Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns14 reviews
Mike Barnicle, Mary Pratt (III)

Pbs Paramount, 2004

The Usual Burns' Spin, but Outstanding Nonetheless

+ Ken Burns has done it again...
+ Baseball
+ THE Essential History of America's Game
  
  











  



  
Rickey and Robinson: The Men Who Broke Baseball's Color Barrier26 reviews
Harvey Frommer

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003

FABULOUS BOOK BY A NAME BASEBALL WRITER

+ A MUST READ! = WEAA, NPR Baltimore
+ *A TERRIFIC BOOK ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC
+ TREMENDOUS DETAIL. BUY THIS BOOK NOW.
+ *****REWARDING AND READABLE BOOK***********************
  
  











  



  
The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947-19574 reviews
Museum Of The City Of New York

Collins, 2007

i think this and the barney stein picture book are great

+ You Can't Steal Home Again
+ Great Photos, But Text is Sub-Par
+ How Fortunate You Are If You Can Remember This Time Period
  
  











  



  
Through a Blue Lens: The Brooklyn Dodgers Photographs of Barney Stein, 1937-19576 reviews
Dennis D'Agostino, Bonnie Crosby

Triumph Books (IL), 2007

Do We Need Another Book About The Brooklyn Dodgers? Yes!

+ Fantastic Photos with the back-stories
+ A Rhapsody In (Dodger) Blue
+ Excellent Photos
+ The Brooklyn Dodgers Photographs of Barry Stein
  
  











  



  
The Boys of Summer39 reviews
Roger Kahn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan

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











  



  
Ball Four92 reviews
Jim Bouton

Wiley, 1990

the first to expose how players used the groupies

+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball
+ important book
+ Ball Four was a HIt
+ Knee Surgery Gift
  
  











  



  
Summer in the City: New York Baseball 1947-19573 reviews
Vic Ziegel

Abradale, 2006

Brings back a great era in Baseball!

+ Amazing photographs
+ The Photographs Make The Book

You don't just have to be a fan of New York baseball to enjoy this wonderful photo-filled book showcasing the great Big Apple teams of the late 1940's to the late 1950's. This wonderful book containing superb photographs from the baseball archives of the New York Daily News, is like a mirror ...
  
  











  



  
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life22 reviews
Robert Creamer

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Writing by a true fan of the greatest game

+ The Sultan of Swat
+ Babe: The Legend Comes To Life
+ Glory Of His Time
+ This is not the Tom Meany biography of my youth.
  
  











  



  
Yankee Stadium: Drama, Glamor, and Glory
Christopher Jennison, Ray Robinson

Studio, 2004

Yankee Stadium , a lavish, anecdotal tribute to "the house that Ruth built," brims with colorful characters on and off the field: managers, players, owners, some of the greatest sports heroes from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig and Jackie Robinson, from Joe DiMaggio to Mickey Mantle, and personalities from Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto to Bob Costas and Pete Hamill. Momentous events mix with obscure but ...
  
  











  



  
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth4 reviews
Curt Smith

MacMillan Publishing Company, 1997

A Wonderful Collection of Great Baseball Stories

+ Great Stories, Great Storytellers
+ Most enjoyable.
+ A great book for baseball lovers like myself!!
  
  











  



  
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth4 reviews
Curt Smith

MacMillan Publishing Company, 1997

A Wonderful Collection of Great Baseball Stories

+ Great Stories, Great Storytellers
+ Most enjoyable.
+ A great book for baseball lovers like myself!!
  
  











  



  
Ball Four92 reviews
Jim Bouton

Wiley, 1990

the first to expose how players used the groupies

+ Funny, Profane and Honest. Play Ball
+ important book
+ Ball Four was a HIt
+ Knee Surgery Gift
  
  











  



  
The Boys of Summer39 reviews
Roger Kahn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

The Book That Made Me A Baseball Fan

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











  



  
Yankee Stadium: Drama, Glamor, and Glory
Christopher Jennison, Ray Robinson

Studio, 2004

Yankee Stadium , a lavish, anecdotal tribute to "the house that Ruth built," brims with colorful characters on and off the field: managers, players, owners, some of the greatest sports heroes from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig and Jackie Robinson, from Joe DiMaggio to Mickey Mantle, and personalities from Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto to Bob Costas and Pete Hamill. Momentous events mix with obscure but ...
  
  











  



  
Through a Blue Lens: The Brooklyn Dodgers Photographs of Barney Stein, 1937-19576 reviews
Dennis D'Agostino, Bonnie Crosby

Triumph Books (IL), 2007

Do We Need Another Book About The Brooklyn Dodgers? Yes!

+ Fantastic Photos with the back-stories
+ A Rhapsody In (Dodger) Blue
+ Excellent Photos
+ The Brooklyn Dodgers Photographs of Barry Stein
  
  











  



  
The Glory Days: New York Baseball 1947-19574 reviews
Museum Of The City Of New York

Collins, 2007

i think this and the barney stein picture book are great

+ You Can't Steal Home Again
+ Great Photos, But Text is Sub-Par
+ How Fortunate You Are If You Can Remember This Time Period
  
  











  



  
Rickey and Robinson: The Men Who Broke Baseball's Color Barrier26 reviews
Harvey Frommer

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2003

FABULOUS BOOK BY A NAME BASEBALL WRITER

+ A MUST READ! = WEAA, NPR Baltimore
+ *A TERRIFIC BOOK ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC
+ TREMENDOUS DETAIL. BUY THIS BOOK NOW.
+ *****REWARDING AND READABLE BOOK***********************
  
  











  



  
Summer in the City: New York Baseball 1947-19573 reviews
Vic Ziegel

Abradale, 2006

Brings back a great era in Baseball!

+ Amazing photographs
+ The Photographs Make The Book

You don't just have to be a fan of New York baseball to enjoy this wonderful photo-filled book showcasing the great Big Apple teams of the late 1940's to the late 1950's. This wonderful book containing superb photographs from the baseball archives of the New York Daily News, is like a mirror ...
  
  











  



  
Baseball - A Film By Ken Burns14 reviews
Mike Barnicle, Mary Pratt (III)

Pbs Paramount, 2004

The Usual Burns' Spin, but Outstanding Nonetheless

+ Ken Burns has done it again...
+ Baseball
+ THE Essential History of America's Game
  
  











  



  
Babe: The Legend Comes to Life22 reviews
Robert Creamer

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Writing by a true fan of the greatest game

+ The Sultan of Swat
+ Babe: The Legend Comes To Life
+ Glory Of His Time
+ This is not the Tom Meany biography of my youth.