Memoir as Weapon: On Keyshawn Johnson’s Just Give Me the Damn Ball!
Paparazzi snag Keyshawn in retirement. Under Review: Just Give Me the Damn Ball!: The Fast Times and Hard Knocks of an NFL Rookie by Keyshawn Johnson with Shelley Smith (1997, Warner Books, 216 pages)...
View ArticlePublication Starts the Story: On Jim Bouton’s Ball Four
Bouton, motivating corporate types. Under review: Ball Four: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Jim Bouton (465 pages, 1990, Wiley Publishing) A memoir’s publication date usually serves as a finish line....
View ArticleCreate Your Own Mythology: On Usain Bolt’s 9.58
Usain, being still. Under review: 9.58: Being the World’s Fastest Man, by Usain Bolt with Shaun Custis (2010, HarperSport, 287 pages) As the Sochi Winter Olympic Games lurch to a close, it’s...
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