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"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... more

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  Babe

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  • Posted:Jul-21-2009

  • The Legend Comes to Life
  • Babe: The Legend Comes to Life by Robert W.Creamer was a blockbuster when it was first published in the 1970s and is still, I think, the best sports biography of them all.
    
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Ben Hogan won four U.S. Opens in six years, three of them after a near-fatal head-on automobile collision. Driven by... more

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  Hogan

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  • Posted:Jul-24-2008

  • If you liked this book, you MUST read this interview!
  • I found this incredible interview regarding how the game of Golf has changed over the years. You wouldn't believe the evolution! If you have any interest in the history of Golf, this is a must...
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?There are teachers with a rare ability to enter a child?s mind;it?s as if their ability to get there at all gives... more

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  Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life

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  • Posted:Jan-12-2009

  • Not about the Coach
  • ...but about the possible far reaching influence of the educators we encounter in that brief period we call 'school.' If you haven't been lucky enough to meet a teacher in your life, this book is...
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  • Posted:Dec-07-2008

  • Not Quite What I Expected
  • I didn't realize this book was only about 100 pages long. In some ways, it seemed like it might be targeted more towards young adults, with a fair amount of pictures. In general, I am a big fan of...
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  • Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing
  • As a coach myself, I was interested in Michael Lewis's thoughts and feelings about his former youth baseball coach, Coach Fitz. Was Fitz a positive impact on his life? Michael says so, but I...
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Reminiscing about his long life and career at the BBC, Brian talks about many of the diverse occasions and programmes... more

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  Wins, Losses, and Lessons CD: An Autobiography

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  • Posted:Sep-05-2009

  • One of the best books in a long time
  • This is a great book that I can not say enough good things about. All ages and genders will love this one.
    
    If you are running a business, raising a family or a kid in school this book...
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Orel Hershiser has much to say about how to succeed against the odds. Cut from his high school and college teams, he... more

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  Between the Lines: Nine Principles to Live By

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  • Posted:Jul-19-2007

  • A Great Book For Young People -- And Not Bad For The Not So Young
  • Orel Hersheiser's book is excellent on giving advice for life.
    
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A tale of love and loss that has touched millions. Katia continues to receive tremendous TV coverage as one of the... more

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  My Sergei: A Love Story

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  • Posted:Jul-18-2008

  • Enchanting
  • I was in love with Katia Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov from the moment I first saw them skating together. Their classic routines were perfect enough to win many world championships including a 1988...
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  • Posted:Jan-11-2002

  • Poor read.
  • I had very high expectations for this book- initally. I am an avid figure skating fan and have followed the careers of G & G, and several other skaters. I was also quite saddened by the death of...
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Alan Titchmarsh is known to millions through the popular BBC TV programmes Ground Force and Gardener's World and now... more

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  An Evening with Alan Titchmarsh

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  • Posted:Nov-24-2007

  • Great CD!
  • I love a lot of British humor, and Alan Titchmarsh is very funny! One could see him on Ground Force with Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh (and Will). Alan is a great storyteller and I loved his...
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He was The Intimidator. A nightmare in the rear-view mirror. A seven-time Winston Cup champion. A driver whose... more

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  At The Altar Of Speed

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  • Posted:Jun-27-2007

  • Exciting tale that will interest even those who aren't NASCAR fans!
  • I haven't been much of a NASCAR fan, but after listening to AT THE
    ALTAR OF SPEED: THE FAST LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF
    DALE ERNHARDT by Leigh Montville, I just might change
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  • This Book was Written by a NASCAR Outsider
  • It's obvious that this book was written by an (admitted) outsider to NASCAR. After finishing the book, I felt like Leigh Montville sat around listening to stories about Dale and then decided to...
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  • Posted:Jan-19-2002

  • Great Book for Casual Fans
  • First off, I need to explain that I'm a big NASCAR fan. Every NASCAR fan, no matter what they thought of Dale Earnhardt when he was alive, understands what a terrible loss took place the day of...
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You think you know Hollywood Hulk Hogan?? Brother, you don't know squat about me. Yeah, I'm the towering... more

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  Hollywood Hulk Hogan

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  • Posted:Jan-18-2009

  • Should be listed as fiction
  • Hulk Hogan has been lying so long that I think he really believes they're true. This book, like everything that comes from Hogan, is mostly untrue.
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  • Posted:Sep-26-2007

  • Not That Great
  • Hulk Hogan, the modern icon of pro wrestling, admits right away the supposed "sport" is rigged, the outcomes of matches predetermined. For that he should be commended. Otherwise, this book isn't...
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  • Posted:Nov-18-2006

  • HULK HOGAN
  • HULK HOGAN ABOY BORN IN VENICE BEACH CALIFORNIA HE STARTED PLAYING BASEBALL IN FLORIDA THEN AFTER A FEW YEARS LATERS HE MET MUTSADA AND BECAME A REALLY GREAT WRESTLER AND HE BECAME THE FIRST THREE...
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In the hard-knuckled thirties, Joe DiMaggio was the immigrant boy who made it big. He was the dominant star in the... more

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  Joe Dimaggio: The Heros Life

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  • Posted:Aug-16-2009

  • Unflattering portrait of a great ballplayer
  • This is an excellent biography overall. I got the feeling it was extremely well researched and well written, and I learned a lot about Joe DiMaggio, "the greatest ballplayer who ever lived," as he...
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  • Posted:Jan-14-2009

  • Learning to live like a hero
  • 
    Joe DiMaggio. Everyone knows his name; he's a legend, an icon, revered for what he did as a baseball superstar, and also for what he was. Joltin' Joe; the Yankee Clipper.
    
