books, racing and random links

4 DAYS OFF – in a row!!

here’s the latest book list:

1) ernesto galarza’s Barrio Boy
2) mario t. garcía’s Ruben Salazar: Border Correspondent
3) americo paredes’s With his Pistol in his Hand
4) rodolfo acuña’s Occupied America: A History of Chicanos
5) danielle trussoni’s Falling Through the Earth: a memoir
6) eyal press’s Absolute Convictions” my father, a city, and the conflict that divided america
7) murray forman and mark anthony neal’s That’s the Joint! The Hip-Hop Studies Reader
8) james t. murray and karla l. murray’s Broken Windows: Graffiti NYC
9) jill jonnes’s South Bronx Rising: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of an American City
10) kenneth cain’s Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story from Hell on Earth

david coulthard on american fans

scary moment for colin edwards who looked set to win the Dutch GP, but good for nicky hayden (even though he overshot the last corner).
I'm not sure it will be possible to ride without painkillers for 30 laps so says rossi
who is racing in donington tomorrow despite a broken bone in his wrist. it seems there are a bunch of walking wounded this week.

viva la pink taco restaurant in scottsdale,arizona and the daily show for always staying on top on the latest breaking stories... and speaking of the daily show - did you catch the stephen hawking segment? no? well, here it is
>stephen hawking - total horndog?