Next up is The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America by Grant Wahl.

It's a great read, but don't take our word for it. Trust Franklin Foer, who wrote How Soccer Explains the World: "David Beckham is more than a gifted player. He is a multinational conglomerate. And, in Grant Wahl's extraordinary telling, his sojourn through Los Angeles makes for a gripping tale about the business of sports and the growth pangs of American soccer."

Read it, or come anyway. We'll catch you up.