Baseball Under the
Lights: The Rise of the Night Game by Charlie Bevis (239 pages)This first-ever comprehensive history of night baseball examines the factors, obstacles and trends that shaped this dramatic change in both the minor and major leagues between 1930 and 1990.
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by
Candice Millard (368 pages)
A look at the harrowing journey of two British explorers as
they attempt to locate the source of the Nile River. Did they follow any of the
instructions of their native guides who had already discovered it, dear reader
they did not. The misadventures of these two is a great source of enjoyment.
The Betrayal of Anne
Frank: An Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan (400 pages)
A cold case look into solving on of the enduring mysteries
of WWII, who sold out Anne Frank and her family, giving away their location.
This book does a great job using documents and interviews to track down the
person (or persons no spoiler) that sent the Frank family to a concentration
camp.
The Lindbergh
Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away by Lise Pearlman (578 pages)
This book attempts to prove that the person tried,
convicted, and executed as the kidnapper/murder of Charles Lindbergh’s son
wasn’t the actual criminal. They present a well-researched and far flung
conspiracy involving many different people, but at the end of the day they
don’t really answer any of the questions they propose and don’t really convince
me, but still a good read if you are interested in this case
You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers by Amanda Frost (248 pages)
A look into the cases of American’s having their citizenship
questioned or in some cases revoked. From being a woman and marrying a
noncitizen, to being offered the ability to give up your citizenship to be
released from an internment camp. This book is infuriating and shows the
lengths people in power will go to keep those they decide are “Un-American”
locked out
Murder in the Garment
District: The Grip of Organized Crime and the Decline of Labor in the United States by David Witwer and Catherine Rios (304 pages)
A fascinating (and heartbreaking) look at the takeover of
organized labor by the mafia. Starting off with…(wait for it) a murder of a
labor organizer in NY’s garment district this book shows the power and profit
the mob was able to wield over workers. The government using this takeover to
declare unions and organized labor as corrupt and unnecessary was really the
gross cherry on top of this sundae.
