Objectivity
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I forget the name, and haven't read it in almost 25 years, but I read Tony Conigliaro's book Seeing It Through (I think that's what it's called) probably 20 times in fourth grade.
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Some other books people haven't mentionen.
Play Ball - John Feinstein. He profiles people at different positions, including Ripken. I think this is from before 2131, but I could be wrong.
And God Said, "Play Ball" - Interesting book for those looking for deeper meaning from their sport.
Confessions of a Baseball Purist - Jon Miller. He goes into his split with Angelos, among other things.
Watching Baseball Smarter - Zack Hample. An author with a name for baseball. He tells us what to look for in every situation.
If They Don't Win It's A Shame. How the Florida Marlins Bought the World Series. - Not a great book, mainly because the author doesn't like or understand baseball. But, because he doesn't understand he highlights a lot of unimportant stuff that gives you a better idea about what happens in the clubhouse.
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Manhunt by James Swanson was good. It's about the hunt for Lincoln's killer. He wrote the book over many years in his spare time.
His Excellency by Joseph Ellis was good too. That's a biography of Washington.
McCullough's John Adams is my favorite though. It reads like a novel. There are so many things in there the miniseries couldn't even hint at. My favorite bit is where Adams goes to listen to terms of peace with the British, not knowing that if he accepts them the British will arrest him for treason and have him executed.
Others I haven't read in awhile are One Gallant Rush about the 54th Regiment in the Civil War (the movie Glory is based on it) and Schindler's List.
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I hate, I hate, I hate all the Visa commercials where everyone is singing and dancing and marching in step any paying with their Visa cards and then some schmoe has the nerve to want to pay with cash and the world crashes.
I use a debit card to pay for almost everything, but if I ever go to a business where someone is given an attitude for paying cash I'm never going back to that business ever again.
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2) Zales Jewelers (I think). These two dudes are wandering around the mall with their respective Zales bags. As they pass each other, they spot each other's Zales purchases and they high-five. Like this is some cool club or something. Stupid.
I hate the ones for Jerrod's Jewelry (whatever that is). They have someone getting a gift and everyone going all EF Hutton on their private moment, "He went to Jerrod's... He went to Jerrod's... Why didn't you go to Jerrod's?"
Since I've never heard of the chain before I assume it's new or too stupid to change its name. Everytime I hear the commercial the only thing I think is, "He went to Subway to buy jewelry from that guy who used to be fat?"
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Great book. I never realized what an idiot savant he was. That and how his ideas about new age self-healing directly led to his death.
I just finished The Rook. Excellent book.