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I saw this in the bookstore and thought, "Perfect Christmas present for my dad." Flipped it open at random . . . to a discussion about the Rays taking out Blake Snell in game 6 of the 2020 World Series. I WAS AT THAT GAME. I remember my BIL and I saying, "Why are they taking him out???" You know the rest: the Dodgers took the game and the Series, much to our delight. Anyway, hitting that story at random was kismet. I bought the book, read it (hardly put it down), and have now given it to my father. Ain't no reason to delay a gift.

This book is a treat, telling stories that I knew and didn't know, and reminded me what a great sport baseball is that unites generations.

RIP Michael K. Williams. He created one of the all-time greatest TV characters in Omar Little. Strange and insightful to read how different the man was from the character. Gone too soon. As we continue to struggle with race and history in the US, it's essential for us to read the stories and embrace the humanity of every person. Williams shares his own and others' stories and urges us all to do better.

I read it in a single sitting. It had me engrossed. It was horrifying and illuminating. Not far into the book, I was glad her mom died, too. Not gonna lie, it's disconcerting to learn what may lurk behind the lives of child actors.

I watched it happen. The alley-oop in the championship game when he jumped to the rafters. The ascension toward basketball royalty. The playoffs where he gutted through a broken foot, and we all shook our heads that they suckered him into playing. He was never the same after that. Frankly, he disappeared. He never got to where he was headed.

I loved all the insights this book gave into the injuries, and was bewildered at how callously teams treated his health and their investments. It's astonishing, frankly. This guy could have been one of the all-time greats, and they cheated us all.

Hill is probably too nice a guy to write a tell-all -- he seems to get to the edge of saying what he really thinks a few times, but then backs away. Don't look for him to unload freely on his adversaries here. Still, he tells us just enough that we can read between the lines.

In all, a fascinating look into the career and life of Grant Hill.

My wife always knows when I'm reading Sedaris, because I laugh so hard the bed shakes. "There's no way he's that funny," she always says, and I always assure her that yes, he is.

Just like with Grisham's other stuff, I couldn't put it down. All three stories pull you into their worlds, their characters, their stories. Another fun read!

Software development is my career, and this really resonated -- the frustrations, dreams, lost sleep, hyperfocus, obsession. I would think the story is approachable for non-techies as well, as it's a human story set to a technical backdrop. Highly recommended.

Now I know why the SecOps folks are so paranoid. This was an amazing look at what went on with Stuxnet, but also covers the bigger issues surrounding digital security, exploits, governments, war, and terrorism. Terrifying, really. I'm glad I don't run Windows, but even on Linux I feel far less safe than I did.