Any of the sports fans out there that read Bill Simmons’ “Sports Guy” column on ESPN.com may have noticed this section in his recent NFL Power Poll:
Gift No. 7: Books. You can’t go wrong with any of these (all of which I loved): “The Chris Farley Show” (superb oral history of Farley’s life) … “Born Standing Up” (Steve Martin’s insightful memoir about his earlier life as a standup comic) … “Alphabet Juice” (Roy Blount’s one-of-a-kind take on his favorite words) … “Boys Will Be Boys” (Jeff Pearlman’s rollicking tale of the ’90s Cowboys) … “The Best Game Ever” (Mark Bowden’s take on the ’58 NFL title game) … “Outliers” (Malcolm Gladwell’s new one, a must-read as always) … “Loose Balls” (Terry Pluto’s oral history of the ABA, finally back in print) … and “Nixonland” (an amazingly well-done book if you like American history even a little). So there you go.
We have all of these books in stock — and we have signed copies of Alphabet Juice and Outliers. If you’re struggling for those last few Christmas gifts (or if you haven’t even started yet), come by the store and I bet we can find something for everyone on your list.
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