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Big Bam : The Life and Times of Babe Ruth by Leigh Montville (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100385514379
ISBN-139780385514378
eBay Product ID (ePID)48633609
Product Key Features
Book TitleBig Bam : the Life and Times of Babe Ruth
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBaseball / General, Sports
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLeigh Montville
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight25.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-042522
Reviews"A comprehensive look at a gargantuan life." -People "Montville is refreshingly nonjudgmental about his superstar subject. First-rate biography." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Crisp analogies and astute observations, combined with a fluid writing style, are Leigh Montville's strengths in thisdefinitive biography of the Splendid Splinter. Montville's writing is rich and full, like a Ted Williams swing. He connects solidly. A raw, no-holds-barred view of [Williams's] life." -Tampa Tribune "An engaging, fascinating read." -San Diego Tribune "Ted Williamsis not only a first-rate sports biography, but alsoa first-rate biography, period." -Baltimore Sun, Praise for Ted Williams: "The complete packagea triumph…"The Boston Globe "In Ted Williams, Montville reaches a threshold even the mighty Williams could never touch: perfection."Newsday "It is unlikely that any reader could view Ted Williams as just a ballplayer ever again."The New York Times Book Review
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Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.357092 B
SynopsisBabe Ruth was baseball's original superstar, and for more than eighty-five years he has remained the sport's reigning titan. Now Leigh Montville, whose recent New York Times bestselling biography of Ted Williams garnered glowing reviews, brings his unerring touch to this intimate, revelatory portrait of the Babe. Based on newly discovered documents and interviews-including thousands of pages of Ruth's personal scrapbooks -THE BIG BAM traces Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his brash entrance into professional baseball, from Boston to New York and into the record books as the world's most explosive slugger. Montville explores every aspect of the man and the myths, giving readers an insider's perspective on Ruth's larger-than-life personality and making it clear why his legend looms as large as ever. At a time when baseball is being shaken by controversy and scandal, THE BIG BAM brings back the glory days of baseball and brilliantly illuminates its most legendary-and truly remarkable-hero.
LC Classification NumberGV865.R8M56 2006
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- Jan 25, 2017
The Babe!
Reading this book clued me into the fact I didn't know as much about Babe Ruth as I thought. With anyone from this era, there were a lot of unknowns and the author wrote to that fact calling these types of stories "fog" meaning no one really knows what happened, but he discusses what we think happened. The book is rather lengthy, but it reads well and is enjoyable for anyone wanting to learn more about Ruth. It covers his entire life, but again, a lot of his youth is handed down stories that are likely to not be totally accurate. Still,it is worth the time!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 05, 2018
The Bambino
Leigh Montville really captured the true essence of the Bambino....Bigger than life and a appetite to go with it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 20, 2021
THE comprehensive Babe Ruth
THE comprehensive Babe RuthVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 24, 2021
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