Brad H | 8.25.2024 When Kirk Herbstreit’s book ‘Out of the Pocket’ came out back in 2021 I thought to myself, ‘why is Herbie writing a book? He’ll be doing this for another 20 years at least!’ Then I remembered, ‘oh yeah, he’s already been doing this for some 20 odd years.’ (it’s actually 29Continue reading “Review – Out of the Pocket”
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Review – Black Ops
By Brad Hubbard | 7/22/2024 Ric Prado is a badass. He and others like him, are the tip of the spear when it comes to doing things that keep this country safe that we will likely never know about unless they do what Prado did and write a book.. ‘Black Ops: The Life of aContinue reading “Review – Black Ops”
Review: Steve Kerr – A Life
By Brad Hubbard | 6/22/2024 For the record, I’m a big fan of Steve Kerr and am of the belief that he would be leading the State Department right now if he had not had such a passion for basketball. ‘Steve Kerr: A Life’ by Scott Howard-Cooper is a great book to read if youContinue reading “Review: Steve Kerr – A Life”
Review: GOVT Cheese
By Brad Hubbard | 6/6/2024 Review – GOVT Cheese Steve Pressfield’s memoir is pretty scattered but it gives you a pretty full picture if you care to dive in. Pressfield is a screenwriter/novelist whose most famous work is ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’ which was made into a movie by Robert Redford back in theContinue reading “Review: GOVT Cheese”
Favorite Reads of 2018
I fell one book short of my goal of reading a book a month. I did get to read some impressive books ranging from cybersecurity to life after a GM plant closed to the memoir of a diplomat. Below are some quick hits on my favorites. All the reviews can be found on medium.com.Continue reading “Favorite Reads of 2018”
Favorite Reads of 2017
While I didn’t get through as many books as I would have liked this year, I did get to read some pretty interesting stuff. The four I would recommend are: ‘Shoe Dog’ by Phil Knight It’s the Nike founders autobiography that focuses heavily on the early days of the company. It might be shocking toContinue reading “Favorite Reads of 2017”
Favorite Reads of 2016
I haven’t been reading as many books as I use to but I also spend less time on airplanes too. I did however make time to read several books this year and was fortunate enough to read three really great ones back-to-back-to-back. The Third Wave by Steve Case I picked this book up after seeingContinue reading “Favorite Reads of 2016”
Tribe
I came across an interview with author, filmmaker, and journalist Sebastian Junger. He was promoting his new book Tribe on ‘On Point’ with Tom Ashbrook. It was very, very interesting. This idea of a ‘tribe’ is something that was brought up by a friend of mine about 7 – 8 years ago. He was tellingContinue reading “Tribe”
Not Good For The City
I check out various podcasts while on long runs. From The Audible on FoxSports to NPR’s Fresh Air. One I pop on regularly is The Brookings Institute Cafeteria podcast. They had Smith College Economics Professor Andrew Zimbalist on recently. He has written well over a dozen books on sports and money. His most recent (whichContinue reading “Not Good For The City”
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