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• Books of The Times: A Vision of Old Boston in All Its Angry Power

  Dennis Lehane’s historical novel of Boston in 1919 is a majestic, fiery epic that moves him far beyond the confines of the crime genre. Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston (Mass), Books and Literature, Ruth, Babe, Given Day, The (Book), Lehane, Dennis, World War I (1914-18)

• Children’s Books: A League of Their Own

  Two new books tell the story of African-American baseball before Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:50 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Children and Youth, Blacks, Books and Literature, Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow (Book), Sturm, James, Tommaso, Rich, Nelson, Kadir, We Are the Ship (Book), Negro League

• Eliot Asinof, ‘Eight Men Out’ Author, Is Dead at 88

  Mr. Asinof’s journalistic re-creation of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, “Eight Men Out,” became a classic of both baseball literature and narrative nonfiction. Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Deaths (Obituaries), Books and Literature, Asinof, Eliot

• In the World of Books, Every Game Is the Best

  If one game is the greatest ever, can another also be the greatest — or the best? In publishing, where superlatives are spread like cream cheese, the answer is yes. Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 12:21 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Books and Literature

• In Publishing World, Every Game Is the Best

  If one game is the greatest ever, can another also be the greatest — or the best? In publishing, where superlatives are spread like cream cheese, the answer is yes. Posted Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:31 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Athletics and Sports, Books and Literature

• Baseball: Author Up: Canseco Has His Opening Day

  About 35 people showed up at a New Jersey bookstore to see Jose Canseco, whose new book, “Vindicated,” claims that he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids supplier. Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Canseco, Jose, Books and Literature

• Author Up: Canseco Has His Opening Day

  About 35 people showed up at a New Jersey bookstore to see Jose Canseco, whose new book, “Vindicated,” claims that he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids supplier. Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:54 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Steroids, Canseco, Jose, Books and Literature