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Mark Simon Depends. Some days I walk away and decide "I'll take another shot tomorrow or later today." Other days, I'll try to plow through it. Both approaches h…moreDepends. Some days I walk away and decide "I'll take another shot tomorrow or later today." Other days, I'll try to plow through it. Both approaches have worked for me.(less)
Mark Simon I get a very strong feeling of satisfaction and pride when I write something that's REALLY good. That feeling is hard to replicate.

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I get a very strong feeling of satisfaction and pride when I write something that's REALLY good. That feeling is hard to replicate.

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The Yankees Index: Every Nu...

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Thoroughbred Times Racing A...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Cinephile by Adnan Virk
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There is a prerequisite here that you need to like, eh... really like movies to read this book.

It's a mix of interviews with movie stars from Adnan's podcast Cinephile, a detailed runthrough of Martin Scorsese's oeuvre, and his thoughts on the best m
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Rebels and Outliers by John M Glionna
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A fascinating collection of feature stories about people and places. John is a collector of adventures and delights in sharing them with his readers. You'll like this book if you like longform features about people who are true characters, the kind o ...more
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King by Jonathan Eig
King: A Life
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I can see why it won the Pulitzer Prize.

I don't normally go for 550 page books, but this one was worth it. I'm a fan of the author. This is his 3rd book that I've read (highly recommend Opening Day about Jackie Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodg
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The Situation Room by George  Stephanopoulos
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Good book. Gets better as it goes, particularly about 180 pages in when it gets into detail about Madeline Albright's influence ... it's as if the book flipped a switch - the access to people with fresh memories of things that happened got better and ...more
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Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
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Our Team by Luke Epplin
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The Late Shift by Bill  Carter
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I read this book probably 15-20 years ago but it was so good. I love behind the scenes books and this is one of the best I've read. The access he had to every person that was a part of this story was great, including both of the principals ... and he ...more
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The Late Shift by Bill  Carter
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I read this book probably 15-20 years ago but it was so good. I love behind the scenes books and this is one of the best I've read. The access he had to every person that was a part of this story was great, including both of the principals ... and he ...more
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The War for Late Night by Bill  Carter
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Simon Sinek
“Leadership takes work. It takes time and energy. The effects are not always easily measured and they are not always immediate. Leadership is always a commitment to human beings.”
Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

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