Bang the Drum Slowly (Second Edition)14 reviews

Bison Books, 2003

This book and the movie are special

+ Life Changing
+ When Baseball Was Still a Game
+ Fantastic Book. For baseball fans, and those who aren't
+ Bang The Drum Slowly by Joe
  
  











  



  
If I Never Get Back56 reviews
Darryl Brock

Crown, 1989

The Boys Of Summer...Summer Of 1869 That Is....

+ Fun to go back to the beginning
+ one of the best
+ I *** LOVE *** this book!
+ Best baseball novel ever
  
  











  



  
The End of Baseball: A Novel6 reviews
Peter Schilling

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2008

A rip-snorting baseball yarn

+ When Baseball was America's Pastime
+ Excellent Baseball Novel
+ Great Fiction that happens to be about baseball
+ Excellent novel, whether you're a baseball fan or not
  
  











  



  
The Entitled24 reviews
Frank Deford

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007

If You Are a Baseball Fan....

+ Certainly More Than Just a Baseball Book. . .
+ We sometimes forget

If you are a baseball fan, you are likely to find this moving, action-packed book the best of its kind you've ever read. In addition to the main plot, the author skillfully carries along about three sub-plots, every one of which would grace a well-written story with any other background than ...
  
  











  



  
The Natural100 reviews
Bernard Malamud

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003

A must for any literate baseball fan

+ Not so sugary sweet
+ The Defining Work

My father was an English teacher who also happened to be a baseball fanatic, and I still have his marked-up copy of "The Natural" somewhere in the basement. He actually built an entire English class around baseball fiction, with this book as its centerpiece. You can't help but appreciate the ...
  
  











  



  
The Big Field11 reviews
Mike Lupica

Philomel, 2008

A genial, fast-paced adventure that should interest young sports fans

+ For baseball fans everywhere
+ Baseball, Father, Team
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
  
  











  



  
The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Fabulous Baseball Yarn

+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
  
  











  



  
Once Upon a Fastball7 reviews
Bob Mitchell

Kensington, 2008

An outstanding book

+ He Hits it Out of the Park
+ Bob Mitchell is great!
+ If you love Baseball...
+ A Baseball Book Not About Baseball
  
  











  



  
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?
  
  











  



  
Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball60 reviews
Dan Shaughnessy

Mariner Books, 2008

Excellent Book

+ accurately captures parenting in 2006
+ Insightful and encouraging!

As an Indianapolis Colts fan, I should not even be reading a book written by a Boston Globe writer! I personally found the book hard to sit down. With a high school senior in sports, it was easy for me to relate to his experiences. I loved Dan's passion for baseball at an early age. When we ...
  
  











  



  
The Southpaw (Second Edition)12 reviews

Bison Books, 2003

Among the best baseball fiction ever written

+ One of the best baseball books ever
+ a baseball book for fans and non-fans alike...
+ Excellent - the first of four Henry Wiggin books.
+ A Great Book on Baseball and Life
  
  











  



  
Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else5 reviews
Rob Neyer

Fireside, 2008

Very Entertaining Read -- Probably Neyer's Best Book

+ Another solid effort
+ Great read for the baseball enthusiast!
+ fickle memories
+ Fact or Legend
  
  











  



  
The End of Baseball: A Novel6 reviews
Peter Schilling

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2008

A rip-snorting baseball yarn

+ When Baseball was America's Pastime
+ Excellent Baseball Novel
+ Great Fiction that happens to be about baseball
+ Excellent novel, whether you're a baseball fan or not
  
  











  



  
Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball60 reviews
Dan Shaughnessy

Mariner Books, 2008

Excellent Book

+ accurately captures parenting in 2006
+ Insightful and encouraging!

As an Indianapolis Colts fan, I should not even be reading a book written by a Boston Globe writer! I personally found the book hard to sit down. With a high school senior in sports, it was easy for me to relate to his experiences. I loved Dan's passion for baseball at an early age. When we ...
  
  











  



  
The Legend of Mickey Tussler22 reviews
Frank Nappi

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Fabulous Baseball Yarn

+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
  
  











  



  
Bang the Drum Slowly (Second Edition)14 reviews

Bison Books, 2003

This book and the movie are special

+ Life Changing
+ When Baseball Was Still a Game
+ Fantastic Book. For baseball fans, and those who aren't
+ Bang The Drum Slowly by Joe
  
  











  



  
If I Never Get Back56 reviews
Darryl Brock

Crown, 1989

The Boys Of Summer...Summer Of 1869 That Is....

+ Fun to go back to the beginning
+ one of the best
+ I *** LOVE *** this book!
+ Best baseball novel ever
  
  











  



  
Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else5 reviews
Rob Neyer

Fireside, 2008

Very Entertaining Read -- Probably Neyer's Best Book

+ Another solid effort
+ Great read for the baseball enthusiast!
+ fickle memories
+ Fact or Legend
  
  











  



  
The Big Field11 reviews
Mike Lupica

Philomel, 2008

A genial, fast-paced adventure that should interest young sports fans

+ For baseball fans everywhere
+ Baseball, Father, Team
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
  
  











  



  
The Entitled24 reviews
Frank Deford

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007

If You Are a Baseball Fan....

+ Certainly More Than Just a Baseball Book. . .
+ We sometimes forget

If you are a baseball fan, you are likely to find this moving, action-packed book the best of its kind you've ever read. In addition to the main plot, the author skillfully carries along about three sub-plots, every one of which would grace a well-written story with any other background than ...