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1 month ago | 
brooklyndigest.org | Jonathan Capehart |Jason Schott
Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for HomeBy Jonathan CapehartGrand Central Publishing; hardcover, 272 pages; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, May 20thJonathan Capehart is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a co-host of the morning edition of The Weekend on MSNBC. Capehart is an Associate Editor at the Washington Post, where he also writes an opinion column, and he is an analyst for The PBS News Hour.
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1 month ago | 
brooklyndigest.org | Bill Belichick |Jason Schott
The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in FootballBy Bill BelichickAvid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster; hardcover, 304 pages; $35.00; available today, Tuesday, May 6thBill Belichick is arguably the greatest football coach of all time, after he led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl championships. He also won two championships with the Giants in 1986 and 1990, giving him an unprecedented eight rings overall, which he displays in his dust jacket cover photo.
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2 months ago | 
brooklyndigest.org | Lisa Rogak |Jason Schott
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSSBy Lisa RogakSt. Martin's Press; hardcover, 240 pages; $29.00Lisa Rogak is the author of numerous books including And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert, and Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart, and she was the editor of Barack Obama in His Own Words, which was a New York Times bestseller.
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2 months ago | 
brooklyndigest.org | Eleanor Pilcher |Jason Schott
That's What She SaidBy Eleanor PilcherAvon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; paperback; $18.99Eleanor Pilcher is a published author of commercial fiction and an award-winning marketer in the publishing industry. Based in London, she is also a freelance journalist, public speaker, and founder of #MarketYourMarketing.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Kostya Kennedy |Jason Schott
The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved AmericaBy Kostya KennedySt. Martin's Press; hardcover, 304 pages; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, March 25thKostya Kennedy has written landmark biographies of the biggest figures in American sports, including the New York Times bestselling 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports; Pete Rose: An American Dilemma; and True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson, which we reviewed in April 2022.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Bill O'Reilly |Jason Schott
Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, MassachusettsBy Bill O'Reilly & Martin DugardSt. Martin's Press; paperback, 304 pages; $20.00This is the latest book in TV journalist and radio host Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, which he has written with Martin Dugard, who has authored several bestselling books of history, including Taking Paris and Taking Berlin, plus the most recent, Confronting the Presidents (our review from September 2024).
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Eliot Stein |Jason Schott
Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them AliveBy Eliot SteinSt. Martin's Press; hardcover, 336 pages; $29.00Eliot Stein is a journalist and editor at BBC Travel who currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and young son. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Wired, The Guardian, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and The Independent.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Mike Sielski |Jason Schott
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam DunkBy Mike SielskiSt. Martin's Press; hardcover, 320 pages, with a 24-page photo insert; $32.00; available today, Tuesday, February 11thMike Sielski is a columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the author of four books, including the bestseller The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Jason Schott
It's hard to believe that the baseball season will commence in a little over a couple of months from now, and the Mets only added to the anticipation with the release of their 2025 promotional schedule. There will be 30 gate giveaways this season, with some highlights including ones centered around their new star. There will be Juan Soto players pin handed out on Saturday, April 5, his replica jersey on Thursday, July 3, and a bobblehead of their new slugger on Saturday, August 16.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
brooklyndigest.org | Jason Schott
The St. John's Red Storm scored a massive comeback win over the Georgetown Hoyas on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, as they made up a 15-point deficit to win 63-58. St. John's is now 15-3 on the season, including 6-1 in Big East Conference play, second only to Marquette (15-2, 6-0). This is the best overall start for St. John's since its 16-2 start in 1985-86, and best Big East start since it was 6-1 in 1998-99.
