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1	Shoeless Joe more books like this by W P Kinsella Ray Kinsella, an insurance agent turned farmer, begins hearing voices--rather, a Voice. "If you build it, he will come," the Voice tells Ray, who intuitively knows that "he" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, banned from baseball along with the other 1919 "Black Sox." Ray builds a baseball stadium in his cornfield, and waits. But the Voice isn't finished. ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £6.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Summer of '49 more books like this by David Halberstam The year was 1949, and a war-wearied nation turned from the battlefields to the ball fields in search of new heroes. It was a summer that marked the beginning of a sports rivalry unequaled in the annals of athletic competition. The awesome New York Yankees and the indomitable Boston Red Sox were fighting for supremacy of baseball's American League ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £7.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History more books like this by Cait Murphy "Crazy '08" recounts the Chicago Cubs' 1908 season--the year of the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. In addition to telling the exciting story of a great season, this work also chronicles the forces that created modern baseball and the America that produced it. see all copies from £6.26! new only from £8.26! \| first editions
4	October 1964 more books like this by David Halberstam Following his #1 baseball bestseller Summer of '49, David Halberstam gives us the Yankees-Cardinals World Series that concluded the '64 season--a transformational American moment, both inside and outside the ballpark. A book of deep insight and importance, October 1964 is also, like Halberstam's previous baseball work, a great read. Photographs. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £8.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Boys of Summer more books like this by Roger Kahn The classic history of baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers by the preeminent writer on the sport. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg more books like this by Nicholas Dawidoff The biography of Moe Berg, sometime major-league catcher, sometime spy, sometime lawyer, and full-time enigma. Berg, a Princeton graduate and Wall Street lawyer who played sporadically (and not very well) with the major leagues between 1923 and 1939, was recruited by Wild Bill Donovan for the OSS during World War II, and he eventually was awarded ... see all copies from £4.03! new only from £8.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season more books like this by Jonathan Eig This detailed, authoritative account of one of the most important seasons in baseball history chronicles the day when, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played first base for the Dodgers. "Opening Day" is being published on that 60th anniversary of the game. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective more books like this by Mark Vancil, Alfred Santasiere, III Telling the storied history of The House that Ruth Built, this collection recounts the many highlights of this extraordinary American landmark. More than 250 photographs allow readers to see the stadium as never before. see all copies from £21.84! new only from £21.84! \| first editions
9	Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy more books like this by Jane Leavy Nobody ever threw a baseball better than Sandy Koufax. He dominated the game -- and the ball, making it rise, break, sing. Then, after his best season, in 1966, he was gone, retired at age thirty, leaving behind a reputation as the game's greatest lefty and most misunderstood man. The Brooklyn boy whom the Dodgers signed as "the Great Jewish Hope" ... see all copies from £2.23! new only from £2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy more books like this by Jules Tygiel In 1997 the American people will celebrate with great fanfare and publicity the fiftieth anniversary of Jackie Robinson's explosive entrance into major league baseball. Robinson has become a national icon, his name a virtual synonym for pathbreaker. Indeed, much has transpired between this young African-American's first bold strides around the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It more books like this by Lawrence S Ritter Great news for baseball fans--here is Lawrence Ritter's remarkable and universally hailed classic, now available in trade paperback. This is the enlarged edition, with 120 fantastic and rare photographs, of the 1966 original. In the words of 26 players, it describes what it was like to play major league baseball at the turn of the century and in ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.16! \| first editions
12 view cover	Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series more books like this by Eliot Asinof The headlines proclaimed the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up as "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America!" First published in 1963, Eight Men Out has become a timeless classic. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox players ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig more books like this by Jonathan Eig The shy and retiring Lou Gehrig became a baseball legend, playing in 2,130 consecutive games as a stalwart hitter and first-baseman for the Yankees in the 1920s and '30s. This exhaustive biography of Gehrig emphasizes his low-key, humble, endearingly eccentric personality, which was especially striking when contrasted with the flamboyant Babe Ruth ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest Team Ever to Put on a more books like this by Jeff Pearlman Baseball's last great wild bunch--the world champion 1986 Mets--is immortalized in this rollicking story of the arrogant, insane, rock-and-roll, party-all-night team. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
15 view cover	Joe Dimaggio: The Heros Life more books like this by Richard Ben Cramer (Read by) A groundbreaking, breathtaking biography of one of the Century's great icons, the late Joe Dimaggio, from the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize winning author of the bestseller WHAT IT TAKES. Few celebrities have captivated the sport's world for as long, or with such depth, as Joe DiMaggio. Here, for the first time, is the definitive story of his life, as ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Now I Can Die in Peace: How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox more books like this by Bill Simmons ???The Red Sox won the World Series.????? To Citizen No. 1 of Red SoxNation, those seven words meant ???No more ???1918??? chants. No more smug glances from Yankee fans. No more worrying about living an entire life???that??'s 80 years, followed by death???without seeing the Red Sox win a Series.??? But once he was able???finally???to type those ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Teammates more books like this by David Halberstam Acclaimed historian Halberstam examines here the story of four friends and fellow ball players: Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. THE TEAMMATES tells of their friendship during their playing days with an eye to fine detail, and continues on through to their retired lives off the diamond. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero more books like this by Leigh Montville Traces the baseball legend's initial signing as a teenager with the Boston Red Sox in 1938, his record-setting batting averages, his two-time service as a fighter pilot, and his love-hate relationship with fans and the media. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.25! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness more books like this by Buster Olney For an extraordinary handful of years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force. With four World Series championships in five seasons and a deep bench of legends and comers -- Clemens, Rivera, Williams, Soriano, Jeter, O'Neill -- they dominated the major leagues, earning the love of their hometown fans and ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Reversing the Curse: Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox more books like this by Dan Shaughnessy With lively reporting, penetrating insight, and a keen sense of history, Shaughnessy brings the 2004 baseball season alive in all its glory, drama, and garishness as the Boston Red Sox victory turns everyday sports into the stuff of legend. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember more books like this by John Feinstein Pitchers are the heart of baseball and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at The World Series - ... see all copies from £9.56! new only from £14.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream more books like this by Jim Collins The compelling story of a single season in the world's finest amateur baseball league. Every summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, young college baseball players showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the "show. " A vicious filter, the league has produced one out of every six major league players, from Nomar Garciaparra and Todd ... see all copies from £3.06! new only from £3.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Yankee Stadium: A Tribute: 85 Years of Memories: 1923-2008 more books like this by Les Krantz, Reggie Jackson Krantz presents a nostalgic and reverent look at the House That Ruth Built--the most famous and historic baseball stadium in professional sports--complete with an original DVD of highlights and original Yankees commentary. Illustrated. see all copies from £14.34! new only from £14.34!
24 view cover	Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion more books like this by Roger Angell Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the "most significant half decade in the history of the game." The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. It also presented one of the best World Series of all time (1975), including still the greatest ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Stumptown Kid more books like this by C Gorman Gorman and Findley pen the moving story of an unlikely friendship between a young white boy and a black baseball player set against the dramatic backdrop of turbulent race relations in 1950s America. see all copies from £5.87! new only from £6.26! \| first editions

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