We Recommend: Summer Reads
Let’s Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, the Life of Ernie Banks, Ron Rapoport, ’62; Hachette Books. The MLB great was more complicated than his cheerful public façade let on.
Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life, Guy Kawasaki, ’76; Portfolio. Feel cooler during the dog days of summer: Read one chapter a day by this Silicon Valley icon.
Lake City, Thomas Kohnstamm, MA ’01; Counterpoint Press. In this debut novel set in a rapidly gentrifying Seattle, classes clash and redemption beckons.
Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View, Ramin Setoodeh, ’04; Thomas Dunne Books. Deep dish about the show that revived morning TV—and co-hosts’ attempts to wrest control from creator Barbara Walters.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works (second ed.), Ramit Sethi, ’04, MA ’05; Workman. Heads up, young alums: The title says it all.