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Munson
The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
Written by Marty Appel
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $26.00
Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next … Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him.”
—Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee Stadium
Thurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough, and—most of all—inspiring Yankee captain and champion from the wild Bronx...
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Munson
The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain
Written by Marty Appel
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2009
Price: $26.00
Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next … Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him.”
—Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee Stadium
Thurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough, and—most of all—inspiring Yankee captain and champion from the wild Bronx...
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Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through...
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Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $26.00
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through...
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Satchel
The Life and Times of an American Legend
Written by Larry Tye
Read by Dominic Hoffman
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $25.00
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige.
Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through...
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American Icon
Written by Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, Michael O'Keeffe and Christian Red
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $26.95
It was an epic downfall. In twenty-four seasons pitcher Roger Clemens put together one of the greatest careers baseball has ever seen. Seven Cy Young Awards, two World Series championships, and 354 victories made him a lock for the Hall of Fame. But on December 13, 2007, the Mitchell Report laid...
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Miracle Ball
My Hunt for the Shot Heard 'Round the World
Written by Brian Biegel and Pete Fornatale
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $25.00
The captivating, utterly improbable but ultimately true story of one man’s quest to solve sports’ greatest mystery: What happened to the most famous of all home-run balls–the holy grail of sports?
October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the history of baseball. The moment...
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Miracle Ball
My Hunt for the Shot Heard 'Round the World
Written by Brian Biegel and Pete Fornatale
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $25.00
The captivating, utterly improbable but ultimately true story of one man’s quest to solve sports’ greatest mystery: What happened to the most famous of all home-run balls–the holy grail of sports?
October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the history of baseball. The moment...
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The Crowd Sounds Happy
A Story of Love and Madness in an American Family
Written by Nicholas Dawidoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2009
Price: $15.00
Growing up in a doomed hometown with a missing father and a single mother, Nicholas Dawidoff listened to baseball every night on his bedside radio, the professional ballplayers gradually becoming the men in his life. A portrait of a childhood shaped by a stoical, enterprising mother, a disturbed, dangerous father, the...
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The Complete Game
Written by Ron Darling
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $24.95
Ron Darling has been beloved by Mets fans since he helped his team win the 1986 World Series. Today he is considered one of the most articulate and insightful broadcasters in baseball, bringing the game to life in ways that few can match. Now he gives us an engaging, sophisticated, practical...
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The Perfect Season
Why 1998 Was Baseball's Greatest Year
Written by Tim McCarver and Danny Peary
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2009
Price: $19.00
Nineteen Ninety-Eight was the greatest season in baseball history. While Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa engaged in an epic duel for baseball's most coveted individual record -- Roger Maris's 61 home runs, the New York Yankees set new standards for team excellence and established themselves as one of the greatest clubs...
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen...
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $34.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen...
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Read by Tom Verducci
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $17.50
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen...
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The Yankee Years
Written by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: February 3, 2009
Price: $26.95
Twelve straight playoff appearances. Six American League pennants. Four World Series titles. This is the definitive story of a dynasty: the Yankee years
When Joe Torre took over as manager of the New York Yankees in 1996, the most storied franchise in sports had not won a World Series title in eighteen...
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Baseball
A History of America's Favorite Game
Written by George Vecsey
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 24, 2008
Price: $14.00
“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 Eisenberg, author of
The NumberIn
Baseball, one of the great bards of America’s Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the...
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