Harvey Frommer on Sports
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The
Book Review
“100 Baseball Icons,”
“Not Without
Hope”
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As Opening Day approaches
it seems an avalanche of baseball tomes in all sizes, all shapes, all prices
and all quality levels are there for the reading and for placing on your
library shelf.
Herewith, some
more . .
.
“100
Baseball Icons”
by Terry Heffernan, Kit Hinrichs and
Delphine Hirasuna (Ten Speed, $19.95, 112 pages) is a high priced project
with very little to read and a lot to look at – as the trio responsible
for the book were given unlimited access to the Hall of Fame’s archives.
Given the access, they could have come up with many more unique items than
they present in their book with the misleading title: “100 Baseball
Icons.”
“Not
Without Hope”
by
Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman, $25.99, 246 pages) is the behind the scenes
story of the death of three friends, NFL football players, and the personal
trainer Nick Schuyler, left to tell the
sad tale. The U.S. Coast Guard saved Schuyler’s life but the
others lost theirs in this tragedy when their 21-foot boat flipped 35 miles
off the coast of Florida, February 28,
2009. A MUST
READ
NOTABLE
FOR
CHILDREN:
“Lucky:
Maris, Mantle and My Best Summer Ever” (Simon & Schuster,
$15.99, 192 pages) is geared
to readers 8 years and up. This wondrous work is all about Louis and his
summer of 1961 and a front row seat to the epic Mickey Mantle-Roger Maris
battle for the home run
crown.
“Sluggers”
by award winning illustrator Loren Long and award winning
author Phil Bildner (Simon &
Schuster, geared to ages 8-12) is a series that mixes adventure and sports
and is perfect for someone in your Little League
set.
Books include:
“Water, Water Everywhere,”
“Great Ball of Fire,” “Blastin’ The Blues,” “Magic
in the Outfield,” “Horsin’
Around.” All
are carefully crafted, enjoyable reads, cleverly illustrated and a treat
for younger readers of all persuasions.
UPCOMING:
“Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” - -
John Updike on Ted Williams” from the Library of
America - a special edition
on the 50th anniversary of the leave taking of “the Kid.”
Harvey Frommer is in his 34th consecutive year of writing sports books. A noted oral historian and sports journalist, the author of 40 sports books including the classics: "New York City Baseball,1947-1957" and "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball," his acclaimed REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM, an oral/narrative history (Abrams, Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was published in 2008 as well as a reprint version of his classic "Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball." Frommer's newest work CELEBRATING FENWAY PARK: AN ORAL AND NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THE HOME OF RED SOX NATION will be published in 2010.
Frommer sports books are available direct
from the author - discounted and autographed.
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