Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America's First Sports Hero by
Christopher Klein (384 pages) A fun look at arguably America’s first sports
star, the boxer John L. Sullivan. While his fighting brought in the crowds, his
out of the ring antics made him a true sensation. He helped create the way
sports reporters wrote about stars, a tradition that continues to the present
era.
They Want to Kill
Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency by Malcolm Nance (320 pages) a book looking at the various
militias that sprung up following the election of President Obama. These groups
found their leader in President Trump and they were the major players and
organizers of the January 6
th Insurrection. Looking at where these
groups came from, how they got energized, and where they go from here is
captured in this book.
Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler
(416 pages) from The People’s Temple, to the Manson Family, from Heaven’s
Gate to Nexium (to quote Norm McDonald, all the stars are here) this book
(based on the podcast of the same name) looks at the major cults from around
the world. This book drills down deep on the cults it looks at, finding out why
people would join and why a person would start a cult to begin with.
Who Killed Jane
Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University By Richard White (400 pages) a page turning historical look at
the death (or murder??? Dun dun dun!!) of Jane Stanford, the head of Stanford
University in California. Did Jane die because she was a sickly person on an
around the world cruise? Or was she poisoned and if so by who? Though this book
doesn’t solve the mystery it does present a colorful list of suspects all with
motives and means to take her out
The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II by
Buzz Bissinger (480 pages) a look at the greatest football game ever
played. During WWII in the Pacific a game organized by some of the greatest
college players from around the country was played before the push to take
Japan. An in-depth look at the players, not only their college football
exploits, from their birth to their deaths on the Island Campaign.
Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America by
Will Sommer (272 pages) The mother of all conspiracies is investigated by
the reporter who brought Q into the mainstream.
Trying to unmask who is behind the Q persona is looked at, as are all
the grifters and hucksters looking to make a buck off the believers in the
conspiracy (Including a “time traveling” Q who runs his own compound) This book
also looks at the families that have lost loved ones to the conspiracy and
tries to unmask all the lies being spread across the dark recesses of the
internet.
