Blurb submitted by John B.
American Sniper is nonfiction
Chris Kyle finds it's not always easy to live his life by God, country, and family. He enlists in the armed forces to become a Navy Seal and is eager to fight and defend his country. Four tours in Iraq take a toll on him physically as well as mentally. He's torn between fighting alongside his fellow soldiers in Iraq and wanting to be home with his wife Taya. Dedication to his country and doing his part to protect our freedom and knowing he has a loving wife waiting back home keep him driven. It's his story of trials, triumph, loss, and heartbreak that will keep you intrigued.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South by Don Yaeger
Blurb Submitted by Landon H.
Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South is nonfiction.
Turning of the Tide is a great book for any football fan, regardless of if you pull for Alabama or not. The author starts out by explaining how Paul Bear Bryant not only changed football at Alabama but how he changed it in the whole country and how his effects on the sport are still shown today. Paul Bear Bryant was known for his all-white football team, most of the teams in the South were primarily white but may have had 1 or 2 black players. This book goes on to tell about how Alabama would strictly not allow blacks to play, regardless of how much talent they had. Racism was alive and well in college football at this time until USC came to Tuscaloosa.
In 1970, the USC Trojans came to play Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Alabama was known nationwide for being the best team possibly ever. What made this game so big and publicized was that USC was starting all black players in their offensive backfield. Alabama came in highly favored and expecting a blowout. Arguably one of the best and most historic games in history, two former USC players help Yaeger tell the story of what happened before, during, and after the game. It was this game that changed the racial landscape of college football forever.
Using real examples and quotes from people that experienced this game and situation first hand, this book shares knowledge to any football fan. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport we love today, college football.
Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South is nonfiction.
Turning of the Tide is a great book for any football fan, regardless of if you pull for Alabama or not. The author starts out by explaining how Paul Bear Bryant not only changed football at Alabama but how he changed it in the whole country and how his effects on the sport are still shown today. Paul Bear Bryant was known for his all-white football team, most of the teams in the South were primarily white but may have had 1 or 2 black players. This book goes on to tell about how Alabama would strictly not allow blacks to play, regardless of how much talent they had. Racism was alive and well in college football at this time until USC came to Tuscaloosa.
In 1970, the USC Trojans came to play Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Alabama was known nationwide for being the best team possibly ever. What made this game so big and publicized was that USC was starting all black players in their offensive backfield. Alabama came in highly favored and expecting a blowout. Arguably one of the best and most historic games in history, two former USC players help Yaeger tell the story of what happened before, during, and after the game. It was this game that changed the racial landscape of college football forever.
Using real examples and quotes from people that experienced this game and situation first hand, this book shares knowledge to any football fan. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport we love today, college football.
Unbroken by Laura Hildebrand
Blurb submitted by Logan R.
Unbroken is nonfiction
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is about a boy named Loui Zamperini and his life as an Italian immigrant. In his early days, he is discriminated against for being Italian. No one likes him because he steals, drinks, smokes, and is constantly running from the police. He discovered his love and talent for running, and his brother trained him every day to help him better himself in the sport he loves.
He competes in many track events, winning nearly all of them, and finds himself in the Olympics years later. He won the Olympics and soon afterward he was drafted to the war were he flies fighter planes. He gets captured and is put in a Japanese concentration camp. He is rescued years later by the American forces and goes back to his family.
I am the type of reader who finds it hard to find a book you can dig into and actually enjoy. The rich contents and detail of this story drag you into the book and you can not put it down. I rate this book a 9/10 and am extremely satisfied.
Unbroken is nonfiction
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is about a boy named Loui Zamperini and his life as an Italian immigrant. In his early days, he is discriminated against for being Italian. No one likes him because he steals, drinks, smokes, and is constantly running from the police. He discovered his love and talent for running, and his brother trained him every day to help him better himself in the sport he loves.
He competes in many track events, winning nearly all of them, and finds himself in the Olympics years later. He won the Olympics and soon afterward he was drafted to the war were he flies fighter planes. He gets captured and is put in a Japanese concentration camp. He is rescued years later by the American forces and goes back to his family.
I am the type of reader who finds it hard to find a book you can dig into and actually enjoy. The rich contents and detail of this story drag you into the book and you can not put it down. I rate this book a 9/10 and am extremely satisfied.
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