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bebechacha
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Definitely not new, but "Men at Work" by George Will (Yes, that one) is still one of the best out there.
2/22/2010 4:18 PM
seamar_116
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Crazy '08 is decent.
2/22/2010 4:34 PM
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I went to the library on Saturday but they didn't have it, but ordered it for me.
2/22/2010 4:35 PM
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Think the title is ORIGINAL CURSE (something like that). Very good picture of both baseball and life in America in 1918. This is the writer's (of course I can't remember his name) first book. Both well researched and easy to read.
2/22/2010 5:56 PM
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Bootone -- Don't know of any good reads recently, but I read baseball books almost obsessively, and these are some of my favorites in no particular order. I would recommend any of the books on this list as being worth your time --

Boys of Summer

Summer of `49

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

Ball Four

Men At Work

The Bronx Zoo

Eight Men Out

Moneyball

The Unforgettable Season

A False Spring

Shoeless Joe

October 1964

Season Ticket

The Natural

The Pride of Havana

The Long Season

The Politics of Glory

Veeck As In Wreck

The Teammates

Sandy Koufax: A y's Legacy
2/22/2010 6:22 PM
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banned_muddy
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If you read Cramer's DiMag bio, you should read Morris Engleberg's too. They tell the same basic story, but they're told very differently. After reading both, you can draw your own conclusions as to what is true and what isn't.
2/23/2010 8:57 AM
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Baseball and Mens' Lives by Robert "Bobby" Mayer - best baseball book ever.
2/23/2010 9:07 AM
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Currently reading... Tris Speaker: The Rough and Tumble Times of a Baseball Legend by Timothy Gay. Really good stuff.

And, I'm sure that everyone on WIS is well aware of this, but just in case anyone hasn't read The Glory of Their Times by Lawrence Ritter, they should should immediately put it on the top of their list. Seriously.
2/23/2010 11:09 AM
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