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Title: What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? : A Remembrance by Richard Ben Cramer ISBN: 0-7432-4648-9 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 02 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Essence Of A Baseball Great
Comment: Some new material is sandwiched around it, but the core of this small book is one of the finest pieces of sports journalism ever, Richard Ben Cramer's justly famous profile of Ted Williams which appeared in Esquire in 1986. This extended essay was also published in a fine photo collection about Williams, Seasons of the Kid. Williams' passing has brought it back into print, and with good reason. For all the millions of words expended during and after Williams' lifetime trying to explain him, I doubt that none came closer to the heart of the man than Cramer.
Cramer is also author of a much-praised and much criticized biography of Williams' contemporary and rival, Joe DiMaggio. Although his book about the Yankee Clipper was subtitled "The Hero's Life," Cramer found very little heroic in DiMaggio beyond the baseball field. Not so in the case of Williams. Revealed here is a true American original, loud, brash, profane, stubbornly independent, courageous in two tours of service to his country, the man who set out to earn the title of Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived, and who, in the eyes of many fans, made good on that lofty objective.
It's interesting to note that Williams inspired not one, but two absolute classics of sportswriting. (The other being John Updike's famous account of Ted's final game, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu.") Other books may give you more details about Williams' exploits, both on and off the field. But none will come as close to capturing the essence of the man.--William C. Hall
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful!!!
Comment: I read this book in one sitting! I couldn't put it down. It's a slim volume, but gives you the "meat" of who the real Ted Williams was. If you're a Williams fan you gotta have this one!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book by a Great Sports Writer
Comment: Finally, a book about the great Ted Williams that does not focus on his shortcomings. Too much has been written about Williams' sometimes surly behavior and it's about time that someone,like the the giften Richard ben Cramer, got past all that to give a illuminating portrait of Ted the athlete and the an. Great book for all baseball and sports fans. Highly recommended
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Title: The Teammates by David Halberstam ISBN: 140130057X Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Joe DiMaggio : The Hero's Life by Richard Ben Cramer ISBN: 0684853914 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 17 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Sandy Koufax : A Lefty's Legacy by Jane Leavy ISBN: 0060195339 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Ted Williams: Reflections on a Splendid Life (Sportstown Series) by Lawrence Baldassaro, Marc Meola, Dom Dimaggio ISBN: 155553550X Publisher: Northeastern University Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues by Rob Neyer ISBN: 0743241746 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 02 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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