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12 reviews
David Pietrusza

audible.com

Goes beyond "the fix"
Although the 1919 Series is in the title, the book goes beyond that, so if you're a curious baseball fan this book might have more than you are game for. Pietrusza seems to know his New York criminal element of the era, and the books travels down spokes out from the Rothstein hub into these areas, which certainly helps to put Rothstein into perspective, at least from a "buisness" standpoint. ...

1960--LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies

8 reviews
David Pietrusza

Union Square Press, 2008

Terrific!
Pietrusza's "1960" is an engaging and entertaining examination of the big personalities, politics and events of the 1960 presidential election. Like his other volume, "1920: The Year of the Six Presidents," his latest work is extremely well written, bringing to life the people and conflicts of history. His treatment of JFK, LBJ and Richard Nixon -- as well as others such as Nelson Rockefeller, ...

Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia

7 reviews

Total Sports, 2000

The best biographical reference work yet
Compiling essays on the 2,000 most influential people inbaseball history is a massive undertaking. Somehow, David Pietrusza,Matthew Silverman, Michael Gershman and the editors at Total Sports managed to pull it off -- and set a new standard for quality in the process. Previous biographical compendiums pale by comparison. Some limited their scope, concentrating on only the top players (for whom ...

1920: The Year of the Six Presidents

29 reviews
David Pietrusza

Basic Books, 2008

Great Story of an Important Election
David Pietrusza's "1920" is devoted to a dramatic presidential campaign in American history. The campaign took place against the backdrop of post-WWI social/labor unrest and inflation, and the country longed for a "return to normalcy". However, America was changing rapidly as the Roaring Twenties began. Automobile ownership was exploding, Prohibition had taken effect, the nation was rapidly ...

Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures

9 reviews
Ted Williams, David Pietrusza

Total Sports, 2001

A must have for the Williams Fan.
The definitive book on the complete life of Ted Williams. This is not simply a re-hashing of every picture of Ted that you see time after time. It's a fresh look through his own words and some magnificent photos that must have been sitting in his attic. You really get the feeling that you are sitting around Ted's kitchen table going through an old photo album as he comments on everything from ...

Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball (Total Baseball, 6th ed)

25 reviews

Total Sports, 1999

Don't Leave Home Without It
This is without a doubt the best baseball reference book you can buy until the next edition is published. It's got the statistics of every player from every season from 1871 to 2000, as well as a number of excellent essays about the history of the game and those who played it. Those essays are enjoyable and informative, as are the world series and playoff accounts and the awards register, but ...

The Hidden Game of Football: The Next Edition

1 review
Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, ...

Total Sports, 1998

Great Statistical Analysis of Football
This book is an excellent read for anyone who has a genuine interest in football statistics. The authors are actually statisticians themselves, and they go through each phase of the game and attempt to come up with scientific ways to rate each position, including the offensive line! The part I found most interesting was the chapter on quarterbacks and the conventional NFL QB rating system and ...

Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis

9 reviews
David Pietrusza

Diamond Communications, 1998

A Thorough Biography
Someone once described Branch Rickey as a man of many facets, and they are all turned on. Much the same could describe baseball's first commissioner. Landis, being a baseball fan, appeared to make decisions which would benefit the game. An example would be delaying the Federal League court decision which could have changed the game radically. Rather than make a decision he didn't want to ...

Michael Jordan (People in the News)

2 reviews
David Pietrusza

Lucent Books, 1999

Michael Jordan
I picked this book because it looked really interesting and when I read it I realized that the book was better than I thought it would be. Michael Jordan's life was both happy and said. He had a lot of money but he was still bothered by media. It was ridiculous when people start making rumors about his dad dieing because he was involved in drug botched drug deal and some said he faked his ...

Silent Cal's Almanack: The Homespun Wit and Wisdom of Vermont's Calvin Coolidge

2 reviews

createspace, 2008

Our Most Underrated President
Noted historian David Pietrusza has added another gem to his impressive body of work, this time compiling and editing the words of one of his favorite subjects, the underrated Calvin Coolidge, who deftly presided over an unprecedented growth of American commerce and prosperity. Noted primarily for his brevity, this book proves over and over that Coolidge possessed a native eloquence that may be ...

Boston Celtics Basketball Team (Great Sports Teams)
David Pietrusza

Topeka Bindery, 2000

Discusses the history of the Boston basketball franchise and their many NBA championships, as well as such key personalities as Bill Russell, Larry Bird, and Red Auerbach.

1920
David Pietrusza

Perseus Books Group, 2008

The Baltimore Orioles Baseball Team (Great Sports Teams)
David Pietrusza

Enslow Publishers, 2000

Baseball's Canadian-American League
David Pietrusza

McFarland & Company, Inc., 2005

A Class C minor league during a turbulent 15 years: its stirring history reveals what minor league baseball - indeed, all of baseball - was experiencing. Begun in the Depression, this league saw the coming of night baseball, World War II, the prosperous postwar era, integration, competition with television, and final demise. And here are the stories of stars in the making: Bob Lemon, Tommy LeSorda, Al Rosen, Lou Burdette, Frank Malzone, Vic ...

Sursum Corda: Documents and Readings on the Traditional Latin Mass

1 review
David Pietrusza

CreateSpace, 2008

Essential
This is must. This books fills the void of having a one volume reference for the Tridentine Mass. Commentary, catechisis, authoritative, and informative. Again, a must have!

1920
David Pietrusza

Pgw, 2006

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