Go Long!

My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame
Jerry Rice with Brian Curtis - 2007 Random House Publishing Group

As with any autobiography the book is limited to what the author chooses to include and how he chooses to approach it.  Go Long is Jerry Rice's book so he gets to write and include what Jerry Rice wants to.

The book is nice and was a very quick read but there is not a lot of depth to it.  It comes across more as Rice giving an overview of his life and career than of a recounting of an actual journey.  Rice does reveal some of his personal opinions throughout the book and in many ways the book comes across more of a shout out to his fans than anything else.   It also seemed like he spoke almost equally about his turn on Dancing with the Stars as about his football career and sentiments.

The Long Snapper

The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, A Superbowl, A Lesson for Life
Jeffery Marx - 2009 HarperCollins Publishers

The story of this book is pretty incredible and there are only so many people out there who may be able to share similar experiences.   In general, it was a nice read but the feeling is more that of an inspirational journey than of a sports book. The benefit of this is that it can be read by those unfortunate few who are not sports fans.  On the other hand, if a sports fan is looking for a book about sports than this is not the book to choose.