Baseball Books

This book does a superb job analyzing the psychology and motivations of the various types of Yankee fans. You will howl at the spot-on depictions of the many kinds of fans that flock to Yankee Stadium year after year with the same pomposity that was almost appropriate when they actually were a championship team. Highly recommended.

A must have item for any Red Sox fan. It is very funny!!!

John Tullius' "I'd Rather Be a Yankee" follows in the footsteps of Donald Honig's "Baseball When the Grass was Real" and Lawrence Ritter's "The Glory of Their Times" by letting the players "write" the book through the reporting of their great stories and reminiscences. Tullius combines his research with previous works to provide the reader with some great insight about these terrific Yankee teams and players. All the Yankee greats from the first 3/4th's of the 20th Century are featured in this fast-paced and intriquing book. Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Berra, Stengel, Mantle and Jackson are all prominently featured.

And while, "I'd Rather Be a Yankee" probably won't "play" in Beantown, it will be warmly embraced in the Big Apple and by all Yankee fans.

I've loved this book since I was a child. As far as Yankee history goes, it gives us the skeletal framework of the story, dispersed through the book at the beginnings of each chapter. However, the real reason this book is such a gem, is that the majority of it is told through the quotes of the people who lived through the events they describe. Some of these quotes are taken from previously published material, and therein are gathered some of Yankee Baseball's most memorable and bone chilling quips and one-liners. But in addition to those are stories told to the author himself, as he travelled the country, seeking to preserve the tales these men were burning to tell. Simply wonderful.

If you do not know about this book you should read it. It is about a girl who is very bad at baceball and she was traded for a girl named Marcie and a pizza.I think it is funny because Marcie does not know apparently anything about baseball. If you like this Peanuts book read more--they're all great!

I like this book. It is very weird and also very funny. I laughed more with Lucy, because she brought a trolley at the baseball game, so that the ball could get very easy in.Congratulations to the publisher.

This book is highly recommended for any Dodger fan. The people who remember the Brooklyn Dodgers will enjoy seeing and reading about Ebbets Field and Gil, Pee Wee, Jackie, Campy, Duke, Oisk, Skoonj, Uncle Robbie and the rest. Newer Dodger fans get to see Sandy, Big D, Maury, Fernando and Steve Garvey along with Eric Gagne.

As a long time Dodger baseball fan (over 50 years), I found the book very informative, intereting reading, and sprinkled with good photos. Great book for any Dodger fan. The book does a good job in a chronilogical order of telling the story of the organization - players, management, and owners. There were many tidbits that I learned new or did not remember until reading the book.

Bix certainly is "in a pickle." A star baseball pitcher who is left on his own at age 17, he is stymied at every turn with his several efforts at surviving on his own, from physical attack to rigid bureaucracy. The interdependence of the members of the team on the baseball field evolves into friendship and problem solving off of the field, as the story develops in some unexpected ways. Well past Bix's age, the story not only got my attention, but kept it throughout the book. It was a good read for me and I think it would be a good read for young readers of either sex.

This is a great read....especially for teens and a perfect item as a Holiday stocking stuffer for the young man in your life

THE INDEPENDENT CAROLINA BASEBALL LEAGUE... is a masterpiece of regional history. Sure, it's about baseball and the almost religious nature of its practice during this time and place. But there is so much more in the details about social structure , convention and the fine line between the public and private.

Utley and Verner were quite diligent with their research. The collection of photos and the league statistics corroborate the many anecdotes and colorful player profiles. The linear narrative is perfect and puts some rails under what might have otherwise been a haphazard assembly of good yarns. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about baseball, the pioneer spirit, and well-documented history.

This is a wonderful book. Not only is it a story of baseball, but it is a story of the Depression-era South and life in the textile mill towns of North Carolina. Incredibly well researched and full of great photographs, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in history even if they are not a baseball fan. As a baseball book it relates the great stories and legendary expoits of small town heroes from the Golden Era of the sport. As a social history it shows how textile mills were the lifeblood of dozens of small towns, a part of Southern life that is all to often forgotten today.

My dad did a tremendous job pulling alot of these memories from his childhood throughout the years. The book is from the heart and brings out what the true tribe fan has gone through.

This book hits on all cylinders. Few thought Long could possibly top his classic rookie effort, "Browns Memories," but once again, Long has stunned readers with his literary prowess. "Indians Memories" is truly a masterpiece-- and Long-- a legend in the making.

Professor Joram Warmund is my Professor is my professor in History here @ LIU (NYC). This book shows and explains how important Jackie Robinson was and how his impact left a legacy on America. It also shows that Brooklyn was the epicenter of new change for the race issue in America. I never realized how important Jackie Robinson was until Prof. Warmund taught this book.

This is a great book if you want to know more about Jackie. It has rare pictures inside of Jackie posing with fans. I originally bought this book for my Sports History class.

This first biography of John Grisham reads like a mystery. It describes the mystique of Mississippi and gives historic tidbits of each town where Grisham grew up to whet the reader's appetite. For hopeful writers, it tells how Grisham evolved as a writer. A good, quick, informative read!

Narayan of Rebeccasreads highly recommends THE JOHN GRISHAM STORY as a biography of his writing life. There are no family trees, no attempt to trace out genealogy or any of the frills & hoopla commonly associated with biographies. What we find inside is a simple tale, narrated in simple words, about the life & times of one of the most widely read & popular authors of the present times.

Through the words of many of his friends, teachers & close-relatives we find out the real man behind the stunning works of THE FIRM & A TIME TO KILL, etc. It mainly focuses on three aspects of Grisham's life: the first of a lawyer & a politician; the second that of a writer extraordinaire, the king of legal thrillers, & the third about Grisham's dream of becoming a baseball star.

Two out of three's good going!

Do catch our interview with Libby Hughes.

The sweet, tender illustrations of this heart breaking--then heart healing--story make it really come alive for children and adults alike.

Nicole Tadgell's characters arouse a tender affinity for the lovable protagonist Joe Joe as well as the assumptive shopkeeper: we see anger, regret, conciliation clear as the written text. The story is a fine lesson in courage and character for all races.

And children interested in baseball will be intrigued by the vintage photography of past baseball heroes, learning a great deal of the history of the game in tandem with the history of African Americans in the 20th century.

Just Call Me Joe Joe begins the biblical passage John 10:3, "...and the sheep shall hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name." Written especially for African-American children ages 6-10 by Jean Alicia Elster and nicely illustrated in color by Nicole Tadgell, Just Call Me Joe Joe is the story of a 10-year-old African-American boy who must deal with a shop owner who mistakenly assumes that Joe Joe was part of the gang who just trashed the store. Joe Joe must find the courage and spirit to return and convince the shop owner of the truth. Just Call Me Joe Joe is a highly recommended and strong story of moral conviction and justice for young readers.