Baseball Reading Suggestions
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Good Books to Read
The Glory of Their Times By: Lawrence S. Ritter

I Had a Hammer By: Hank Aaron with Lonnie Wheeler

Now Pitching Bob Feller By: Bob Feller with Bill Gilbert

Maybe I'll Pitch Forever By: Satchel Paige

It's Good to Be Alive By: Roy Campanella

My Turn At Bat, The Story of My Life By: Ted Williams with John Underwood

I Was Right on Time By: Buck O'Neil

Baseball For Everyone By: Joe DiMaggio

Hank Greenberg, The Story of My Life By: Hank Greenberg with Ira Berkow

The Mick By: Mickey Mantle with Herb Gluck

My Life in Baseball the True Record By: Ty Cobb with Al Stump

Banana Bats and Ding Dong Balls By: Dan Gutman

Nice Guys Finish Last By: Leo Durocher

The Duke of the Flatbush By: Duke Snider and Bill Gilbert
Bums By: Peter Golenbock
1. Autobiographies are good usually. If  you have player you like, that is a big plus. Players actually know how it is to play on the field, historians don't . Most "great" historians have no idea what the baseball game is like and make baseball boring (the thought!). The only problem would be that most people in the world flatter themselves, so the self image of a player may be a little obscure. However, the goods outweigh the bads. Go for it.
2. Look at who likes the book. Some players and writers, such as Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Red Barber, Lawrence Ritter, review books, if they like it it's probably good. It's just like finding a movie critic you agree with.
3. Older books are better, usually that is. Books that have been around awhile are usually better, because the language is easier. Also, the book wouldn't have been burned yet, if you could find a copy, and that's another good sign.
4. A-Rod has not written an autobiography. If you find picture books of A-Rod or whatever sports star you like it may not be a real autobiography, just some company who decided to profit off him, so beware.
5. Booklist vs. Ty Cobb. In reviews, Booklist likes everything, don't trust them. These people are probably best friends with the boring historians and don't really know the game like an actual player will.
6. Be sure to read the classics. Most people love Ball Four and The Glory of Their Times, and with good reason, too.  Unlike regular literary classics that may be hard for some to understand, baseball classics are worded easily and are loved by the most everyone.
7. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover. Judge it by the author. The best baseball books I've read have terrible covers. The author and the description will tell you more.
8. Baseball Instruction from players you adore. I have seen a lot of books by major leaguers on their take on making the cut. Some of these are very interesting, so watch out for them.
My Favorite Book, the Glory of Their Times. If you haven't read it you should. Or else I'll come get you.
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