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  • "You need know absolutely nothing about baseball to appreciate the wit, snap, economy . . . and incisiveness of [Moneyball]. Lewis has hit another one out of the park." -Janet Maslin, New York…
    Moneyball

    Moneyball

    Movie Tie-in Editions By Michael Lewis rating of short cover   ( 32099 customer ratings) W. W. Norton & Company, August 2011 ISBN: 9780393341454 Sports, Reference Language:  English
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  • Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character " superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the…
    Beyond Belief

    Beyond Belief - Finding the Strength to Come Back

    By Josh Hamilton rating of short cover   ( 1690 customer ratings) FaithWords, October 2008 ISBN: 9780446550727 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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  • "One of the best baseball—and management—books out....Deserves a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame."—ForbesMoneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland…
    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

    By Michael Lewis rating of short cover   ( 31971 customer ratings) W. W. Norton & Company, March 2004 ISBN: 9780393066234 Language:  English
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  • John Thorn, Official Historian for Major League Baseball, tracks the history of the game in America from its misty origins to present-day glory. A great read for historians and baseball enthusiasts of…
    Baseball: Our Game

    Baseball: Our Game

    By John Thorn rating of short cover   ( 7 customer ratings) Thinker Media, Inc., November 2011 ISBN: 9780984862917 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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  • John Thorn is the official historian for MLB and has written many books on baseball history. First Pitch is the ideal introduction to the origins of the game for readers of all ages. Crammed with…
    First Pitch: How Baseball Began

    First Pitch: How Baseball Began

    By John Thorn rating of short cover   ( 7 customer ratings) Thinker Media, Inc., January 2012 ISBN: 9780984862986 Sports, History Language:  English
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  • “Dirk Hayhurst has done it again…Turns out hes a starter and a closer.”—Tim Kurkjian, ESPNAs a major and not-so-major league pitcher, Dirk Hayhurst has learned to master more than striking out…
    Wild Pitches

    Wild Pitches

    By Dirk Hayhurst rating of short cover   ( 63 customer ratings) Kensington Publishing Corp., January 2013 ISBN: 9780806536408 Language:  English
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  • From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother's air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver…
    The Bullpen Gospels:

    The Bullpen Gospels:

    By Dirk Hayhurst rating of short cover   ( 1599 customer ratings) Kensington Publishing Corp., April 2010 ISBN: 9780806533964 Language:  English
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  • If baseball is sometimes called the pastoral game, is it because it was once played in pastures? Maybe, but more telling is its attitude toward violence, which plays a peculiar, sublimated role in the…
    Don't Kill The Umpire: How Baseball Escaped Its Violent Past

    Don't Kill The Umpire: How Baseball Escaped Its Violent Past

    By Peter Morris rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Now and Then Reader, March 2012 ISBN: 9781937853174 Sports, Baseball Language:  English
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  • I wasn't afraid to fail. It's really as simple as that.As a seven-year-old kid pitching a ball against a brick wall, John Smoltz decided to be a professional baseball player when he grew up. And from…
    Starting and Closing

    Starting and Closing - Perseverance, Faith, and One More Year

    By Don Yaeger, John Smoltz rating of short cover   ( 77 customer ratings) HarperCollins, May 2012 ISBN: 9780062120557 Language:  English
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  • Professional sports in America: it’s all about fair play and the goal of winning championships. At least that’s the spin. But could it be a massive showbiz operation filled with greedy owners, crooked…
    The Fix Is In

    The Fix Is In - The Showbiz Manipulations of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NASCAR

    By Brian Tuohy rating of short cover   ( 29 customer ratings) Feral House, April 2010 ISBN: 9781932595840 Cultural Studies, Popular Culture Language:  English
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