Books Recommended by Peter King
The Rooster Bar
John Grisham
Source: "DC law school debt mounts, and bright/misguided students find a devious way to make some dough." - Peter King
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell
Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
Lonnie Wheeler
Source: "[This author's] the best. So glad there's one last book to celebrate his greatness." - Peter King
Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann
Source: "I can’t recommend the history and the gripping murder story enough." - Peter King
Tiger Woods
Jeff Benedict
Source: "If I taught a reporting class, I’d make young students read this." - Peter King
Packers
Green, Gold and Glory
The Editors of Sports Illustrated
Source: "A great Packers history tome done with SI care." - Peter King
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Source: "One of the best books I've read in years." - Peter King
Bobby Kennedy
A Raging Spirit
Chris Matthews
Source: "The loss of Kennedy to this country is inestimable." - Peter King
Beartown
A Novel
Fredrik Backman
Source: "Great lessons here. Could not put this book down." - Peter King
Billy Martin
Baseball's Flawed Genius
Bill Pennington
Source: Peter King recommended this book on Twitter.
Without You, There Is No Us
Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Suki Kim
Source: Peter King recommended this book on Twitter.
The Hot Hand
The Mystery and Science of Streaks
Ben Cohen
Source: Peter King recommended this book on Twitter.
The Boy from the Woods
Wilde, Book 1
Harlan Coben
Source: Peter King recommended this book on Twitter.
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