Super Bowl ReadsSuper Bowl Sunday is but a few days away. Based on the branded caps and jackets we most often see at the library – Giants, Jets, Patriots – some of you may be feeling left out. We certainly do; we’re fans of the Heimlich maneuver loving Giants.
One way to shed your sorrow -- and get in the mood for Sunday's game -- is to read two great football books:
The Glory Game tells the story of 1958’s major face-off between the New York Giants led by Frank Gifford and the Baltimore Colts, led by Johnny Unitas. Both Gifford and Unitas are Pro Football Hall of Famers. Gifford, with Peter Richmond, penned this book as a tribute to his late friend and renowned writer, David Halberstam.
In A Few Seconds of Panic, Stefan Fatsis, a sports beat reporter for NPR and the Wall Street Journal, decides to try out as a kicker for the Denver Broncos. Fatsis follows in the footsteps of George Plimpton's classic, Paper Tiger; Plimpton joined the Detroit Lion's training camp in 1963. Both books are "What were you thinking?" fun.
