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1 review
Ron Green Jr.

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007

DODGER BOOK
THIS BOOK IS A GREAT ADDITION FOR ANY FAN. NOT ONLY LA BUT IT'S ALSO GOT ALOT OF OTHER BASEBALL INFO AND TONS OF PICS. EZ TO READ AND FIGURE OUT. THANKS AGAIN. LBSMITH

Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field And the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers

9 reviews
Bob McGee

Rutgers, 2006

Brooklyn As It Once Was-The Greatest Place to Grow Up
What differentiated this book from the countless others witten about the Brooklyn Dodgers was the author's attention to small detail. Now being from Brooklyn myself I appreciated this. The references to Steeplechase and the clown with paddles, Jim McElroy bring the Torre brothers to games at Ebbets field, the old Washington Park, Jack Kaiser, etc. For the average baseball fan outside of ...

The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together

26 reviews
Michael Shapiro

Doubleday, 2003

" 'He Wanted Desperately To Stay' ? Apparently not! " Rated ***(**)
THE LAST GOOD SEASON, by Michael Shapiro, earns itself a provisional rating of FIVE STARS in my mind, based primarily on the quality of the writing (which is uniformly excellent) and the depth of the research (which, within limits, is exhaustive). Yet the book deserves, like Roger Maris' "61*", to be only a qualified ***(**) success. Much of that qualification comes from Shapiro's heavily ...

Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman

5 reviews
Lee Lowenfish

University of Nebraska Press, 2007

That rarest of creatures: a heroic general manager
While every major league team is required to retire Jackie Robinson's #42, the Lords of Baseball might also consider having every team display a pair of rimless glasses, an unlit cigar and a bow tie in memory of Branch Rickey. Until that happens, Lee Lowenfish's book stands as an excellent and precise memorial. Robinson's contribution to baseball and American history is undeniable, but he was ...

Through a Blue Lens: The Brooklyn Dodgers Photographs of Barney Stein, 1937-1957

6 reviews
Dennis D'Agostino, Bonnie Crosby

Triumph Books (IL), 2007

Do We Need Another Book About The Brooklyn Dodgers? Yes!
Forests have been felled with books written about the much beloved Brooklyn Dodgers. Roger Kahn, Carl Erskine, Red Barber, and numerous others have relished telling us what life was like with Brooklyn baseball, especially from the years 1947 through 1957. In addition, numerous authors have written about Jackie Robinson. However, author Dennis D'Agostino and Bonnie Crosby, daughter of Barney ...

I Live for This!: Baseball's Last True Believer

9 reviews
Bill Plaschke

Houghton Mifflin, 2007

Tommy Over The Ages
Do you bleed Dodger blue? Tommy does. If that's your blood color, don't miss this breezy look at the many ages of Tommy from little kid through to the 2008 season when he managed the last game at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. Tommy Lasorda is a unique combination of loyal supporter, brash striver, outrageous motivator, kid with a chip on his shoulder, big-hearted helper, insecure human, ...

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

15 reviews
J. Kevin Sheehan

True Gifts Publishing, 2007

Wonderful Gift
Kevin Sheehan has simplified the great qualities of important leaders and placed them in an entertaining text. A gift which I have passed on to my dearest friends, this book is both inspirational and educational. My highest recommendation.

Dodger and Me

1 review
Jordan Sonnenblick

Feiwel & Friends, 2008

Humor with Heart
Hilarious! An insecure boy, his new friend (a large blue chimp named Dodger), and lots of adventure and baseball. Readers of all ages will appreciate Dodger's surfer accent (very funny to read aloud). If your young reader is too old for Captain Underpants and is reading longer books, this is perfect. It's not easy to find funny books with a great story, and this one delivers. Can't wait for the ...

The Era, 1947-1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World

9 reviews
Roger Kahn

Bison Books, 2002

Johnny Podres, Joltin' Joe, Larry MacPhail, Jackie Robinson, The Mahatma, The Old Professor, Willie, Mickey, and The Duke
THE ERA is Roger Kahn's anecdotal, witty and exceptionally readable retelling of the eleven baseball seasons between 1947 and 1957 (also known as "The Glory Days") when baseball was preeminently the National Pastime, and New York City was the capital of the baseball universe. Kahn, an ultimate baseball insider, covered all three New York area ballclubs for various publications during The Era, ...

