The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together26 reviews
Michael Shapiro

Doubleday, 2003

Very informative

+ Another Time, Another Place
+ " 'He Wanted Desperately To Stay' ? Apparently not! " Rated ***(**)
+ Amazingly Good
+ Completely Satisfying
  
  











  



  
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship81 reviews
David Halberstam

Hyperion, 2003

A Warm-Hearted Look At Enduring Friends

+ founding brothers
+ A Remarkable Bond Like No Other
+ Insight into a different era...
  
  











  



  
Summer of '49 (Perennial Classics)52 reviews
David Halberstam

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002

Summer of 49

+ Simply put, A Great Author at his Best!!!
+ Baseball. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Halberstam. It's the Triple Crown.
+ Excellently Done
+ A pleasant distraction.
  
  











  



  
Shoeless Joe90 reviews
W. P. Kinsella

Mariner Books, 1999

If you read it, a cliche wil vanish

+ Kinsella gets it right
+ A Book to Read When You Feel Magic Seeping From Your Life
+ Uncategorizable Sport or Inspritational?
  
  











  



  
Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game (Bison Book)8 reviews
Roger Kahn

Bison Books, 2004

A poignant volume that reads like a novel.

+ Readable and Heartfelt
+ A Glimpse of a Past Era in Baseball
+ an enjoyable look to yesteryear
+ Great man, great book
  
  











  



  
Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir188 reviews
Doris Kearns Goodwin

Simon & Schuster, 1998

great story about a child and her father with the love of the dodgers as thier strongest bond

+ And The Year After That, And The Year After That . . . (* * * 1/2)
+ Reminds me of College
+ Baseball and Life
+ Wait till Next Year
  
  











  



  
The Boys of October : How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals--and Restored Our Spirits10 reviews
Doug Hornig

McGraw-Hill, 2004

I remember it well

+ A NICE BOOK ABOUT THE 1975 WORLD SERIES

Ah, I was 10 years old when these games were played. I remember going to bed after the 10th inning in game 6 because I wasn't allowed to stay up that late, so I missed Pudge's HR. I'll never let my mom forget that! I enjoyed this book immensely, even though I was rooting for the Big Red ...
  
  











  



  
The Boys of Summer40 reviews
Roger Kahn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan

+ The Great American Game
+ We are all "Boys of Summer".
+ Absolute classic
+ The Best Baseball Book Ever
  
  











  



  
At Fenway: Dispatches from Red Sox Nation9 reviews
Dan Shaughnessy

Three Rivers Press, 1997

A great book about the struggles and joys of being a Sox fan

+ Hi Neighbor! Have a 'Gansett!
+ A Loving Look At A Team, A Park, and A People

A enjoyable book with many intresting facts about the team as well as the ballpark.Has many historical facts to go along with it
  
  











  



  
Real Grass, Real Heroes5 reviews
Dom DiMaggio

Kensington Publishing Corp., 2004

A great book not only for Red Sox-fans!

+ GREAT BOOK about 1941 baseball season
+ A year to match 98'
+ One of the best baseball books around
+ How baseball once was in America
  
  











  



  
Summer of '49 (Perennial Classics)52 reviews
David Halberstam

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002

Summer of 49

+ Simply put, A Great Author at his Best!!!
+ Baseball. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Halberstam. It's the Triple Crown.
+ Excellently Done
+ A pleasant distraction.
  
  











  



  
Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir188 reviews
Doris Kearns Goodwin

Simon & Schuster, 1998

great story about a child and her father with the love of the dodgers as thier strongest bond

+ And The Year After That, And The Year After That . . . (* * * 1/2)
+ Reminds me of College
+ Baseball and Life
+ Wait till Next Year
  
  











  



  
Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game (Bison Book)8 reviews
Roger Kahn

Bison Books, 2004

A poignant volume that reads like a novel.

+ Readable and Heartfelt
+ A Glimpse of a Past Era in Baseball
+ an enjoyable look to yesteryear
+ Great man, great book
  
  











  



  
The Boys of Summer40 reviews
Roger Kahn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan

+ The Great American Game
+ We are all "Boys of Summer".
+ Absolute classic
+ The Best Baseball Book Ever
  
  











  



  
The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and Their Final Pennant Race Together26 reviews
Michael Shapiro

Doubleday, 2003

Very informative

+ Another Time, Another Place
+ " 'He Wanted Desperately To Stay' ? Apparently not! " Rated ***(**)
+ Amazingly Good
+ Completely Satisfying
  
  











  



  
Shoeless Joe90 reviews
W. P. Kinsella

Mariner Books, 1999

If you read it, a cliche wil vanish

+ Kinsella gets it right
+ A Book to Read When You Feel Magic Seeping From Your Life
+ Uncategorizable Sport or Inspritational?
  
  











  



  
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship81 reviews
David Halberstam

Hyperion, 2003

A Warm-Hearted Look At Enduring Friends

+ founding brothers
+ A Remarkable Bond Like No Other
+ Insight into a different era...
  
  











  



  
The Boys of October : How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals--and Restored Our Spirits10 reviews
Doug Hornig

McGraw-Hill, 2004

I remember it well

+ A NICE BOOK ABOUT THE 1975 WORLD SERIES

Ah, I was 10 years old when these games were played. I remember going to bed after the 10th inning in game 6 because I wasn't allowed to stay up that late, so I missed Pudge's HR. I'll never let my mom forget that! I enjoyed this book immensely, even though I was rooting for the Big Red ...
  
  











  



  
At Fenway: Dispatches from Red Sox Nation9 reviews
Dan Shaughnessy

Three Rivers Press, 1997

A great book about the struggles and joys of being a Sox fan

+ Hi Neighbor! Have a 'Gansett!
+ A Loving Look At A Team, A Park, and A People

A enjoyable book with many intresting facts about the team as well as the ballpark.Has many historical facts to go along with it
  
  











  



  
Real Grass, Real Heroes5 reviews
Dom DiMaggio

Kensington Publishing Corp., 2004

A great book not only for Red Sox-fans!

+ GREAT BOOK about 1941 baseball season
+ A year to match 98'
+ One of the best baseball books around
+ How baseball once was in America