* Amazon's top baseball titles, as of Aug. 22

General:

1. Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample.
2. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book.
3. The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed, by J.C. Bradbury
4. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition.
5. The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance, by H A Dorfman

Essays and Writings:

1. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book.
2. Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time, by Hanson and Ravizza
3. Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter’s Box by Eric Bronson
4. The New Bill James Historical Abstract.
5. The Best of Baseball Digest: The Greatest Players, The Greatest Games, the Greatest Writers from the Game’s Most Exciting Years, by John Kuenster

History:

1. Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book.
2. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition.
3. 101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out, by Josh Pahigian
4. Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else
5. Baseball: An Illustrated History, by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

Statistics:

1. Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zack Hample.
2. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, Fifth Edition.
3. Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game Is Wrong, by The Baseball Prospectus
4. Baseball Prospectus 2008: The Essential Guide to the 2008 Baseball Season (Baseball Prospectus), by Steven Goldman and Christina Kahrl
   
5. Baseball America 2008 Prospect Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Rising Stars from the Definitive Source on Prospects (Baseball America Prospect Handbook) by The Editors of Baseball America

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