Since I started doing these lists, the only book that has stayed in the top ten week in and week out has been Moneyball by Michael Lewis. I read it about a year after it came out and found it an interesting read but with it having such staying power, it might be worth a second look. At the time, I was actually looking for one of Lewis’ other books, Liars Poker, at the library yet came up short and settled for Moneyball, which I wanted to read eventually anyway.
And not only has Moneyball stayed in the top ten, it’s secured the top spot. I missed last week and had I done a list, it would have been Moneyball at the top then too. I’m not sure why it popped up to the top spot, but the book gets regular mentions so I’m not surprised.
Anyway, here’s the top ten…
1) Moneyball
2) Living on the Black
3) The 33 Year Old Rookie
4) Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective
5) Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends
6) We Would Have Played for Nothing
7) Deep Drive
8) Yankee For Life
9) Red Sox Rule
10) San Francisco Giants: 50 Years
There’s two debuts near the bottom of the list. Yankee for Life, which is written by Bobby Murcer, looks like a very interesting read. And just making the list is the 50 year look at the Giants in San Francisco. A lot of noise has been made about the Dodgers move 50 years ago but the Giants also headed west with them and this looks like an interesting look at what’s gone down the past 50 years.
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June 16th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hi. I don’t see contact info for you on any of your blogs. I’d like to give you some info on a Red Sox mystery book I’ve got coming out soon. Can you send me an e-mail? Thanks. Sorry to put this in your comments…
August 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!