if anyone is interested in baseball in the 1930s, then without a doubt this is the book to read.http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=WIxmBou5qyAC&dq=charles+c.+alexander+breaking+the+slump&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=hPtY9tuIMe&sig=EZakWd-w5LObyd8AkU0WEwkflwE&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPP1,M1