Product Description: Nearly ninety years have passed since America was rocked by the biggest sports scandal of the twentieth century: the alleged fixing of the 1919 World Series by the Chicago Black Sox. Eight ballplayers from one of the greatest teams ever were banished from baseball forever despite being found innocent in a court of law foremost among them the legendary Joseph Jefferson Jackson, Shoeless Joe, who maintained his innocence until his death...read more

Product Description: Diamonds aren’t forever. After the 2008 season, the seemingly immortal “House That Ruth Built” will shut its gates forever—to be replaced by a brand-new stadium just a homer’s length away. As if anything could ever replace Yankee Stadium in the hearts and memories of New York Yankees’ fans...read more

Updated to incorporate the latest developments in the storied franchise since the centennial of baseball's winningest team, a new edition of this richly illustrated study offers profiles of the team's legendary players and coaches, detailed statistics, unforgettable moments on and off the field, rare period photographs, trivia, and more. Original.

Product Description: Advance Praise for Five O'Clock Lightning"Come along with Harvey Frommer on a jaunty stroll through baseball eighty years ago. The 1927 Yankees may or may not have been the best team ever, but surely this is the best book about that wonderful concentration of talent...read more

Advance Praise for Five O'Clock Lightning"Come along with Harvey Frommer on a jaunty stroll through baseball eighty years ago. The 1927 Yankees may or may not have been the best team ever, but surely this is the best book about that wonderful concentration of talent."--George F. Will"Harvey Frommer brings the perceptive eye of a historian to what was arguably the most feared batting order of all time. Add to that his contagious enthusiasm for classic baseball and you have a most enjoyable book."--Roger Kahn"An engrossing and entertaining look at a mythical baseball team. Ride the trains, chew the tobacco, and have fun."--Leigh Montville, author of The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth"How great were the '27 Yankees? So great that even now, eighty years later, they still have the power to astonish and entertain. Reading Five O'Clock Lightning, I felt almost as if I were on the road with the Babe, Lou, and Miller Huggins. Harvey Frommer has a great eye for detail and a wonderful ability to bring his characters to life. The book is a delight."--Jonathan Eig, author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig and Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season"Harvey Frommer hits a home run in this sweet look back at a time when baseball was the only game and the Yankees seemed to be the only team."--Dan Shaughnessy, author of Senior Year"Baseball's greatest team as recounted by baseball's greatest author, Harvey Frommer. A surefire classic!"--Seth Swirsky, author of Baseball Letters and Something to Write Home About

A collection of Red Sox profiles includes coverage of Bill Buckner's infamous error at the 1986 World Series, ninety-four-year-old Charlie Wagner's ongoing consultations regarding team prospects, and pitching ace Bill Lee's writing and speaking career.

A historical account of baseball and its key contributors describes its 1842 invention by a British sea captain's descendant, its early first games on a vacant lot in New York, and the rise of professional leagues.

Product Description: Combining the content of two of Frommer's previous books, Sports Roots and Sports Lingo, this book not only explains how nicknames, namesakes, trophies, competitions, and expressions in the world of sports came to be, but also serves as a useful dictionary of the language of sports-both technical and slang...read more

Traces the history of the rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.

Product Description: It Happened in the Catskills: Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Prioprieters, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

Product Description: Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

Product Description: From the living memories of the people who created the magic of Broadway theater, It Happened on Broadway illustrates the history of Broadway, its triumphs and failures, its constant variety, and enduring glories. First paperback edition1998 hardcover, Harcourt Brace & Co.

Product Description: What a time! In the heady days after World War II, a nation was ready for heroes and a great city was eager for entertainment. Baseball provided the heroes, and the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers—with their rivalries, their successes, their stars—provided the show...read more

In honor of the centennial of baseball's winningest team, this richly illustrated volume offers profiles of the team's legendary players and coaches, detailed statistics, unforgettable moments on and off the field, rare period photographs, trivia, and more. Reprint.

A collection of period photographs, personal reminiscences, and interviews with such New York personalities as Herman Badillo, Jimmy Breslin, Elaine Kaufman, and Bill Gallo capture the cultural diversity and social history of Manhattan in the years from the end of World War II to the mid-1970s. Reprint.

Product Description: Blending exclusive interviews with Rachel Robinson, Mack Robinson (Jackie's brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey and heralded baseball player Jackie Robinson to describe how they worked together to shatter baseball's color line...read more

Product Description: Fully illustrated and complete with over 100 interviews, this engrossing oral history truly captures the flavor of what Jewish comedians used to call the Borscht Belt and re-creates a world now gone-a New York State vacation haven in the middle decades of this century primarily to New York City Jews-and is sure to take readers on a sunny cruise down memory lane...read more

Product Description: On city streets and suburban sandlots, millions of boys have played the nation's game. Growing Up Baseball recounts the stories of those few whose childhood dreams of playing in the big leagues came true. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Brings together the childhood memories of a hundred men and women, young and old, who reflect on family life, interaction with the gentile world, and the meaning of peace (view table of contents)

On the heels of their 1996 World Championship comes an in-depth volume that include statistics on every Yankee player and manager, more than 250 classic photos, chapters on different Yankee eras, rivalries, ball parks, and much more. (view table of contents)

Recounts one hundred and forty years of New York City baseball, focusing on the Yankees, Dodgers, and Mets

An NFL veteran shares his memories of life as a football player, and discusses his many colleagues and issues such as women in the locker room, strikes, and steroid use

Football great Tony dorsett speaks candidly about his career, his Teammates, racism in professional sports, the power of the media, and the Dallas Cowboys

Describes the origins of Little League, explains the reasons for its success, and shares the memories of former players

The basketball player, scout, coach, and general manager tells the story of his five decades in the game, including his championship seasons with the Knicks, and his induction into the Hall of Fame