Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stealing lives Stealing lives Arturo J. Marcano Guevara "As a young boy growing up in Venezuela, Alexis Quiroz dreamed of playing in the Major Leagues. Alexis's dreams were like those of thousands of other boys in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, and… OL11606804W
As Koufax Said... As Koufax Said... Randy Voorhees The 400 Best Things Ever Said About How to Play Baseball Randy Voorhees and Mark Gola The first book of baseball quotations to focus exclusively on how to play the game, As Koufax Said . . . brings t… OL15191979W
Extra innings Extra innings Bruce E. Spitzer In the year 2092, baseball legend Ted Williams is brought back to life through the science of cryogenics. The world has become unrecognizable, and the game of baseball has been thoroughly corrupted w… OL28174396W
The last out The last out Chris Earl "Royal Cutter had finally cracked the starting lineup in the major leagues. As a 32-year-old rookie, Royal came with a long past in the minors, filled with bus rides and squashed dreams. Yet hours be… OL28175178W
The perfect game The perfect game J. Sterling He's a game she never intended to play, and she's the game changer he never knew he needed. When Cassie meets rising baseball hopeful Jack, she is determined to steer clear of him and his typical coc… OL28217193W
Game over Game over Éric Gagné Adolescent rebelle, Éric Gagné a quitté le domicile familial de Mascouche à l'âge de 15 ans dans l'espoir de devenir un lanceur de baseball professionnel. Expulsé du programme d'excellence de la fédé… OL28587977W
Over the fence is out! Over the fence is out! Jim Shearon This new book by Ottawa writer Jim Shearon tells the exciting stories of Canadian baseball players. Over the Fence is Out! highlights the career of Larry Walker, who will be inducted into the Canadia… OL28597357W
A way out A way out Billy Wagner "You will never amount to anything. ... You are not good enough." ... Those stinging words stuck with Billy Wagner as a young boy growing up in Virginia. But he refused to let those words define his … OL28761568W
Queen Henry Queen Henry Linda Fausnet Narrated in the first person by Henry, the story reads like his own journal as he reflects upon each conversation he has and reveals his inner thoughts. We get to delve into Henry's psyche enabling u… OL28769422W
Babe Ruth Babe Ruth Johanne Ménard Plaquette s'insérant dans une collection documentaire amusante voulant initier le lecteur à un personnage historique, tout en agrémentant la leçon de commentaires humoristiques situés entre phylactèr… OL28953084W
Mike Trout Mike Trout Matt Scheff The story of the Los Angeles Angels Rookie of the Year and MVP award-winning hitter. OL29237383W
Ball Four Ball Four Jim Bouton Twentieth-anniversary edition of a baseball classic, with a new epilogue by Jim Bouton. When first published in 1970, Ball Four stunned the sports world. The commissioner, executives, and players wer… OL3961899W
Columbus slaughters Braves Columbus slaughters Braves Mark Friedman "Joe Columbus is an ordinary man: schoolteacher, husband, father-to-be. His younger brother, CJ, however, is anything but ordinary: the Chicago Cubs' star third baseman, a baseball hero, destined for… OL7796625W