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Babe Ruth's Book of Baseball|
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Synopsis:
Written by Babe Ruth at the height of his career (1928), Babe Ruth's Book of Baseball is his autobiographical and instructional account of the game in the glory years, a fascinating look though Babe's eyes at such old-time greats as Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, and many others. His insights into the game are masterful.
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The most intimate and complete biography of one of America's greatest sports heroes by a New York Times sportswriter who's been a close friend of DiMaggio's for more than 40 years. Joe DiMaggio is the embodiment of the American dream, celebrated for his humility and decency, as a soldier in WWII, a businessman, and the husband of Marilyn Monroe. 8 pages of photos.
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Sports and Outdoors Editor's Recommended Book, 06/01/97:
More of a warm, extended, photographic eulogy than the probing, analytic biography that the complex and often troubled life of Yankee icon Mickey Mantle deserves and will, no doubt, one day receive, Memories of the Mick has the feel of a fan's scrapbook, and there's nothing wrong with that. Allen, a New York sportswriter who covered Mantle's career from beginning to end, captures a sense of the excitement that pervaded New York baseball in the '50s and early '60s, and how much of it was centered on the broad beam of Mantle's shoulders. His portrait of Mantle's post-baseball life is quite poignant in its details of how much his fans demanded from his legend to the end.
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Boyhood hero of millions, the late baseball great Mickey Mantle was an American icon. Veteran sportswriter Maury Allen, who spent hundreds of hours with Mantle during both the good times and the bad, paints a revealing portrait and a piercing analysis of Mantle's life. More than 100 photographs taken by the Yankees' official team photographer Bob Olen cover Mantle's legendary career from 1950 to his final appearance in 1995.
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For the first time, Mickey Mantle's wife, Merlin, and their sons tell the story about life with a great American hero. Heartbreaking, tender, and often humorous, this ultimately uplifting memoir includes Mickey's own comments about his family and his personal problems with alcohol. Simultaneous hardcover release from HarperCollins. 2 cassettes.
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From Booklist, 12/15/95:
The Mick. Thirty years after Mickey Mantle's retirement, as he battled cancer, sportscasters still invoked his image with the abbreviated version of his first name. That's all they needed; such was the virtually unprecedented fame Mantle enjoyed and endured. Falkner, the celebrated biographer who has illuminated the lives of sports figures as disparate as Billy Martin (Mantle's teammate and drinking buddy) and Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball's version of Babe Ruth, here recounts Mantle's often tumultuous life with an unashamed sentimentality. This isn't intended to be the definitive biography; Falkner is unconcerned with re-creating every day in Mantle's life. Instead, he emphasizes how Mantle the ballplayer and Mantle the man affected both those around him and also the world at large. The oft-told facts set the stage: the humble Oklahoma origins, young Mick's tutelage at the hands of a father who named his son after baseball great Mickey Cochrane; the country-boy-in-the-city years; the stardom; the injuries; the decline; and the drinking. Don't forget the drinking. It's what eventually killed Mantle, and it's also, Falkner argues, what elevated his image as a hero in his last days. Mantle publicly acknowledged his alcoholism and held himself up to kids as a real-life role model: "Don't be like me." Mantle could never recapture a life he felt he had wasted, but over the last few years, as he struggled with his weaknesses and finally achieved sobriety, he became a more enduring kind of hero. This deeply moving biography of a genuine American icon reveals both the cost of fame and the power of redemption.
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Reviews and Commentary for Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
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If you thought you'd seen and heard it all about "The Mick, " think again! This book tells the story of Mickey Mantle that very few have ever heard. Through the eyes of his very best friend, you'll learn about his private life away from baseball, from his childhood to his unfortunate death. Reviewed on Today, Good Morning, America and Day & Date.
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Reviews and Commentary for Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
Synopsis:
If you thought you'd seen and heard it all about "The Mick, " think again! This book tells the story of Mickey Mantle that very few have ever heard. Through the eyes of his very best friend, you'll learn about his private life away from baseball, from his childhood to his unfortunate death. Reviewed on Today, Good Morning, America and Day & Date.
Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
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Hardcover, 228 pages |
Reviews and Commentary for Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
Synopsis:
If you thought you'd seen and heard it all about "The Mick, " think again! This book tells the story of Mickey Mantle that very few have ever heard. Through the eyes of his very best friend, you'll learn about his private life away from baseball, from his childhood to his unfortunate death. Reviewed on Today, Good Morning, America and Day & Date.
Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
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Hardcover, 228 pages |
Reviews and Commentary for Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
Synopsis:
If you thought you'd seen and heard it all about "The Mick, " think again! This book tells the story of Mickey Mantle that very few have ever heard. Through the eyes of his very best friend, you'll learn about his private life away from baseball, from his childhood to his unfortunate death. Reviewed on Today, Good Morning, America and Day & Date.
Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
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List: $49.95 Our Price: $34.97 You Save: $14.98 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Hardcover, 228 pages |
Reviews and Commentary for Mickey Mantle : My Very Best Friend.
Synopsis:
If you thought you'd seen and heard it all about "The Mick, " think again! This book tells the story of Mickey Mantle that very few have ever heard. Through the eyes of his very best friend, you'll learn about his private life away from baseball, from his childhood to his unfortunate death. Reviewed on Today, Good Morning, America and Day & Date.