Thursday, July 12, 2007

Sports Fact and Book Rec of the Day 7/12/2007

7/12/2001:
Steadily moving upward on the all-time home run charts, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds each equal the lifetime total of a Hall of Fame immortal. McGwire hits his 563rd homer to tie Reggie Jackson for sixth place on the career list, but his Cardinals bow to Detroit, 7-5. Bonds hits his 534th homer to tie Jimmie Foxx for 10th place in the rankings, but his Giants also lose, 4-3, at Seattle.

Birthdays:
Ron Fairly b. 1938
Paul Silas b. 1943
Gilles Meloche b. 1950
Julio Cesar Chavez b. 1962
Kristi Yamaguchi b. 1971


Wesley Stace is the real name of the musician John Wesley Harding, known for his wickedly witty lyrics. His debut novel is no less smart than his fans would expect. It’s a juicy period piece about an orphan rescued from a trash heap and raised by a rich man as his son. The twist: the orphan in question is, in fact, a girl. How baby Rose figures out her real identity and dodges the schemes of malicious relatives intent on her fortune is unwound in a lively escapist escapade. The Village Voice raves, “poignant and mordantly funny.”

MISFORTUNE, by Wesley Stace (Little, Brown, 2005)

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