his "own worst critic." Perry published his second book Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October in 2010. This book, a biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson, covers Jackson's life from childhood to the major leagues. Steve Lombardi of waswatching.com called it "remarkably well researched" and "very entertaining" and Steve Treder of The Hardball Times called it a "serious and thoughtful volumes displaying highly impressive research," "handsomely presented, top-shelf physical product, with no stinting on any of the extras: wonderful photos aplenty, richly detailed endnotes and " but notes that "Jackson, while an unquestionably important figure in baseball history, isn’t the sort of book-length protagonist for whom the reader is inclined to root" and that the "strict focus on Jackson alone allows for little examination of whatever the wider implications of his career might be." Personal life Perry is a Mississippi native who now lives in Chicago. He received a Bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in creative writing from Mississippi College. Dayn is the uncle of Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry, siblings and members of The Band Perry. Works Books Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It's Not the Way You Think). New York: Wiley, 2006. . Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October. New York: William Morrow, 2010. . Selected baseball writing How the Phillies Pulled it Off (November 2008) A Brief Introduction (December 2010) The Stages of Wainwright Grief (February 2011) Satchel Paige could have been best ever (April, 2011) Poem: The Sad Baseball Frog (November 2011) Interviews March, 2006 – Interview (transcript) with Rich Lederer, Baseball Analysts December, 2008 – Interview (transcript) with Tyler Hissey, Scout.com May, 2010 – Interview (transcript) with Alex Belth, Bronx Banter January, 2011 – Interview with Carson Cistulli, FanGraphs Audio References 1972 births Living people American bloggers Writers from Chicago People from Mississippi Mississippi College alumni Journalists from Mississippi 21st-century American non-fiction writers Sportswriters from Illinois