Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now by Gary M. Pomerantz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Their Life's Work is a good book by a good author about the greatest football team of all time -- the '70s Steelers. However, I think the book could have been better, …
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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss My rating: 4 of 5 stars I became a Pirates fan when I moved from Canada to Pittsburgh in 1971 as a small boy with my family. I don’t remember much of Roberto Clemente, but I remember how huge he was in the …
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Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism by Billy Waugh My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to give this somewhat exciting book more stars, but it leaves out too much information to merit it. For instance, the author joins the military …
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Giap: The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam by James A. Warren My rating: 5 of 5 stars General Vo Nguyen Giap was the North Vietnamese mastermind who defeated the French and American superpowers over 30 years in what was previously an unthinkable possibility -- that countries with so so much more military and economic …
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Hot Wired Guitar: The Life of Jeff Beck by Martin J. Power My rating: 5 of 5 stars First things first. Jeff Beck is my favorite guitarist. (Brian May is a close second.) I think he's the best who's ever lived, and that sentiment is shared by many, including many famous musicians. So I approached …
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