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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
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If I Never Get Back 56 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
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The End of Baseball: A Novel 6 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
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The Entitled 24 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 ...
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The Natural 100 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 ...
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The Big Field 11 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
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The Legend of Mickey Tussler 22 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
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Once Upon a Fastball 7 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
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Shoeless Joe 90 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?
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Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball 60 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 ...
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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
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Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else 5 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
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The End of Baseball: A Novel 6 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
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Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball 60 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 ...
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The Legend of Mickey Tussler 22 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
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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
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If I Never Get Back 56 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
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Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else 5 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
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The Big Field 11 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
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The Entitled 24 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 ...
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