    Joe was...
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  • Posted:Aug-10-2008

  • Dimaggio is a 20th Century Illusion
  • To Mr. Ben Cramer I give 5 Stars. No Problem!! His research into the career and the mindset of Joe DiMaggio is outstanding.
    While it is true that Joe DiMaggio had great talent and grace...
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Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell, a legendary athlete and a television icon, were individually interesting, but... more

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  Sound and Fury: Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship

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  • Posted:May-09-2009

  • Neither Fish Nor Fowl
  • About 50 pages into this book, I wondered what sort of book I was reading. It is a dual-biography about two people who had little in common even as they worked together.
    
    I grew up...
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  • Posted:Feb-08-2009

  • Close, but not perfect
  • For some reason I was expecting hagiography, but this book is exactly the opposite: unblinking, unvarnished, honest. Somehow, showing Ali's and Cosell's flaws only makes them more impressive.
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A comprehensive look at a gargantuan life. People Montville is refreshingly nonjudgmental about his superstar... more

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  The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth

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  • Posted:Aug-22-2009

  • Best Ruth biography I've read
  • I just finished the Joe Torre's book, The Yankee Years, I staying with the Yankees theme picked this one up as well. Having read others attempts at capturing the Ruth story, I must say this is the...
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  • Posted:Jul-21-2009

  • A regurgitation of Creamer's book
  • When are these arthors going to do a good book on Babe Ruth. Not one based on newspaper articles and newspaper notes? Repeating the same ole stories that have been grossly over reported wrongly...
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  • Posted:Feb-15-2007

  • Bambino lives on
  • The Creamer book is the definitive Ruth bible. This is the latest entry into the heavily populated genre. It has a fair amount of new insights into the unbelievable career of baseball's greatest...
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  Game of Shadows

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  • Posted:Aug-07-2009

  • A Must Read for Sports Fans
  • Hard to express my thoughts in a few word. What there's no Santa Claus? No tooth fairy? Well welcome to the real world. This book blows the cover off of competitive sports. It's not that...
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  • Posted:Oct-05-2007

  • Important, but no page-turner
  • This is an important book, but, at the risk of going against popular opinion, I have to point out that it is not the most readable one. Page after page can be boiled down to, "(Insert name here)...
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  • Posted:Aug-12-2007

  • doesn't prove a thing.
  • mr. barry bonds is our new home-run king, and we should all be celebrating this wonderful feat!! mr. bonds is now the greatest home run hitter to ever play major league baseball. this was a record...
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On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero's... more

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  Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

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  • Posted:Oct-04-2009

  • Roberto Clemente
  • This is a pretty good book, especially for any baseball fan also interested in acquiring a more profound understanding of the psyche and torments (hypochondria, fear of dying young, the rub of ego)...
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  • Posted:Aug-07-2008

  • Awful
  • This is the worst book i have ever read, right behind A Concise History of China. There is no plot and the book sucks.
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  • Posted:May-01-2008

  • baseball fanatic
  • i have been a roberto clemente fan since before his heroic efforts in the 1971 world series. the book clearly highlighted his humanitarian efforts, and his love and devotion to his family and his...
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This vivid biography of a great black jockey who was banned from American racing, and who found a new life in Europe... more

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  Wink: The Incredible Life And Epic Journey Of Jimmy Winkfield

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  • Posted:Aug-13-2005

  • Rosemary Taggart - author of "Josie and Her Iron Horses"
  • What a breathtaking book for any reader that loves thoroughbred horses! Jimmie Winkfield stands before a great curtain of racism, assassinations, prejudice, and person danger. But through it all...
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He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably... more

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  Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero

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  • Posted:Jul-18-2009

  • Good book, but it's long, and has a bit of filler
  • There's no doubt this is probably THE comprehensive book about Ted Williams. For what it's worth, I "read" the audio version, which was unabridged and consisted of around 15 discs. The author did a...
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  • Posted:Jul-17-2009

  • A Well Written Biography
  • I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Montville's book. It's a flawlessly written biography of a flawed but uniquely talented baseball icon. If The Splendid Splinter wanted the title of "the greatest hitter...
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  • Posted:Feb-24-2006

  • bad service
  • this item has been backordered for two months.
    please send me a credit.
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