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Title: Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation by John Sickels ISBN: 1-57488-441-7 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: February, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great read - very entertaining!
Comment: while i am not an avid baseball fan, i thought the book told a very fascinating story for the ages about a baseball legend. honestly, i had never heard of Bob Feller until i found this book. now that i know of his tale and his conflicts with his peers, i would like to learn more about him.
Sickels starts the book out solidly, beginning with his life on the farm. as Feller continues through life, historical facts and social norms are juxtaposed against Feller's comments, choices, and career. i found this aspect of the book the most enjoyable.
there actually are tons of stats spread all over the book, but they act as punctuation to the story, never overwhelming the plot. also, Sickels mostly remains an invisible narrarator - he rarely makes judgement calls and keeps the spotlight focused on Feller.
Sickels kind of storytelling is the type i'd love to see made into a movie - maybe a Costner or Crystal flick. Sickels does a great job moving from statistician to historian.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful!
Comment: The most outstanding facet of this book, I found, is the way that it was put together combining numerical facts with historically accurate details. The book gave lots of information without making me feel like it was only full of statistics. It's a true biography, combining both Bob Feller's private life and the public's view of his career. I would suggest this book to not just baseball fans, but any fan of history as well. Its a definite must read.
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Title: Baseball Prospectus 2004: Statistics, Analysis and Insight for the Information Age by Bp Team of Experts on Baseball Talent, The BP Team of Experts on Baseball Talen, Baseball Prospectus Team of Experts ISBN: 0761134026 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century by Philip M. Seib ISBN: 1568582684 Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows Pub. Date: 10 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Baseball's Greatest Season, 1924 by Reed Browning ISBN: 1558494065 Publisher: Univ. of Massachusetts Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way by Mark L. Armour, Daniel R. Levitt ISBN: 157488560X Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Taking on the Yankees: Winning and Losing in the Business of Baseball, 1903 to 2003 by Henry D. Fetter ISBN: 0393057194 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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