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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
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Moneyball

By Michael Lewis ,

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Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
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Sandy Koufax

By Jane Leavy ,

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The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
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The Glory of Their Times

By Lawrence S. Ritter ,

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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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We Are the Ship

By Kadir Nelson ,

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Summerland
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Summerland

By Michael Chabon ,

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The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World
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The Echoing Green

By Joshua Prager ,

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning

By Jonathan Mahler ,

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The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship
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The Teammates

By David Halberstam ,

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The Bad Guys Won
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The Bad Guys Won

By Jeff Pearlman ,

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The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL
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The Best Game Ever

By Mark Bowden ,

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Playing in Isolation: A History of Baseball in Taiwan
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Playing in Isolation

By Junwei Yu ,

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Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History
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Crazy '08

By Cait N. Murphy ,

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Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
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Negro League Baseball

By Neil Lanctot ,

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Bang the Drum Slowly
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Bang the Drum Slowly

By Mark Harris ,

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Becoming Joe Dimaggio
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Becoming Joe Dimaggio

By Maria Testa , Scott Hunt ,

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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

By Mick Cochrane ,

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Boy Toy
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Boy Toy

By Barry Lyga ,

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How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball
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How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball

By David Shannon ,

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Dad, Jackie, and Me
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Dad, Jackie, and Me

By Myron Uhlberg , Colin Bootman (illustrator) ,

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The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America
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The Soul of Baseball

By Joe Posnanski ,

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New York Yankees: The First 25 Years
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New York Yankees

By Vincent Luisi ,

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The 1923 New York Yankees: A History of Their First World Championship Season
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The 1923 New York Yankees

By Ronald A. Mayer ,

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The Arrival of the American League: Ban Johnson and the 1901 Challenge to National League Monopoly
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The Arrival of the American League

By Warren N. Wilbert ,

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Chief Bender's Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star
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Chief Bender's Burden

By Tom Swift ,

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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
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Clemente

By David Maraniss ,

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Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
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Joe DiMaggio

By Richard Ben Cramer ,

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Willie's Time: Baseball's Golden Age
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Willie's Time

By Charles Einstein ,

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The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball
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The Quality of Home Runs

By Thomas F. Carter ,

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Double Play
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Double Play

By Robert B. Parker ,

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Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with Pine Tar Bats, Spitballs, and Corked Personalities
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Center Field on Fire

By Dave Phillips , Rob Rains ,

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As They See 'em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires
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As They See 'em

By Bruce Weber ,

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Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life In and Out of Major-league Baseball
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Going the Other Way

By Billy Bean , Chris Bull ,

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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
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The Big Bam

By Leigh Montville ,

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Helping Parents Practice: Ideas for Making It Easier
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Helping Parents Practice

By Edmund Sprunger ,

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The Natural
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The Natural

By Bernard Malamud ,

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How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball
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How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball

By Gregory F Augustine Pierce (editor) ,

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Fantasyland: A Sportswriter's Obsessive Bid to Win the World's Most Ruthless Fantasy Baseball
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Fantasyland

By Sam Walker ,

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Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend
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Satchel

By Larry Tye ,

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The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960
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The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960

By Leslie A. Heaphy ,

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The Physics of Baseball
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The Physics of Baseball

By Robert Adair ,

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Game on: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children
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Game on

By Tom Farrey ,

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In the Best Interests of Baseball?
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In the Best Interests of Baseball?

By Andrew Zimbalist ,

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