The Kid from Tomkinsville (Odyssey)

13 reviews
John R. Tunis

Odyssey Classics, 2006

One of the best sports books ever
When I was in junior high, I was addicted to reading juvenile sports fiction. Shortly after beginning seventh grade, I went to the alphabetical beginning of the fiction section in the school library and began moving down the alphabet. As I went, I examined the books and read all that were sports related. In a little over two years, I had read every sports fiction book in the collection. Of all ...

Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks: The Ultimate Guide to America's Top Baseball Parks

7 reviews
Robert Wood

McGraw-Hill Companies, 1989

One of the Best Baseball Books I have ever read
I read this book in the late 80's and have re read it. It is the ultimate baseball fans road trip. I could just imagine myself riding along with Bob as went to see them all.

World Series (Odyssey)

3 reviews
John R. Tunis

Odyssey Classics, 2006

A Classic Baseball Story
I first read this book as an eleven year old and it made a strong impression on my young mind. Now, as a 44 year old, I thought I would reread this book to take a stroll down memory lane. I wasn't disappointed. This story of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 1930's is the sequel to The Kid from Tomkinsvile. The "Kid" chonicles the season that leads up to the World Series and this book disects ...

Rookie of the Year (Odyssey)

3 reviews
John R. Tunis

Odyssey Classics, 2006

Rookie of the Year is a Home Run
If you want a great, suspenseful, exciting, realistic fiction novel, then read Rookie of the Year, by John R. Tunis (no, this doesn't have anything to do with the movie). It starts off with the newly acquired player/manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Spike Russell, trying to get his team back into the playoff race. It's in the middle of the season and the Dodgers are 10 games behind the division ...

The Dodgers Move West

6 reviews
Neil Sullivan

Oxford University Press, USA, 1989

Highly objective and wothwhile
I was a sad 10-year-old Brooklyn kid when I learned the dodgers were going to leave us. Like most everyone around, I tended to blame Walter O'Malley's greed. Yet in the end it may have been O'Malley's vanity more than his greed that was most responsible for the fateful decision. As Neil Sullivan so well points out, a strong case can be made that O'Malley didn't really want to leave at first. ...

The Dodgers: 120 Years of Dodgers Baseball

1 review
Glenn Stout, Richard A. Johnson

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Dodger History Primer
Clearly 120 years of baseball seasons gives you a lot to write about. Like most LA Dodgers fans my understanding of Dodger history comes almost entirely from listening to Vin Scully announcing games. This book helps fill in the gaps. The book is an easy read and covers all of the main events and people in Dodger history. This book is for people who want to know the Dodger history basics ...

The Artful Dodger: Images and Reflections

8 reviews
Nick Bantock

Chronicle Books, 2000

Fun and engaging work for fans
Autobiography written in a very relaxed, informal, and fun style. Excellent use of samples of his work from various times in his career as a great counterpoint to the text. Absolutely recommend this for people who are already fans of his work, and I also recommend it for people who like to learn about the creative process, how a particular artist develops their style and what their inspirations ...

The Boys of Summer

39 reviews
Roger Kahn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan
Never really a dedicated sports fan, but a voracious and eclectic reader familiar with its reputation, I approached THE BOYS OF SUMMER fully expecting an excellent book about the Brooklyn Dodgers, but unprepared for what I found. Less a team history than a memoir of the best of times and the worst of times, author Roger Kahn, a former sportswriter for the late NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, has ...

The Last Years of the Brooklyn Dodgers

1 review
Rudy Marzano

McFarland, 2007

The truth will never be known
This is a well written book describing the final years of the Dodgers in Brooklyn. Author Marzano is hung up on the idea that Walter O'Malley was moving the team out of Brooklyn the minute he got control of the club. Why would Walter O'Malley meet Earl Warren, Governor of California, in his private box in Ebbets Field in plain view of everyone in 1953 if this was some sneaky plot to leave? It ...

Triple Play Boxed Set
John R. Tunis

Odyssey Classics, 2007

These action-packed, heart-pounding tales-- The Kid from Tomkinsville , World Series , and Rookie of the Year-- take place during the heyday of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Full of fast-paced entertainment, this boxed set makes a great gift for baseball fans of all ages. Each book includes an introduction by Bruce Brooks.

Brooklyn Remembered: The 1955 Days of the Dodgers

6 reviews
Maury Allen

Sports Publishing LLC, 2007

Good Read
For those of us still in the Brooklyn area and those who ventured far away, this book takes you back to the care-free days of the "Brooklyn Bombers." Go for it!

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