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Baseball: An Illustrated History
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This volume contains a lot that is very good. Its structure is a bit forced (nine innings, or periods, of baseball history). The 9th inning, as others have noted, covers a large time frame compared with earlier "innings." I'm not sure that the decade is the best way of organizing baseball history, either. Still and all, that's more a matter of tast... »
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The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
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Jonathan Mahler's book, "The Bronx is Burning", recalls that time in The City when the city was collapsing in crime and decay, visible for all the world to see on the evening news. Mahler, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, weaves together the story of the 1977 mayoral race, serial killer Son of Sam, the blackout and subsequent riots, and the fr... »
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Yastrzemski (Icons of Major League Baseball)
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One thing that's great about being a Red Sox fan is the huge selection of books about the team and its players. Here is a new autobiography of Yaz, apparently all in his own words since no co-author is listed. It's a very admirable package. The book is nicely written, capturing Yaz's development as a player and all the key moments in his career, a c... »
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Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame
The Baseball Hall of Fame is full of paradoxes and Bill James turns into a literary paradoxical decomposition throughout this effort. Nevermind the man is... »
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