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#1 New York Times Bestseller
"A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle." —Seattle Times
In his classic tribute to America's pastime, political commentator, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and lifelong sports enthusiast George F. Will travels from the baseball field to the dugout to the locker room to get to the root of the game
...3) Baseball
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Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
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Modern Library chronicles volume 25
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Modern Library
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, a highly-entertaining history of the World Series, based on years of archival research and interviews with hundreds of players and managers, filled with never-before-heard details of the most exciting and fascinating tales from 117 years of the Fall Classic. The World Series is baseball's greatest stage. From Babe Ruth's famous called shot, to Jackie Robinson stealing...
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
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A visual and historical record of the game as told through essential documents, letters, photographs, equipment, memorabilia, food and drink, merchandise and media items, and relics of popular culture, each of which represents the history and evolution of the game.
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Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"Combed from the vast archives of Baseball Digest, America's longest running baseball publication, Steve Milton selects 50 stories from the magazine's celebrated feature, "The Game I'll Never Forget." This tremendous collection of first-hand accounts from the players who participated in some of baseball's most incredible games is illustrated with archival photos and Topps baseball cards -- one for each player from the season in which the story happened."--...
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Villard Books
Pub. Date
1994.
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English
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"Lords of the Realm is not a sobersided look at the problems of high salaries and free agency. It's also not a romantic homage to the heroes of the game. It is a penetrating, take-no-prisoners look at the hundred-year history of what's become a billion-dollar machine, a cutthroat industry that, while supposedly capturing the soul of America, is and has always been dominated by such greed, back-stabbing, and double-dealing that it puts the insanity...
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Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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A look at the history of baseball shows the evolution of the sport from the sandlot to multi-million dollar stadiums, and examines such aspects of baseball as pitching, uniforms, gloves, umpires, and ballpark food.
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"From the New York Times baseball columnist, a ... history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of today"--Dust jackt flap.
17) Crazy '08: how a cast of cranks , rogues, and magnates created the greatest year in baseball history
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Smithsonian/Collins
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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National Baseball Hall of Fame Books, a division of Mango Media
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[2021]
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English
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"Baseball and photography have grown up together. Picturing America's Pastime celebrates baseball through a unique selection of images from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's unmatched archive of baseball photographs. Go beyond the standard highlights of baseball history in this collection of rarely seen photos that reveals the full landscape of our national pastime as no other collection can, covering 150 years of baseball history. Selected...
19) Baseball
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000, C1994
Language
English
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The definitive documentary of America's pastime, baseball. Through a skillful blend of still photographs, film footage, interviews and voice overs, the history of "The Game" is brought to life. Covering the period from the 1840's to 1994 (just before the strike), the high and low moments, heroes and villains are explored and examined, providing an in-depth, informative, and enthralling look at this truly American passion.
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