Suggested Reading for Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay can be hard to understand when you come from cities that hold people accountable for their work and not based on who they know and how long their families have lived in town. So get a leg up on understanding the mindset that is Tampa Bay with these good books.

Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida (Florida History and Culture) by Dr. Gary R. Mormino

Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld by Scott M. Deitche

Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles by Jay Weiner

Sports, Jobs, and Taxes: The Economic Impact of Sports Teams and Stadiums by Roger G. Noll

The Great American Jobs Scam: Corporate Tax Dodging and the Myth of Job Creation by Greg LeRoy

The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy by William Greider

Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich