Nobody's Perfect... Well Almost Nobody

Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made it Happen
Lew Paper - 2009 New American Library

Like any legendary record there is much to say about Don Larsen's perfect game and yet this book is more about the players on the field than the game itself.   Paper selects a player by the top and bottom of each inning to delve into and lead up to this momentous game in the player's career.   Paper is even careful to include a section about home base umpire Babe Pinelli, who confessed that he wanted to go out on a perfect game.

It may seem that everything has been said about the game and players and so the book is a surprisingly pleasant and enjoyable read.

Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend

Bill Russel and Alan Steinberg - 2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Proud words by an even prouder man, Bill Russel recounts his relationship with Red Auerbach and shares his perspective on all the historic moments they created.    

Be it fan.. or not, who can resist a book by a man like Bill Russel about a personality like Red Auerbach?   

A straightforward, easy read and not too deep, it's about the respect and significance.