Favorite Baseball Books? Let's Share!

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Here's a recommendation you don't hear often, or often enough: the three volumes of Charles Einstein's "Fireside Book of Baseball." Published from 1956 to 1968, this is a series of anthologies of fiction and non-fiction, all relating to baseball. There is literally something for everyone in these books, and I guarantee many hours of happy reading. They're long out of print, and the third volume can be a bit difficult to track down, but check your used book resources and you'll be rewarded.

By the way, Charles Einstein, who did a brilliant job selecting the many pieces included in these volumes, was the older brother of Bob "Super Dave Osborne" Einstein, and also the older brother of Albert Brooks. And yes, actor/filmmaker Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein. I don't know what that proves, but it proves something.

Alan