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Baseball Reading for Opening Day
Winter’s finally making its retreat, which means it time for baseball. The Phillies and the Braves kicked things off last night, and now Opening Day is finally here. This is always the first step...
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I Loved This Book When…, Part 2: The Natural, by Bernard Malamud
[A new entry in our "I Loved This Book When..." series will appear every Monday this summer. To keep up with this series or any other, check out the Special Features page.] I loved Bernard Malamud’s...
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The Week’s Best Book Reviews 3/29/11
[In this feature, we highlight a handful of the best book reviews appearing over the weekend in major newspapers. Follow it here.] . Baseball in the Garden of Eden, by John Thorn. Reviewed by...
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REVIEW: The House That Ruth Built
Author: Robert Weintraub 2011, Little, Brown and Company Filed Under: Nonfiction, Historical. Get a copy at Powell’s. C4 Ratings...out of 10 Language..... 6 Entertainment..... 8 Depth..... 7 Here’s a...
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REVIEW: The Bullpen Gospels
[This entertaining baseball memoir is a C4 Great Read. Get The Bullpen Gospels and other Great Reads from our Powell's Bookshelf.] Author: Dirk Hayhurst 2010, Citadel Press Filed Under: Memoir,...
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REVIEW: 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente
Author: Wilfred Santiago 2011, Fantagraphics Books Filed under: Graphic Novel, Nonfiction, Biography Get it at Powell’s C4 Ratings...out of 10 Language..... 5 Entertainment..... 7 Depth..... 6 Art...
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REVIEW: The Extra 2%
Author: Jonah Keri 2011, Ballantine Books Filed Under: Nonfiction. Get a copy at Powell’s. C4 Ratings...out of 10 Language..... 6 Entertainment..... 8 Depth..... 7 As a Red Sox fan, I don’t really...
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REVIEW: The Art of Fielding
Author: Chad Harbach 2011, Little, Brown and Company Filed Under: Literary. Get the book. C4 Ratings...out of 10 Language..... 6 Entertainment..... 4 Depth..... 7 For fifty pages, I was hooked. Henry...
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The Week’s Best Book Reviews 04/11/2012
[In this feature, we highlight a handful of the best book reviews appearing over the weekend in major newspapers. Follow it here.] . Dodgers from Coast to Coast. Reviewed by Jon Thurber (Los Angeles...
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REVIEW: Out of My League
Author: Dirk Hayhurst 2012, C Hardcover Filed Under: Memoir, Nonfiction Find it on Goodreads. C4 Ratings...out of 10 Language..... 6 Entertainment..... 8 Depth..... 7 Dirk Hayhurst’s previous outing,...
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