Or “Coming soon to a bookstore near you.”
As mentioned in the previous post about e-books, I occasionally scan Amazon to see what baseball titles are coming down the pike. Here is a list of those scheduled for release before the end of the year that seem particularly interesting. As usual, the literate baseball fan will find several eclectic offerings from McFarland. In order by author:
♦ When Baseball Isn’t White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in the National Pastime, by Lisa Doris. Alexander. McFarland & Co.
♦Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, The Parallel Lives of Baseball’s Golden Age, by Allen Barra. Crown Archetype.
♦ Packaging Baseball: How Marketing Embellishes the Cultural Experience, by Mathew J. Bartkowiak and Yuya Kiuchi. McFarland & Co.
♦ The Classic Mantle, by Buzz Bissinger. Stewart, Tabori & Chang.
♦ Season of Ghosts: The ’86 Mets and the Red Sox, by Howard Burman. McFarland & Co.
♦ Baseball Injuries: Case Studies, by Type, in the Major Leagues, by W. Laurence Coker. McFarland & Co.
♦ Reasoning with Sabermetrics: Applying Statistical Science to Baseball’s Tough Questions, by Gabriel B. Costa, Michael R. Huber, and John T. Saccoman. McFarland & Co.
♦ The 1957 San Francisco Seals: End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League, by P. J. Dragseth. McFarland & Co.
♦ When Baseball Was Still King: Major League Players Remember the 1950s, by Gene Fehler. McFarland & Co.
♦ Total Mets: The Definitive Encyclopedia of the New York Mets’ First Half-Century, by David Ferry. Triumph Books.
♦ So Many Seasons in the Sun: A Century and More of Conversation with Baseball’s Greatest Clubhouse Managers, by Larry Hogan. Saint Johann Press.
♦ Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers, by Ray Negron and Sally Cook. Liveright.
♦ Impact Player: Leaving a Lasting Legacy On and Off the Field, by Bobby Richardson. Tyndale House Publishers.
♦ One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season, by Tony La Russa. William Morrow.
♦ The Expos in Their Prime: The Short-Lived Glory of Montreal’s Team, 1977-1984, by Alain Usereau. McFarland & Co.
♦ Tris Speaker and the 1920 Indians: Tragedy to Glory, by Gary Webster. McFarland & Co.
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Overlooking a good one from McFarland: Baseball State by State, by Chris Jensen. It features all-time teams for each state and including negro leaguers, plus lists over 1,600 nicknames.
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