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Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond (Contemporary Sports Issues)

by Edward Reilly

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 289 PAGES

Collection of 23 essays examining baseball's relationship to American social development, past and present. (BBL01, $50.50)

The Faith of 50 Million: Baseball, Religion, and American Culture

by Christopher Hodge Evans

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Ten essays examining baseball as an American civil religion. (BBL02, $30.00)

The National Game: Baseball and American Culture

by John P. Rossi

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

A scholarly introduction to baseball's history and its effects on American society. (BBL03, $16.90)

 
Fodor's Boston's 25 Best

Fodor's Boston's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to Boston, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USE04, $11.99)

Fodor's New York City's 25 Best

Fodor's New York City's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to New York City, featuring a detailed, fold-out map centered on Midtown. With suggested itineraries, walks and top 25 sights. (USE36, $11.99)

Boston Red Sox: 100 Years: The Official Retrospective


by

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

The story of the Red Sox in baseball history. (BBL07, $40.00)

Small-Town Heroes, Images of Minor League Baseball


by Hank Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Psychologist and journalist Hank Davis' anecdotal account of the minor league baseball culture in the United States and Canada. (BBL10, $22.95)

Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game

Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art, and Writing about It a Game


by Roger Kahn

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

Revered sports writer Roger Kahn depicts the golden period of baseball through his account of growing up in Brooklyn and his dynamic career writing for the Dodgers. (BBL05, $19.95)

A Yankee Century, A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team


by Paul O'Neill | Harvey Frommer

  • SPORT
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A comprehensive volume of New York Yankee photographs, interviews, statistics, and trivia. (BBL09, $24.00)

Call of the Game: What Really Goes on in the Broadcast Booth


by Michael L. Johnson | Gary Bender

  • SPORT
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 263 PAGES

An introduction to a career in sports broadcasting, drawing from both textbook theory and 25 years of professional experience. (BBL06, $19.95)

Red Sox Century


by Richard A. Johnson | Glenn Stout

  • SPORT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 480 PAGES

A gorgeously illustrated history of Boston's favorite baseball team. (BBL14, $25.00)

The New York Yankees Illustrated History


by The New York Times

  • SPORT
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A history of the New York Yankees. (BBL08, $29.95)

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