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The Good Rat: A True Story 13 reviews
Jimmy Breslin
Ecco, 2008
Mob trial excerpts with the author's spin
+ A Winner at Hardcover Prices.
+ Breslin at his Best
+ A good book about the Good Rat and other reflections of Jimmy Beslin
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Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball 19 reviews
Jose Canseco
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Not as good as Juiced
I'm a big baseball fan and was surprised to see the revelations in Canseco's first book. I was even more surprised to see how many of them came true, and it shows me how messed up baseball was in the 90s. Anyway, in the new book he has way list dirt to dish. It's a lot of rehash, which made it much ...
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Ball Four 92 reviews
Jim Bouton
Wiley, 1990
the first to expose how players used the groupies
+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball
+ important book
+ Ball Four was a HIt
+ Knee Surgery Gift
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Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball29 reviews
Tim Kurkjian
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
One Of The Most Entertaining Baseball Books Ever
+ Yes, it's a great game --and a terrific book--
+ Baseball made fun
+ A great reminder of why you love baseball
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Once Upon a Fastball7 reviews
Bob Mitchell
Kensington, 2008
An outstanding book
+ He Hits it Out of the Park
+ Bob Mitchell is great!
+ If you love Baseball...
+ A Baseball Book Not About Baseball
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The Big Field11 reviews
Mike Lupica
Philomel, 2008
A genial, fast-paced adventure that should interest young sports fans
+ For baseball fans everywhere
+ Baseball, Father, Team
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball24 reviews
Frank Deford
Sourcebooks Landmark, 2008
If You Are a Baseball Fan....
+ Certainly More Than Just a Baseball Book. . .
+ We sometimes forget
If you are a baseball fan, you are likely to find this moving, action-packed book the best of its kind you've ever read. In addition to the main plot, the author skillfully carries along about three sub-plots, every one of which would grace a well-written story with any other background than ...
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Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems2 reviews
Tim McCarver
McGraw-Hill, 2008
Diamond Gems: Priceless Stories From Baseball's Greats
+ Tim McCarver's Gem
Tim McCarver's "Diamond Gems" is a comprehensive collection of anecdotes and stories from the legends of the baseball diamond. These stories, gleaned from McCarver's internationally syndicated, talk show, weave an almost mythological tapestry of the mindset of the greats of baseball. Stan Musial ...
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The 33-Year-Old Rookie: How I Finally Made it to the Big Leagues After Eleven Years in the Minors24 reviews
Chris Coste
Ballantine Books, 2008
What a book
+ Great book!!!
+ How to get to the majors
+ Light and interesting reivew of MLB
+ CHRIS COSTE --- 33 YEAR OLD ROOKIE
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Game of My Life: 20 Stories of Yankees Baseball4 reviews
Dave Buscema
Sports Publishing LLC, 2004
Buscema Scores Big!!! A Must-have for Yankee fans
+ Brian Doyle, Yankee, review
+ A superb giftbook for baseball fans in general
This book was really a treat for my family and I, Yankee fans for our entire lives. Just re-living the great names, moments and games that Buscema described made the book worth reading, but the inside scoops and exclusive interviews made it awesome. Buscema is also clearly a sports fanatic and a ...
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The Natural100 reviews
Bernard Malamud
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003
A must for any literate baseball fan
+ Not so sugary sweet
+ The Defining Work
My father was an English teacher who also happened to be a baseball fanatic, and I still have his marked-up copy of "The Natural" somewhere in the basement. He actually built an entire English class around baseball fiction, with this book as its centerpiece.
You can't help but appreciate the ...
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Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can ... 31 reviews
Tim Mccarver, Danny Peary
Villard, 1999
Must read for the hard core fan
+ Solid Guide for Serious Fans
+ Everything you need to know about the battery
+ the best book I've ever read about baseball
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Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes 23 reviews
Bobby Murcer, Glen Waggoner
Harper, 2008
Yankee for Life.
+ Bobby Murcer story
+ Recommended reading....YANKEE FOR LIFE by Bobby Murcer with Glen Wagoner.
+ A Yankee for Life
+ Yankees fans need this book!
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The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Fabulous Baseball Yarn
+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
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Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember11 reviews
John Feinstein
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
An interesting and insightful look at two pitching greats
+ Inside Pitch
Living on the Black is an interesting and insightful look at Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina, two of the game's greatest pitchers, during the 2007 season. Both pitchers experience frustrating seasons.
Glavine posts a 13-8 record for the Mets while registering his 300th career win. The Mets choke ...
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The Good Rat: A True Story13 reviews
Jimmy Breslin
Ecco, 2008
Mob trial excerpts with the author's spin
+ A Winner at Hardcover Prices.
+ Breslin at his Best
+ A good book about the Good Rat and other reflections of Jimmy Beslin
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Ball Four92 reviews
Jim Bouton
Wiley, 1990
the first to expose how players used the groupies
+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball
+ important book
+ Ball Four was a HIt
+ Knee Surgery Gift
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Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can ...31 reviews
Tim Mccarver, Danny Peary
Villard, 1999
Must read for the hard core fan
+ Solid Guide for Serious Fans
+ Everything you need to know about the battery
+ the best book I've ever read about baseball
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The Natural100 reviews
Bernard Malamud
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003
A must for any literate baseball fan
+ Not so sugary sweet
+ The Defining Work
My father was an English teacher who also happened to be a baseball fanatic, and I still have his marked-up copy of "The Natural" somewhere in the basement. He actually built an entire English class around baseball fiction, with this book as its centerpiece.
You can't help but appreciate the ...
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The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Fabulous Baseball Yarn
+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
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