Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • PodBean
  • Subscribe To The My Pal Sammy Newsletter
  • ABOUT
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms

My Summer Lair

Think NPR's Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: My Summer Lair with host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.

  • Home
  • Podcast
    • My Summer Lair
    • Space Station Oddity
  • Set The VCR
  • New Book Alert
  • True Sammy Stories
  • Toggle search form

New Book Alert: April 6-10, 2020

Posted on April 11, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman (Grand Central Publishing; NBA on sale March 17, 2020): Often we turn to sports for inspiration and ruthless battles to be #1! But what if a team decided to not be the best and instead race to the bottom? From Bleacher Report writer Yaron Weitzman this is Tanking To The Top the (sad?) story of the Sixers. So hype to get into this; I don’t buy the Process at all. If you ain’t a winner…what does that make you? #NewBookAlert for April 6, 2020.

My book on the Sixers/The Process, TANKING TO THE TOP, is out today. Probably not ot ideal timing but, hey, we've all got lots of time on our hands now, right???

It's available wherever books are sold. https://t.co/FgCwi3xGbX

— Yaron Weitzman (@YaronWeitzman) March 17, 2020

The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. by Peniel E. Joseph (Basic Books; on sale March 31, 2020): Peniel Joseph’s The Sword And The Shield valiantly battles the lazy reduction we often succumb to with famous and polarizing individuals. Think Bigger: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King did. #NewBookAlert for April 7, 2020.

New at LQ: An excerpt from @PenielJoseph’s “The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.”, available now from @BasicBooks. https://t.co/yFJeCjg9S5 pic.twitter.com/TR3VxSHcyj

— Lapham’s Quarterly (@laphamsquart) April 6, 2020

Pencils You Should Know: A History of Ultimate Writing Utensil in 75 Anecdotes by Caroline Weaver (Chronicle Books; Creativity on sale February 4, 2020): Remember that Seinfeld episode about the Space Pen? “It writes upside down!!” Well, initially Americans and Russians used pencils in space. They write upside down! By Caroline Weaver and from Chronicle Books say hello: this is Pencils You Should Know. #NewBookAlert for April 8, 2020.

Pencils You Should Know traces the evolution of pencils over time and across the globe. From the humble, handcrafted pencil of the 19th century to the novelty writing implement of the 1990s, each object in this book tells a different story. https://t.co/PwvBtZbVjR pic.twitter.com/T5gysajmT2

— Chronicle Books (@ChronicleBooks) February 12, 2020

The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks by Ben Cohen (Custom House; NBA on sale March 10, 2020): Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Can someone have a “hot hand?” Or is it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Those and many other pertinent questions inform Ben Cohen’s The Hot Hand. I like that: tell me upfront what questions prompted the book you wrote so I can follow your path. Often questions have more value than the answers. #NewBookAlert for April 9, 2020.

Happy on sale day to one of our all-time favorite projects, @bzcohen's The Hot Hand, a brilliant investigation into the existence (or not) of streaks, from @StephenCurry30 to the stock market to Shakespeare. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/2BfTyNnpHI

— Custom House Books (@customhousebks) March 10, 2020

The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time by Jim McKelvey (University Press of Kentucky; Business on sale March 10, 2019): It’s Hip To Be Square. Square’s cofounder has written The Innovation Stack a sensible business book. The book back description says: “It is an irreverent first-person look inside the world of entrepreneurship, and a call to action for all of us to find the entrepreneur within ourselves and identify and fix unsolved problems–one crazy idea at a time.” #NewBookAlert for April 10, 2020.

In this excerpt of The #InnovationStack, I discuss moments of wow. These subtle, yet memorable experiences teach us new things. E.g., Square's reader was kept small and slightly difficult to use on purpose in order to make the user pay more attention. https://t.co/UtLnjOnfZA

— Jim McKelvey (@2000F) March 10, 2020

Sammy Baltic Web

Sammy Younan @ W • T • F

New Book Alert Tags:Creativity, Handle Your Business, NBA, New Book Alert

Post navigation

Previous Post: Under-Review: NBA Jam
Next Post: New Book Alert: April 13-17, 2020

More Related Articles

New Book Alert: April 13-17, 2020 New Book Alert
New Book Alert: February 10-14, 2020 New Book Alert
New Book Alert: February 17-21, 2020 New Book Alert
Under-Review: Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry Books
New Book Alert: October 14-18, 2019 New Book Alert
New Book Alert: August 3-7, 2020 New Book Alert
  • #SetTheVCR: March 20 – 26, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Big Names in this week's #SetTheVCR: The Sandman, Mr. October, David Koresh and Tom Cruise. All they require is a Watcher, Britpop supplies the soundtrack.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 13 – 19, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is a fantastic TV tour: from Local comedy, to Irish hospitality to an Essex County visit after seeing Changeland you'll want to wear comfortable pants. Or no pants…even better!
  • #SetTheVCR: March 06 – 12, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    We got historical farts, spies in a cold war and a talking seashell…that can only mean it's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: February 27 – March 05, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Selective Outrage, a ghost and a Lil Yoda…obviously it's time for #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: February 20 – 26, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Smile! It's a fresh week of TV; you don't need The Consultant to know the Circus is back in town. It's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: February 13 – 19, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    This week in #SetTheVCR we go to space, technology runs amok and the American Government has been keeping UFOs secret. Welcome to the future…in this week's TV.
  • #SetTheVCR: February 06 – 12, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    A #SetTheVCR week that starts with a #GOAT…but will it end with a #GOAT?
  • #SetTheVCR: January 30 – February 05, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Ark you excited for another #SetTheVCR? Train your Watchful Eye on these fresh recommendations that'll make you Stand and cheer.
  • #SetTheVCR: January 23 – 29, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Can you read my Poker Face? You People are gonna enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR selections.
  • #SetTheVCR: January 16 – 22, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Two Canadians: one esteemed, one disgraced, Al Pacino is hunting Hitler and The Daily Show host is regenerating…kinda. It's not strange if it's on TV; it's #SetTheVCR!
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: DCEU Is Pee-Ew | Batgirl vs HBO MaxAugust 5, 2022
    Sammy & Rob Gaudette discuss and review the status of the DCEU following the cancellation of Batgirl on HBO Max. Rob still has hope.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 12, 2022
    Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: A Taylor Hawkins MemorialMarch 28, 2022
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss the shocking and sad passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: All The Batmans | Keaton To Nipples to BatfleckMarch 10, 2022
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss All The Batmans: from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 25, 2021
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

  • Yaron Weitzman (Tanking to the Top) and Sammy Younan in My Summer Lair 148
    Under-Review: Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers
    by Sammy Younan
    Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sportsby Yaron WeitzmanPublished by Grand Central Publishing on March 17, 2020NBA // Non-Fiction // 76ers One of the best lines in Yaron Weitzman’s NBA book: “Hinkie triggered a culture war.” Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and...

    READ ON “Under-Review: Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers” »

  • New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

Copyright © 2023 My Summer Lair.

Powered by PressBook Premium theme