This look at Hall of Fame quarterback John Unitas displays the difference between a "sports biography" and a standard biography.
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Book Review: R. Crumb’s Heroes of Blues, Jazz & Country
Cartoonist R. Crumb’s trading card series of blues, jazz and country tributes get reprinted in a single volume.
Read More »Book Review: Lee Morgan: His Life, Music and Culture by Tom Perchard
Music, drugs, race, culture and politics all play a role in this first biography of jazz trumpet player Lee Morgan.
Read More »Book Review: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby avoids the Stephen King Syndrome.
Read More »Book Review: Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson
Few things are more interesting than when folklore and history dovetail.
Read More »Book Review: Kill the Messenger by Nick Schou
A highly readable account of the death of the reporter behind the newspaper series claimed to have blamed the CIA for the crack cocaine epidemic.
Read More »Book Review: Iran Awakening by Shirin Ebadi, Winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize
"I was a woman, and this revolution's victory demanded my defeat."
Read More »Book Review: Tupac Shakur Legacy by Jamal Joseph
Crafted in a style similar to Griffin & Sabine, the book is an intricate adventure about a complex man.
Read More »Enter To Win: George Lopez – El Mas Chingon
Five autographed CDs and posters are up for grabs!
Read More »Book Review: I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This! by Bob Newhart
An incorrect title because Newhart should have done this sooner.
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