Category: Sports 5tuff
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Best Non-Fiction of 2023 (and Honorable Mentions)
As depressing as 2023 was, it would have been far worse if not for these books, which kept me thinking and laughing throughout.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2022 (and Honorable Mentions)
Think 2022 was strange? It would have been stranger for me if not for those non-fiction books.
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Best Nonfiction of 2021 (and Honorable Mentions)
For the fourth year in a row, here are five of the best nonfiction books I’ve read in the past 365 days.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2020 (and Honorable Mentions)
For all of the anxieties of 2020, it could have been worse if not for those non-fiction books that kept me awake, thinking and feeling, deep into the year.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2019
This is why you should read Sprawlball, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, King of the World and Man’s Search for Meaning.
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5tern Haiku
You know the rules, right? Three lines. Five syllables, then seven, then five again. I decided to write five of ’em because they say we will never understand each other until we reduce the language to 17 syllables. And yes, because this is 5tern.com.
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5 Most Compelling Teams in the NCAA Tournament
So, you’re looking for a team to root for in the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament? You should refer to my totally subjective list.
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Wondering Why, Why, Why
Two years ago, my former basketball player was arrested for murdering his audiologist. I still wonder why.
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Why Sports Matter
We should play sports and root for our teams because they teach valuable skills and lessons, which can engender the very change in ourselves and the world that we wish to see.
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What Coach Bird Taught Me
When we tell others about Coach John “Bird” Perry, we ought to start with his goodness.
Brendan Stern 