Comments on: What I’ve been reading

By: jgordon1

jgordon1 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:56:11 +0000

I have also heard that Arnsparger’s book is also a must defensive read

By: HAAL Fan

HAAL Fan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:35:28 +0000

Was visiting with a former coach of mine, Jim Ingram, this past summer. He took a bunch of books and threw them at me from across his table and said “You’d be better set saving all your school supplies once you get through college Phillip. If you’re gonna be a coach, stepping on that grass … that’s when class begins.” Surprised to see Shurmer’s book running for 50 on Amazon. I thought it was informative. Liked it a lot for finding ways to streamline and organize our defensive practices. He’s right on the money when stating that coaches get so caught up with the scheme in which to play that they forget to coach the physicality with which the game is played.

By: Tom#2

Tom#2 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:51:58 +0000

Man, PoA is a rough read. The amount of symbolism and ulterior meaning to everything is pretty staggering. After reading it, I was amazed at how much I didn’t “see” when going over literary criticisms of it.

By: Socrates

Socrates — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:54:39 +0000

First-time commenter, longtime reader. I really enjoy your site and always look forward to your posts.

Thanks for sharing the reading list. As you rightly noted, Atwood is quite the stylist, and, in my view, both her writing and thoughtfulness make The Blind Assassin worth the time and care it takes to get through it.

With regard to the Kindle, though I would not, per se, be opposed to reading newspapers and periodicals on one, I am worried about the potential for advertising on Kindle given that while one is reading a novel or nonfiction work when such things are one of the only written mediums of communication that our culture has that is still free of direct advertising (cover blurbs aside). Given the conceivable ubiquity of devices like the Kindle, I worry about the future possibility of them crowding out paper and cloth books.

By: Jgordon1

Jgordon1 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:41:30 +0000

I just added Emotional Intelligence by Goleman to my amazon wish list

http://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-10th-Anniversary-Matter/dp/055380491X/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I334Q5QUEPTSJA&colid=3IZKGP89RN0LZ

By: mike

mike — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:16:03 +0000

“Coaching Team Defense” book is running $50. In your opinion is it worth it. I would like to defensive concepts.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:39:58 +0000

I’ve been using the Kindle app for iPod Touch. Works very well.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:03 +0000

I moved this year and have a commute to work and decided to listen to audiobooks. So far, Ive heard Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam, Master of The Senate by Robert Caro, and Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. As for as print books, I've been reading Inverting The Pyramid. It's about the evolution of soccer formations and tactics.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:27:28 +0000

I have a kindle and love the thing. It’s not a true computer screen so it’s easy on the eyes, and the ability to finish a book and then grab another off the free wireless network for less than it would cost at a book store is like touching Jesus.