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Title: The Glory of Their Times : The Story of Baseball Told By the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter ISBN: 0-688-11273-0 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (51 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Priceless Collection
Comment: Being a die hard baseball fan, I am always on the look out for great baseball books. And after reading numerous lists of favorite baseball books by Amazon.com readers, it seemed that there was one unanimous choice, The Glory of Their Times, by Lawrence Ritter. And let me say, that I wasn't dissapointed in the least. The beauty of this book is that you feel like you yourself are sitting down with the different players interviewed and having them regale you with stories about playing baseball in the early 20th Century or earlier. The players interviewed are not all household names which adds so much to it. Most of us know the exploits of Cobb and Ruth. Not as many know the stories of Harry Hooper, Wahoo Sam Crawford, and Paul Waner to name just a few. This book is a pleasure to read through and all I can say is thank God that Mr. Ritter wrote this book when he did as all of the players interview here have since passed on I believe. Don't miss this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Baseball Book I have ever read
Comment: It doesn't get much better than this. And I've read most of the top books in this field. If you have an interest in Baseball -- and want to read about the sport when it was really a "game" try this book. The book is truly told by the men who played the game in the early 1900's -- as transcribed in oral history fashion -- one chapter devoted to each player. Ritter brings to life players that most of us have always read about (Ruth, Cobb and Walter Johnson) and many more greats from that era -- Harry Hooper, Paul Waner, Rube Marquard, and Goose Goslin. (And yes, the author is my Uncle, but the book is STILL a great one!)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great history, so-so sound.
Comment: It is awesome to hear the real old-timers talk about baseball's early days. They are old enough to be candid, to be sure. The interviewer does an admirable job of staying in the background, asking prompting questions only when needed and these are show his excellent preparation without making him seem like he's their (baseball) equal.
My only complaint, having heard this on CD (and I did that because I very much wanted to hear their actual voices) was that the audio was not done too well, mostly too faint except on extreme volume settings. Anyway, it was definitely worth the effort.
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Title: Baseball When the Grass Was Real: Baseball from the Twenties to the Forties Told by the Men Who Played It by Donald Honig ISBN: 0803272677 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.45 |
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Title: Ball Four by Jim Bouton ISBN: 0020306652 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 12 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn ISBN: 0060956348 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill James ISBN: 0743227220 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 13 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Eight Men Out : The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof, Stephen Jay Gould ISBN: 0805065377 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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