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Book Fail: Loose Balls: the Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association by Terry Pluto
This was one of Doug Smith’s suggested readings. I just couldn’t get into it. The story of the oddities surrounding the league that really shouldn’t have existed is interesting in theory but nothing I really care about right now. Compounding the fact is the style. Since the ABA kept no records whatsoever this book is an oral history which is just not my thing at the moment.
Book 19
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Sigh. Terry Pratchett. Such fun. Such irreverence. This time the irreverence is directed at the twin institutions of football (the one where you use the foot not the one where you use your hands) and academia. Rating: A
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