFL teams. I learned a lot about the teams' history, I also learned a little more about my favorite team, the New York Giants. Now I can be more knowledgeable about the teams I watch on t.v. and be a better fan. The book was also very unique by going through all the teams one by one. For each team the author wrote about the teams history, stadium, nearby attractions, and the top players for the team. Also it had all the teams rivalries and what games to watch. I would recommend this book to any fan of Pro Football so they can learn more about their team.

The Accidental Billionaires

Recently I began the reading the book, The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. The book is about the interesting tale of the creation of Facebook. It all began at one of the most prestigious universities in the country, Harvard. Mark Zuckerberg was the founder and the book just tells the story of everything that went on and all of the people involved. The author tells the story in an outsiders perspective with no bias, he just states the facts. So far the book is extreemly intersting and I can't wait to get back to reading it.  Iv'e read about the crazy and scandolous stories of Mark Zuckerburg and Eduardo Saverin in their Harvard dorms. I'm interested to see how the book ends because I read somewhere that there were some llegel battles over Facebook and who the reall owner should be. By my next post I should be done because I'm really enjoying this book.

The Big Bang

I'm still reading the book A short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Right now I am reading the part of the book where it explains how the universe started. It is very interesting to hear about how scientists really have no idea how we got here. There are many theories and they all sound pretty crazy. One of them is the Big Bang Theory, this theory is that the whole universe came from a particle that is microscopic and then it exploded and became the infinite universe we have today. I can't wait to read what's next in this book. I really enjoy it so far. 

My book

I just started reading a new book a called A short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. This book is about the main concepts how the Earth was made and about the Universe. So far I'm enjoying the book and I'm interested in how the how we got here in the Universe. In the first few chapters there seems to be no set characters; the author just intorduces new people that relaate to the topic and a little about what they did. Recently I went to the beach and looked up at the sky. I was in wonder when gazing at the stars. I speculated how far they were away and why they were there. I'm interested to read more in depth about the galaxy.

Finishing My Choice Read Book

I recently finished my choice read book, Moneyball by Michael Lewis. Moneyball is about the behind the scenes action and business of baseball. I really enjoyed reading this book because it was interesting how the Oakland A's revolutionized the scouting and recruiting process of baseball prospects. Managers Billy Beane and Paul Depodesta used sabermetrics, a way to analyze a player's skill by evidence in stats rather than just observation. 


Even though the book was intriguing it had an unrelated ending. The ending talked about how a pitcher, Chad Bradford, made it to the pros with his one of a kind underhand style pitch. Chad Bradford was an example of how the A's acquired great undiscovered players that no teams wanted. The A's found him by his amazing high school stats, then they put him through the A's minor teams. Though Chad Bradford's story wasn't relative to the preceding chapters it was a clever way to show how all of the A's managing techniques were put in to action. 


This book also opened my eyes to how complicated baseball truly is. To really understand a baseball play you have to take into account many countless factors and luck. Before I read this book I thought baseball was a simple boring sport and I didn't like watching it. When I finished the book however I was fascinated  by the complexity of the game and I now watch it regularly. In all, this book gave me baseball knowledge as well as gave me another sport to enjoy watching!

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My Choice Book

My free read book is Moneyball by Michael Lewis. I am enjoying the book because it is interesting to see the characters in the book on TV. I recently have seen some of the players like Nick Swisher in the Yankee game. I also recently learned that there is going to be a movie based on the book. I want to see if the movie accurately portrays how the Oakland A's revolutionized the way stats are interpreted in baseball.