Which DiMaggio and Ted Williams Bio Books do you recommend?

thekingofclout · #1 02-06-2011, 04:30 PM

Bought it. Thanks for the heads up Cy!

Still looking for a good bio on Joltin Joe...

Griffins · #2 02-06-2011, 04:42 PM

The Teammates, but David Halberstamm is pretty good- it's about Dom, Ted, Pesky and Doerr. It's not as good as his Summer of '49 (or his non baseball book The Fifties, which was incredible) but gives a lot of insight in the four old friends in their twilight years.

Summer of '49 is a really great book.

baseball tourist · #3 02-06-2011, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Bought it. Thanks for the heads up Cy!

Still looking for a good bio on Joltin Joe...

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - by Ben Cramer is a great read, and it shows Joe's selfish side without trying to shine it up.

Rob D. · #4 02-06-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - by Ben Cramer is a great read, and it shows Joe's selfish side without trying to shine it up.

+1

thekingofclout · #5 02-06-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Griffins

The Teammates, but David Halberstamm is pretty good- it's about Dom, Ted, Pesky and Doerr. It's not as good as his Summer of '49 (or his non baseball book The Fifties, which was incredible) but gives a lot of insight in the four old friends in their twilight years.

Summer of '49 is a really great book.

Thanks Griff. I bought "The Fifties"

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Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - by Ben Cramer is a great read, and it shows Joe's selfish side without trying to shine it up.

Thanks Chris. Just nabbed one on ebay.

Thanks to all yous guys! I bought FIVE books today for like $20-25 bucks and never left the house. And best of all, I got great selections from guys who are just as passionate about the game as me. Darn, I could have gone to B&N and asked the girl at the info desk what she would recommend I buy.

karamaxjoe · #6 02-07-2011, 09:08 PM

I highly recommend Ted Williams : the biography of an American hero. I downloaded the book on my Ipod and listened to the biography during my commute each day. The gentlemen who narrates the book, Scott Brick, did and excellent job.

MVSNYC · #7 02-09-2011, 12:13 AM

my dad gave me "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - by Ben Cramer", he said it was great, i plan to read it soon.

Big Ben · #8 02-10-2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life - by Ben Cramer is a great read, and it shows Joe's selfish side without trying to shine it up.

+1 Excellent read!

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