Bud Selig's Reading List
The former baseball commissioner, whose new memoir is "For the Good of the Game," was a voracious childhood reader, "mostly about sports," and especially "novels about the Brooklyn Dodgers."
Open in WellRead Daily app →By the Book: Bud Selig (2019)
NYT By the Book column (2019-07-04).
Source: www.nytimes.com
Joseph A. Esposito · Buy on Amazon
"It's a compelling story about a dinner that took place in April 1962, during the height of the Cold War, in which President John F. Kennedy and Jackie invited numerous Nobel Prize winners."
Stephen Ambrose · Buy on Amazon
"One of them, Stephen E. Ambrose, is probably best known for Band of Brothers, which traces a company of soldiers from their landing in Normandy through the end of the war."
Roger Kahn · Buy on Amazon
"a couple that come to mind are The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn, and Summer of '49, by David Halberstam. They are both classics."
David Halberstam · Buy on Amazon
"a couple that come to mind are The Boys of Summer, by Roger Kahn, and Summer of '49, by David Halberstam. They are both classics."
Jane Leavy · Buy on Amazon
"I would be remiss not to mention two of my favorite baseball biographies: The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created and Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, both by Jane Leavy."
Jane Leavy · Buy on Amazon
"I would be remiss not to mention two of my favorite baseball biographies: The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created and Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, both by Jane Leavy."
Doris Kearns Goodwin · 2018 · Buy on Amazon
"I recommended Doris Kearns Goodwin's most recent book, Leadership: In Turbulent Times. My wife and daughters are big fans of hers, as am I."
John R. Tunis · Buy on Amazon
"one of my favorites was Highpockets. It's a great story and teaches life lessons like the importance of telling the truth and treating others with respect."
Bernard Malamud · Buy on Amazon
"Roy Hobbs, the main character in Bernard Malamud's novel about baseball, The Natural, is my favorite. I really enjoyed the Hobbs character when I first read the book as a young man."
Doris Kearns Goodwin · Buy on Amazon
"First, No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Homefront in World War II, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. This Pulitzer Prize winner provides a great example of how the leader of our country operates from the White House during times of crisis."
David McCullough · Buy on Amazon
"I would also suggest another Pulitzer Prize winner, Truman, by David McCullough, which again depicts our country's leader during difficult times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin · Buy on Amazon
"I especially loved Wait Till Next Year, her memoir about growing up with baseball."