Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Yankees 1998 Tracker: Game 91

Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez.


From now until the end of the season, we will be tracking the progress of the Yankees with their 1998 World Championship team, which won 114 games in the regular season.

Through 91 Games:

Books: "RED CARD" On The FIFA Scandal



RED CARD: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle on the World's Biggest Sports Scandal
By Ken Bensinger
Simon & Schuster, $28.00

As the World Cup in Russia nears its conclusion this weekend with Croatia and France in the Final on Sunday, let's take a look back at how the Kremlin was named host.

Ken Bensinger, an investigative reporter at BuzzFeed News, gives the definitive account of the FIFA scandal and how American investigators unraveled the biggest international corruption case in sports history, in his new book, RED CARD.

Books: "The Last Castle" Looks At The Gilded Age




The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and America's Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
By Denise Kiernan
Touchstone, $17.00

Denise Kiernan, author of the New York Times bestseller The Girls of Atomic City, is out with a new work focusing on the Biltmore Estate, The Last Castle, a story of unimaginable excess, devastating tragedy, inspiring generosity, and unlikely endurance.

Books: On Soccer



Red Bull Arena.



As the World Cup marches on, it's time to look at a couple of soccer books out now on the beautiful game. The Life and Career of David Beckham: Football Legend, Cultural Icon by Tracey Savell Reavis explores the English soccer star who has become a major celebrity in the United States. A History Of The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team by Clemente A. Lisi looks at the history of our team, including how they earned a spot in the 1990 World Cup to their historic run at the event in 2002.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Yankees 1998 Tracker: Game 90




From now until the end of the season, we will be tracking the progress of the Yankees with their 1998 World Championship team, which won 114 games in the regular season.

Through 90 Games:

Monday, July 9, 2018

Books: "Everyday Monet" by Aileen Bordman




Everyday Monet: A Giverny-Inspired Gardening and Lifestyle Guide to Living Your Best Impressionist Life
By Aileen Bordman
Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $26.99

Ailenne Bordman, who has been inspired by the beauty of Impressionist painter Claude Monet's home and paintings, has created a one-of-a-kind book of gardening, design, and lifestyle steeped in the history and aesthetic of the celebrated artist, Everyday Monet.

Yankees 1998 Tracker: Game 89





From now until the end of the season, we will be tracking the progress of the Yankees with their 1998 World Championship team, which won 114 games in the regular season.

Through 89 Games: