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My D-Day Extended Reading and Viewing List

Filed Under: Blog, The LatestJune 6, 2020

Band of Brothers

If you haven’t read Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose about D-Day make it the next book on your list. I could write 2,000 words on why it belongs in the pantheon of books on men, war, US history, history in general, leadership, friendship, and on and on… But I won’t. Honestly, the back […]

Swimming Geniuses

Filed Under: Blog, The LatestMay 20, 2020

I love reading biographies of accomplished, interesting and brilliant people and one of my favorite personal pastimes is to jot down whenever I come across what I call ‘swimming geniuses’. A swimming genius is exactly what it sounds like: it’s a genius who loves to swim for exercise and has incorporated doing laps either in […]

The Inside Story of Why I Put Gatorade’s ‘Be Like Mike’ on a Mix Tape Back in ’92

Filed Under: Blog, The LatestMay 18, 2020

I’m fourteen-years-old and I’m making my fifteenth and final mix tape of the year on my JVC dual-cassette, ‘Super-Bass Horn’ boom box with metallic gray trim, mustard lettering and the ultimate early 90s flex move, a CD player on top with a tiny digital screen that could only display three things: play, pause and skip. […]

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Jon Finkel is the award-winning author of The Athlete, Heart Over Height, “Mean” Joe Greene, The Dadvantage, Forces of Character and other books about icons, fatherhood and fitness. His work has been endorsed by a range of luminaries, from Spike Lee and Tony Dungy to Jerry Jones, Kurt Warner and Jeff Van Gundy.

He is the co-host of the Life of Dad Sports Show, an avid speaker, writer and creative strategist for some of the biggest brands in sports and health.

As a feature writer, he has written for GQ, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, The New York Times and many more.

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Books with Icons

The Athlete: Greatness, Grace and the Unprecedented Life of Charlie Ward
“Mean” Joe Greene: Built By Football
Forces of Character: Conversations About Building a Life of Impact
Heart Over Height: The Improbable Rise of Nate Robinson

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Books for People Who Like to Know Stuff

The Three Dollar Scholar: Awesome Advice for Acing Life’s Major Decisions and Mindless Debates
Jocks in Chief: From Football Stars and Brawlers to Feats of Strength and Iron Butt, A Complete Ranking of the Most Athletic Presidents of the United States

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Books for Kids:

 

Tastebudless Bud: Epic Tales from Doughnesia and How I Won the Food Fight of the Century

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