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New year, new books

January 2, 2019

Welcome to 2019. I hope y’all had a great holiday season. “Pitchers and catchers” are still more than a month away, so I hope this list of forthcoming books will serve as a source of warmth and comfort until then. We seem to have the requisite number of material about former stars such as Jackie […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball photography, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams, Trivia

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Baseball Best Sellers, November 30, 2018

November 30, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball photography, Bill James, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams, World Series

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Where have all the big books gone?

November 28, 2018

  I love big books and I cannot lie… Okay, enough of that. When I was in London, I stopped by Harrod’s where I found this in the sparse book department. Look at the people in the background and you can get a sense of the size of this collection of photos by Annie Leibowitz. […]

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Kostya Kennedy, Part Deux

November 26, 2018

Let’s see if I remember how to do this… One of the joys I derive from this blog is the opportunity to speak to authors, artists, filmmakers, musicians, etc. about a common interest. When I was working at the paper, I had more time and resources to do these conversations. Now it’s more a catch-as-catch-can […]

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Tagged as: baseball history, baseball photography, Kostya Kennedy, Nostalgia

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Baseball Best-Sellers, November 16-17, 2018

November 17, 2018

In the interests of transparency, I have to say that I started this on Friday but didn’t get to post it. So the print and kindle lists are from 11/16 and the audio is from 11/17. Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware […]

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Tagged as: baseball photography, Bill James, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams, World Series

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Baseball Best-Sellers, November 9, 2018

November 9, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball photographs, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Jim Bouton, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, November 2, 2018

November 2, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 26, 2018

October 26, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Baseball Cards, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Rob Neyer, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Rob Neyer, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Rob Neyer, Robert Creamer, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018

Missed posting last week because of the trip. Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Jane Leavy, Michael Lewis, New York Yankees, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, September 21, 2018

September 21, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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A bit of sad news…

September 17, 2018

The Bergino Baseball Clubhouse has been an oasis of culture on a sweat-filled landscape. Nestled in the heart of New York’s Ironbound District, this small shop has been the site for many wonderful baseball author programs, hosted by proprietor Jay Goldberg. I can’t recall when I first visited the store for a story for the […]

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Baseball Best-Sellers, September 14, 2018

September 14, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Baseball Cards, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, instructionals, Jane Leavy, Jim Bouton, Ken Harrelson, Moneyball, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, September 7, 2018

September 7, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: Babe Ruth, baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Jane Leavy, Jonah Keri, Ken Harrelson, Moneyball, Montreal Expos, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 24, 2018

August 24, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 17, 2018

August 17, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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Tagged as: baseball anecdotes, Baseball Cards, Houston Astros, instructionals, Oakland As, Ted Williams

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Baseball Best-Sellers, August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018

Headnote: I’ve decided to bow to the times and include separate lists for e-books and audio books. Be aware that while many titles also appear in print versions, pretty much anyone can produce an e-book these days, so I’m not going to comment at all about the quality. As far as the audio goes, I’m […]

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