Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 5/18/2007

5/18/1996:
Louis Quatorze shatters the tout sheets when he gallops to victory in the Preakness after finishing 16th at the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago. Trained by Nick Zito, he snaps a record-setting streak of six straight Tripple Crown wins by horses trained by D. Wayne Lucas.

Birthdays
Fred Perry b. 1909
Brooks Robinson b. 1937
Reggie Jackson b. 1946
Rod Milburn b. 1950 (Wikipedia has him born 3/18/1950, but I'm betting that's a mistake)
Jari Kurri b. 1960

INVESTIGATIVE NONFICTION

When the national group that governs sororities banned journalist Robbins from communicating with their local chapters, Robbins went undercover. She posed as a would-be sorority girl to uncover what life in the Greek letter system is really like. Her exposé reveals a mélange of date rape, hazing, binge drinking, racism, romance, insecurity, and jealousy. It’s a roiling stew that makes for a riveting read as well as a strong, cautionary tale.

PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES, by Alexandra Robbins (Hyperion, 2005)

Robbins’s previous book, Secrets of the Tomb, was about Yale University’s famous secret society, Skull and Bones.