The Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, by Jack McCallum. Incredible story of the 1992 Olympic basketball team by the Sports Illustrated writer who covered the team, from before its formation to after the gold medal ceremony. Behind the scenes story of Jordan, Magic, Bird, Barkley, Ewing, Pippen, Robinson, Stockton, Mullin, Malone, Drexler, and Laettner.
The Knuckler: My Life with Baseball’s Most Confounding Pitch, by Tim Wakefield. I had always been interested in Wakefield, ever since his days as a rookie for the Pirates. After hosting The Next Knuckler series on The MLB Network, I just had to delve into his entire career.
The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods, by Hank Haney. Much is learned not only of the golf great, but also his teacher.
The Host, by Stephenie Meyer. Author of the teenage Twilight vampire series, Meyer’s adult novel centers around an alien species inhabiting the bodies of earth’s human population, and an unlikely human-alien love triangle.
The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
To Heaven & Back, by Dr. Mary C Neal. The author drowned while kayaking, then was escorted to heaven by angels. But since it wasn’t her time to die, they took her back. The experience shaped her outlook on life, and helped her deal with future events.
The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond this World, by Kevin Malarkey. After a car crash put his son in a coma, the author writes of the boy’s encounters with angels…and Jesus.
The Wright Brothers: They Gave Us Wings, by Charles Ludwig. While helping Matthew with his paper, I figured I might as well read the whole book. Educational.
State of Fear, by Michael Crichton.
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, by Chris Matthews
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