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November 19, 2008

Michael Phelps' book: Will you read it??

Michael Phelps I generally subscribe to this adage about sports books: The smaller the ball, the better the writing. There are lots of great books about golf and baseball, but few about basketball and bowling.

Where does that leave non-ball sports? Horseracing has produced winners such as Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit. Bike racing has Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike. Swimming? Uh, nothing springs to mind.

Seems Michael Phelps has a wide-open field for No Limits: The Will to Succeed. (Which originally had the working title Built to Succeed.)

So with the book due out Dec. 9, it's fair to consider this: Will you read it? Buy it as a gift? And for those who say yes, is that because he's a likeable local guy, raised in Rodgers Forge and returning to Baltimore, or because you want to learn his secret to Olympic gold?

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 6:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Marylandia

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I'm sure I'll give it a try. Both my children are year-round swimmers who idolize Phelps and are sure to read his book. He's not only one of the greatest athletes ever, but he also seems to be a very nice young man.

Posted by: daniel enoch | November 20, 2008 10:21 AM

I'm not it Maryland so I won't be looking for it for the "local guy" reason. I will keep my eyes open for his book while shopping this year. I just think he's a nice kid with a nice mom and sisters. I'm interested in what he has to say.

Posted by: ~Kylee in CT | November 24, 2008 7:09 PM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

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