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Children’s Hank on First!: How Hank Greenberg Became a Star On and Off the Field Stephen Krensky; Alette Straathof, illus.
Nonfiction Distilled: A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball, and Philanthropy Charles Bronfman with Howard Green
Children’s The Baseball Haggadah: A Festival of Freedom and Springtime in 15 Innings Sharon G. Forman; Lisa J. Teitelbaum, illus.
Essay Anivut Mort Zachter is the author of the recently published book Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life. Today he writes for the Jewish Book Council about why he, a Jewish man,… Mort Zachter March 3, 2015
Nonfiction The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball’s Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption John Rosengren
Essay A Miraculous Baseball Team Earlier this week, Charles S. Sherman wrote about a life-altering event and how he’s handled the challenge. His book, The Broken and the Whole: Discovering Joy… Charles S. Sherman February 26, 2014