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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 Sports, Football Language:  English
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  • An inside look at the world of major league baseball draws on interviews with the players, umpires, managers and coaches, owners, and others to discuss behind-the-scenes intrigues, financial…
    Play Ball

    Play Ball - The Life and Troubled Times of Major League Baseball

    By John Feinstein rating of short cover   ( 66 customer ratings) Random House Publishing Group, September 2011 ISBN: 9780307800947 Sports, Reference Language:  English
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  • Since he first began publishing his Baseball Abstracts in the 1980s, Bill James has constantly challenged conventional wisdom by asking simple questions like, "Is that really true?" or "What if we…
    Solid Fool's Gold

    Solid Fool's Gold

    By Bill James rating of short cover   ( 38 customer ratings) ACTA Sports, March 2011 ISBN: 9780879466084 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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  • The bestselling follow-up to the classic The Summer of ’49, illuminating the heart-pounding 1964 World Series between the Yankees and CardinalsDavid Halberstam, an avid sports writer with an…
    October 1964

    October 1964

    By David Halberstam rating of short cover   ( 1393 customer ratings) Open Road, December 2012 ISBN: 9781453286128 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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  • “You don’t have to be a Yankees fan to love Yankee Miracles.”—Yogi BerraIf it was not all so true, you’d think it was a fairy tale. A seventeen-year-old from Queens spray paints graffiti on Yankee…
    Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers

    Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers

    By Ray Negron, Sally Cook rating of short cover   ( 35 customer ratings) Liveright, September 2012 ISBN: 9780871403551 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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  • "A humorous, candid and insightful memoir of Hayhurst's rookie season in the majors. . .Grade: Home Run." --Cleveland Plain DealerAfter six years in the minors, pitcher Dirk Hayhurst hopes 2008 is…
    Out of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs

    Out of My League: A Rookie's Survival in the Bigs

    By Dirk Hayhurst rating of short cover   ( 418 customer ratings) Kensington Publishing Corp., February 2013 ISBN: 9780806536668 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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  • “Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey’s book proves it, without wasting a word.”–Lee…
    Baseball

    Baseball - A History of America's Favorite Game

    Modern Library Chronicles By George Vecsey rating of short cover   ( 166 customer ratings) Random House Publishing Group, December 2008 ISBN: 9780307494061 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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  • Taking baseball fans behind the microphone, into locker rooms, and through the most memorable season in Texas Rangers history, this firsthand account from announcer Josh Lewin is both insightful and…
    Ballgame!: A Decade Covering the Texas Rangers from the Best Seat in the House

    Ballgame!: A Decade Covering the Texas Rangers from the Best Seat in the House

    By Josh Lewin rating of short cover   ( 22 customer ratings) Triumph Books, April 2012 ISBN: 9781617496363 Biography & Memoir, Literary Language:  English
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  • Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed biographer of Joe DiMaggio, decodes this oversized icon who dominated the game and finds not just a great player, but also a great man. In 1986…
    What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now?

    What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? - A Remembrance

    By Richard Ben Cramer Simon & Schuster, December 2011 ISBN: 9780743247894 Biography & Memoir, Sports Language:  English
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  • "The most valuable team player in sports" shows you what "teamwork" really meansWhat does it take to be a real team player, especially in a society that glorifies selfishness and a corporate culture…
    You Can Observe A Lot By Watching

    You Can Observe A Lot By Watching - What I've Learned About Teamwork From the Yankees…

    By Yogi Berra rating of short cover   ( 22 customer ratings) Wiley, May 2009 ISBN: 9780470536254 Baseball, Essays & Writings Language:  English
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