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My Prison Without Bars by Pete Rose and Rick Hill Publisher Comments Pete Rose My Prison Without Bars PETE ROSE HOLDS MORE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RECORDS THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER IN HISTORY. He stands alone as baseball's hit king having shattered the previously "unbreakable" record held by Ty Cobb. He is a blue-collar hero... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy by Jane Leavy Publisher Comments Nobody ever threw a baseball better than Sandy Koufax. He dominated the game -- and the ball, making it rise, break, sing. Then, after his best season, in 1966, he was gone, retired at age thirty, leaving behind a reputation as the game's greatest lefty... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Zim: A Baseball Life by Don Zimmer Publisher Comments Praise for Zim: A Baseball Life "Zimmer's baseball life has been a full one, and half a century of his stories makes for a bountiful book." --Allen St. John, New York Times Book Review "On every page, he is there to be appreciated for his journey as a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend by Larry Tye Publisher Comments He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy Satchel Paige. Few reliable... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Babe : the Legend Comes To Life (92 Edition) by Robert Creamer Publisher Comments "I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." -- Babe Ruth Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Veeck--As in Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck by Bill Veeck Review "There couldn't be a better moment for the reissue of Bill Veeck's Veeck: As in Wreck. Originally published in 1962, this greatest of all baseball memoirs returns at a time when player salaries have reached new heights of absurdity and the sport seems... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series by Joe Torre Publisher Comments "Maybe the good Lord was just waiting for me to put on the pinstripes." When Joe Torre was fired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1995, he thought his career in baseball was over. After more than three decades and 4,200 games as a player and... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg by Nicholas Dawidoff Publisher Comments The only Major League ballplayer whose baseball card is on display at the headquarters of the CIA, Moe Berg has the singular distinction of having both a 15-year career as a catcher for such teams as the New York Robins and the Chicago White Sox and that... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain by Marty Appel Publisher Comments Our captain and leader has not left us, today, tomorrow, this year, next ... Our endeavors will reflect our love and admiration for him. --Honorary plaque to Munson in Yankee Stadium Thurman Munson is remembered by fans as the fiercely competitive, tough,... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Baseball Forever: Reflections on Sixty Years in the Game by Ralph Kiner Publisher Comments Ralph Kiner is a Hall of Fame player who was the greatest slugger of the post-World War II era. As a Pittsburgh Pirate he set major league records by leading the National League in home runs in his first seven seasons and both leagues an amazing six... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Willie Mays: Art in the Outfield by Mike Shannon About the Author Mike Shannon is the editor/publisher of Spitball magazine, a keen baseball observer and analyst, and a confessed Mays partisan. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.67 Sale - Hardcover
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Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball by Jose Canseco Publisher Comments In 2005, Jose Canseco blew the lid off Major League Baseball's steroid scandal -- and no one believed him. His New York Times bestselling memoir Juiced met a firestorm of criticism and outrage from the media, coaches, clubs, and players, many of whom... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $21.00 Sale - Hardcover
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George: The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire by Peter Golenbock Publisher Comments Who but the master of the baseball biography, Golenbock, could finally get the fix on Steinbrenner, the most curious, fearsome, pathetic, seminal figure in the pastime's modern history. You'll hate and love George all over again in this fast-moving... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Legacies of the Ancient River #01: Dreamers by Angela Hunt Publisher Comments In the land of Pharaoh, Tuya has always been a slave. As a little girl, she was sold as a playmate to a wealthy child who became her best friend. But as she approaches womanhood, beautiful Tuya is betrayed and cast out. Now she belongs to Potiphar... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography by Jackie Robinson Staff Pick In terms of baseball bios, my favorite The Way It Is by Curt Flood is out of print (note to any publishers who are reading this.) However, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson is an amazing bio of one of the most heroic figures in the history of sport.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son by Tony Castro Publisher Comments Both an explosive biography of one of the world's most fascinating and enduring sports heroes and a telling look at the American society of his time, "Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son" is the product of six years of research by former "Sports... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw by Michael Sokolove Publisher Comments The year was 1979 and the fifteen teenagers on the Crenshaw High Cougars were the most talented team in the history of high school baseball. Most of the team were drafted into professional baseball. Two of them, Darryl Strawberry and Chris Brown, would... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth by Leigh Montville Publisher Comments He was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. From the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Ted Williams comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious,... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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It's Only Me: The Ted Williams We Hardly Knew with CD (Audio) by John Underwood Synopsis Part "Tuesdays With Morrie" and part detailed biography, this book allows an award-winning journalist and author the chance to share with baseball fans everywhere what it was like to know Ted Williams at his most private and candid, what lessons he... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ball Four 20TH Anniversary Edition by Jim Bouton Staff Pick Baseball Season is upon us. I-CHI-RO! I-CHI-RO! Youngsters, you really need to read Ball Four by Jim Bouton. A season in the bigs with the expansion Seattle Pilots (Milwaukee Brewers for those that don't know.) Joe Schultz, Sal "The Barber" Maglie and... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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