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Black and Blue

Sandy Koufax, the Robinson Boys, and the World Series That Stunned America

by Tom Adelman ...

The author of The Long Ball revisits the drama of the 1966 World Series in which the underdog Baltimore Orioles take on the favored Los Angeles Dodgers.Baltimore 1966. Suffering through a summer of heated racial animosity, baseball fans look to the Orioles to bring new respect to their once-great city. Their young team of no-name kids and promising prospects may be strengthened by the recent ... Read more

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The author of The Long Ball revisits the drama of the 1966 World Series in which the underdog Baltimore Orioles take on the favored Los Angeles Dodgers.Baltimore 1966. Suffering through a summer of heated racial animosity, baseball fans look to the Orioles to bring new respect to their once-great city. Their young team of no-name kids and promising prospects may be strengthened by the recent
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The Long Ball

The Summer of ‘75—Spaceman, Catfish, Charlie Hustle, and the Greatest World Series Ever Played

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Includes an exclusive interview with the author Critically acclaimed writer Tom Adelman crafts a dynamic re-telling of baseball's thrilling 1975 season. The year ended with the greatest World Series of all time, featuring a legendary home run by Boston catcher Carlton Fisk. From the preseason through the final game, Adelman gives a behind-the-scenes account that is blunt, funny, and sometimes ... Read more

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Includes an exclusive interview with the author Critically acclaimed writer Tom Adelman crafts a dynamic re-telling of baseball's thrilling 1975 season. The year ended with the greatest World Series of all time, featuring a legendary home run by Boston catcher Carlton Fisk. From the preseason through the final game, Adelman gives a behind-the-scenes account that is blunt, funny, and sometimes
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Split Season 1981

Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball

by Jeff Katz ...

The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike. Sourcing incredible and extensive interviews with almost all of the major participants in the strike, Split Season: 1981 returns us to the on- and off-field drama of an unforgettable baseball year.1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game ... Read more

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The never-before-told story of the momentous season torn in half by the bitter players strike. Sourcing incredible and extensive interviews with almost all of the major participants in the strike, Split Season: 1981 returns us to the on- and off-field drama of an unforgettable baseball year.1981 was a watershed moment in American sports, when players turned an oligarchy of owners into a game
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Billy Martin

Baseball's Flawed Genius

by Bill Pennington ...

The New York Times b estseller . " The sprawling, brawling, no-punches-pulled narrative Martin deserves . . . one of baseball's epic characters." —Tom Verducci, bestselling author of The Cubs WayEven now, years after his death, Billy Martin remains one of the most intriguing and charismatic figures in baseball history. And the mos... ... Read more

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The New York Times b estseller . " The sprawling, brawling, no-punches-pulled narrative Martin deserves . . . one of baseball's epic characters." —Tom Verducci, bestselling author of The Cubs WayEven now, years after his death, Billy Martin remains one of the most intriguing and charismatic figures in baseball history. And the mos...
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Stan Musial

An American Life

by George Vecsey ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERVeteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the biographical treatment he deserves. Stan Musial isthe definitive portrait of one of the game’s best-loved but most unappreciated legends—told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered “Stan the Man” over the course of his nearly ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERVeteran sports journalist George Vecsey finally gives this twenty-time All-Star and St. Louis Cardinals icon the biographical treatment he deserves. Stan Musial isthe definitive portrait of one of the game’s best-loved but most unappreciated legends—told through the remembrances of those who played beside, worked with, and covered “Stan the Man” over the course of his nearly
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The Last Real Season

A Hilarious Look Back at 1975 - When Major Leaguers Made Peanuts, the Umpires Wore Red, and Billy Martin Terrorized Everyone

by Mike Shropshire ...

A first-person account of the 1975 Major League Baseball season—the last year before free agency took over and changed the national pastime forever."One of the funniest baseball books I've ever read—who knew that a baseball beat writer could be so funny and clever!" —Bill Madden, New York Daily NewsIn The Last Real Season, Mike Shropshire captures the essence of a different time and place in ... Read more

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A first-person account of the 1975 Major League Baseball season—the last year before free agency took over and changed the national pastime forever."One of the funniest baseball books I've ever read—who knew that a baseball beat writer could be so funny and clever!" —Bill Madden, New York Daily NewsIn The Last Real Season, Mike Shropshire captures the essence of a different time and place in
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Game Six

Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime

by Mark Frost ...

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at what is considered by many to be the greatest baseball game ever played, from a bestselling author.Boston, Tuesday, October 21, 1975. The Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds have endured an excruciating three-day rain delay. Tonight, at last, they will play Game Six of the World Series. Leading three games to two, Cincinnati hopes to win it all; Boston is ... Read more

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An unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at what is considered by many to be the greatest baseball game ever played, from a bestselling author.Boston, Tuesday, October 21, 1975. The Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds have endured an excruciating three-day rain delay. Tonight, at last, they will play Game Six of the World Series. Leading three games to two, Cincinnati hopes to win it all; Boston is
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Living on the Black

Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember

by John Feinstein ...

Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with ... Read more

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Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series-Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with
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Sandy Koufax

A Lefty's Legacy

by Jane Leavy ...

“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.” —Wall Street Journal“Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — TimeThe instant ... Read more

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“The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written.” —Wall Street Journal“Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It’s a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero’s self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait.” — TimeThe instant
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The Machine

A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds

by Joe Posnanski ...

"The best book ever written about the Big Red Machine . . . You'll see Bench, Morgan, and Sparky in different lights than you've ever seen them before." — Cincinnati EnquirerThe New York Times–BestsellerAward-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski hits a grand slam with The Machine—a thrilling account of the magical 1975 season of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's legendary "Big Red Machine," from ... Read more

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"The best book ever written about the Big Red Machine . . . You'll see Bench, Morgan, and Sparky in different lights than you've ever seen them before." — Cincinnati EnquirerThe New York Times–BestsellerAward-winning sports columnist Joe Posnanski hits a grand slam with The Machine—a thrilling account of the magical 1975 season of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's legendary "Big Red Machine," from
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The Last Boy

Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

by Jane Leavy ...

Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the acclaimed, definitive sports biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle.The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero for a generation of baseball fans in mid-century America, a god in pinstripes during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees. But public revelations of ... Read more

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Award-winning sports writer Jane Leavy follows her New York Times runaway bestseller Sandy Koufax with the acclaimed, definitive sports biography of baseball icon Mickey Mantle.The legendary Hall-of-Fame outfielder was a national hero for a generation of baseball fans in mid-century America, a god in pinstripes during his record-setting career with the New York Yankees. But public revelations of
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Charlie Hustle

The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The Wall Street JournalA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating chronicle of the incredible story of one of America’s most iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history of baseball and America in the second half of the twentieth century • "Comprehensive, compulsively readable and wholly terrific."—The Wall Street JournalA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE
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