Rasmuson Library brings you 10 recommended reads ready for the World Series!
They are:
Ball Four by Jim BoutonAn inside look at professional baseball in the 1960s, breaking the long-held code of silence about what really goes on behind the scenes in Major League Baseball
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
A nostalgic and moving look at the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers and how time changed both the team’s heroes and the reporter who covered them.
The Natural by Bernard Malamud
A mythic tale of baseball and human flaw, following gifted hitter Roy Hobbs as his quest for greatness is undone by pride, temptation, and fate.
The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter
An oral history in which early 20th-century ballplayers vividly recall the rough-and-ready beginnings of professional baseball and the lives they led on and off the field.
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
A sweeping family saga that intertwines baseball, faith, and the Vietnam era as four brothers struggle to find meaning, love, and identity in a turbulent America.
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series by Eliot Asinof
A gripping account of the 1919 Black Sox scandal, revealing how eight Chicago White Sox players conspired to throw the World Series and forever changed the integrity of baseball.
Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball during the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans.
The Summer Game by Roger Angell
A beautifully written collection of essays capturing the spirit, rhythm, and poetry of baseball in the 1960s and early 1970s through a fan’s discerning eye.
Calico Joe by John Grisham
A poignant baseball story about fame, forgiveness, and redemption, as a former player’s son confronts his father’s past and the tragedy that ended a young phenom’s brilliant career.