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The New York game : baseball and the rise of a new city
Baker, Kevin
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * Sports Illustrated #1 Book of 2024 * A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game's beginnings to the end of World War II. "You're going to...
The baseball 100
Posnanski, Joe
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year "An instant sports classic." --New York Post * "Stellar." --The Wall Street Journal * "A true masterwork...880 pages of sheer baseball bliss." --BookPage...
Ballpark : baseball in the American city
Goldberger, Paul
Paper Book
An exhilarating, splendidly illustrated, entirely new look at the history of baseball- told through the stories of the vibrant and ever-changing ballparks where the game was and is staged, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic. From the earliest corrals of the mid...
Why we love baseball : a history in 50 moments
Posnanski, Joe
Paper Book
THE BASEBALL 100 was about the top 100 baseball players. Joe Posnanski's next book is about the top 50 moments. Willie Mays's catch. Babe Ruth's called shot. Kirk Gibson's limping home run. BUT - each moment will be told from a unique perspective. That of a real fan who witnessed it, or the pitcher...
Papi : my story
Ortiz, David
Paper Book
An entertaining, unfiltered memoir by one of the game's greatest, most clutch sluggers and beloved personalities David "Big Papi" Ortiz is a baseball icon and one of the most popular figures ever to play the game.  As a key part of the Boston Red...
The church of baseball : the making of Bull Durham : home runs, bad calls, crazy fights, big swings, and a hit
Shelton, Ron
Paper Book
LA TIMES BESTSELLER * From the award-winning screenwriter and director of cult classic Bull Durham, the extremely entertaining behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film, and an insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. "This book...
The grandest stage : a history of the World Series
Kepner, Tyler
Paper Book
From the New York Timesbestselling author of K- A History of Baseball in Ten Pitchescomes the ultimate history of the World Series-a vivid portrait of baseball at its finest and most intense, filled with humor, lore, analysis, and fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from 117 years...

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