Pitching in a Pinch: or Baseball from the Inside
By: Christy Mathewson
3.70
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Christy Mathewson (1880–1925) was the greatest baseball pitcher of his day, a hero with appeal reac…
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1. The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond
By: Jeff Silverman
3.73
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Thirty great essays, profiles, and stories about America's pastime. Who's on first? / Abbott & C… read more
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2. The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
By: Joe Posnanski
4.38
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Baseball 100 “A fascinating account of a man who outlasted the ignorance of a na… read more
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- baseball
- history
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- memoir
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"Baseball in the Negro Leagues was a little bit rougher, a little bit sweeter, a little bit faster, a little bit cooler, and a little bit more fun than anything... in Major League baseball."-Joe Posnanski, The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
3. The Hit (Will Robie, #2)
By: David Baldacci
4.16
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Will Robie is a master of killing.A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government c… read more
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"She apparently didn't expect any trouble but she also never expected everything to go perfectly either. That was a good rule to live by Robie knew. Because perfection was rarely the case in the field."-David Baldacci, The Hit (Will Robie, #2)
4. Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
By: Peter Golenbock
4.31
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
"Revealing . . . memorable . . . reminiscences about the most beloved baseball team of all time." -… read more
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5. Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
By: Jules Tygiel
4.19
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
In 1997 the American people will celebrate with great fanfare and publicity the fiftieth anniversar… read more
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6. Stengel: His Life and Times
By: Robert W. Creamer
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
One of the most endearing of American heroes, Casey Stengel guided the New York Yankees to ten penn… read more
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7. The Nuremberg Trials
By: Ann Tusa , John Tusa
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This well researched book exposes the many different facets of the Nuremberg Trial. Using a variety… read more
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- history
8. Honus Wagner: A Biography
By: Dennis DeValeria , Jeanne Burke DeValeria
4.27
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Discusses the life and career of the famed baseball player, from his early days in the mines of wes… read more
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- baseball
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- history
10. Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson, which began with the greatly acclaimed The Path to Power, … read more
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- biography memoir
11. Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball
By: None , Keith Law
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law's i… read more
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12. The Boys of Summer
By: Roger Kahn
3.80
Format: 654 pages, Mass Market Paperback
This is a book about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then we… read more
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13. End Game (Will Robie, #5)
By: David Baldacci
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Will Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive. They're the ones the governmen… read more
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14. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
By: Jonathan Mahler
4.12
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Scheduled for release in July 2007 as an ESPN original mi… read more
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15. Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series
By: Stephen Jay Gould , None
3.56
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigan… read more
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16. One Last Strike
By: Tony La Russa
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Audio
The team that refused to give up their manager in his final season A comeback that changed baseball… read more
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17. Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun
By: Erik Larson
3.94
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
This devastating book begins with an account of a crime that is by now almost commonplace: on Decem… read more
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18. Baseball in '41: A Celebration of the "Best Baseball Season Ever"
By: Robert W. Creamer
1.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
The acclaimed biographer of Babe Ruth and Casey Stengel was 18 at the beginning of 1941, and he rem… read more
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19. Summer of '49
By: David Halberstam
3.62
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
With incredible skill, passion, and insight, Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor David Halberstam returns … read more
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20. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- history
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
21. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
By: Joe Posnanski
4.56
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more
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22. The Baseball 100
By: Joe Posnanski
4.74
Format: 869 pages, Hardcover
A magnum opus from acclaimed baseball writer Joe Posnanski, The Baseball 100 is an audacious, singu… read more
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23. The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever
By: John Rosengren
4.12
Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition
"The vivid story of a young Reggie Jackson on Charlie Finley's A's and the veteran Willie Mays on Y… read more
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24. Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History
By: Bill Janovitz
4.29
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller The definitive biography of legendary musician, composer, and perform… read more
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25. The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
By: Ben Lindbergh
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-te… read more
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26. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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27. The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
By: Lonnie Wheeler
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James “Cool Papa” Bell (190… read more
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28. Fall from Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
By: Tim Hornbaker
4.05
Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition
Considered by Ty Cobb as “the finest natural hitter in the history of the game,” “Shoeless Joe” Jac… read more
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29. Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original
By: Howard Bryant
4.23
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“Seldom does a sports biography—especially a page-turner—so comprehensively explain the forces that… read more
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30. Pitching in a Pinch: or Baseball from the Inside
By: Christy Mathewson
3.70
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Christy Mathewson (1880–1925) was the greatest baseball pitcher of his day, a hero with appeal reac… read more
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31. Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years
By: Steven P. Gietschier
4.75
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
The Turbulent Midcentury Years explores the history of organized baseball during the middle of the… read more
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