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Books by Peter Golenbock
  | | Red Sox Nation(Reprint) The Rich and Colorful History of the Boston Red Sox by Peter Golenbock Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2015 by Triumph Books ISBN-13: 978-1-62937-050-7, ISBN: 1-62937-050-9 "In "Red Sox Nation," five-time "New York Times" bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings forth the definitive oral history of the Boston Red Sox. His focus is on the players, managers, and owners who were the colorful characters and legends who guided their legion of fans. Experience the entire history of the Red Sox, in the words of the players and personalities who made it, and get the proper perspective on the Red Sox's place in bas ..." |
 | | They Called Me God(Reprint) The Best Umpire Who Ever Lived by Peter Golenbock, Doug Harvey Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2015 by Gallery Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-4880-1, ISBN: 1-4767-4880-2 "The incredible memoir from the man voted one of the "Best Umpires of All Time" by the Society of American Baseball Research--filled with more than three decades of fascinating baseball stories. Doug Harvey was a California farm boy, a high school athlete who nevertheless knew that what he really wanted was to become an unsung hero--a major league umpire. Working his way through the minor leagues, earning three hundred dollars a month, h ..." |
 | | They Called Me God(1st Edition) The Best Umpire Who Ever Lived by Doug Harvey, Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Gallery Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-4878-8, ISBN: 1-4767-4878-0 "The incredible memoir from the man voted one of the “Best Umpires of All Time” by the Society of American Baseball Research—filled with more than three decades of fascinating baseball stories.In the pageantry of baseball, one select group is virtually unknown in the outside world, derided by fans, faced with split-second choices that spell victory or defeat. These men are up-close observers of the action, privy to inside jokes, blood fe ..." |
 | | George(1st Edition) The Poor Little Rich Boy Who Built the Yankee Empire by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2009 by Wiley ISBN-13: 978-0-470-39219-5, ISBN: 0-470-39219-3 "The biography of one of the most controversial figures in sports: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner For 34 years, he berated his players and tormented Yankees managers and employees. He played fast and loose with the rules, and twice could have gone to jail. He was banned from baseball for life—but was allowed back in the game. Yet George Steinbrenner also built the New York Yankees from a mediocre team into the greatest sport ..." |
 | | 7 The Mickey Mantle Novel by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by Lyons Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59921-270-8, ISBN: 1-59921-270-6 "Bestselling sportswriter Peter Golenbock knew Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Jim Bouton, Joe Pepitone, and many of Mantle’s friends, family, and teammates. While Mickey was a good person at heart, he had a dark side that went far beyond his well-known alcoholism and infidelities. In this fictional portrait, Mickey--now in heaven--realizes that he’s carrying a huge weight on his shoulders, as he did throughout his life. He needs to unburde ..." |
 | | Idiot(1st Edition) Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life by Johnny Damon, Peter Golenbock, Dan Shaughnessy Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Crown ISBN-13: 978-0-307-23763-7, ISBN: 0-307-23763-X "Dear Baseball Fan:I know what you’re thinking: Couldn’t he have come up with a better title? My mother agrees with you, but unfortunately Genius just doesn’t have the same ring.Let’s get something straight right away. I may be an idiot, but I’ve tried to do more in this book than just revisit the Red Sox’s Miracle Season. I want to give you a sense of what it’s like to grow up with baseball dreams, to spend long years climbing the ladde ..." |
 | | Teammates(1st Edition) by Peter Golenbock, Paul Bacon Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1992 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-284286-4, ISBN: 0-15-284286-1 "Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 1992 08 Pages: 32 Publisher: Sandpiper This is the Moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball Team and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati PeeWee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. Describes the racial prejudice experienced by Jackie Robinson when he joined the ooklyn Dodgers and became the first black player in Major League baseball ..." |
 | | The Last Lap(1st Edition) The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes, Updated Edition by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 438 Pages, Published 2001 by Hungry Minds, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-6585-4, ISBN: 0-7645-6585-0 "Stock car racing is not only the most popular sport in the country, but it's also among the most dangerous, as well. Traveling at speeds of over 200 miles per hour, drivers risk their lives every time they take the wheel. To be competitive, drivers must feel invincible. The best of them did, and lived life -- on the racetrack -- to the fullest. Their zest for life and for racing is celebrated in this powerful book.In The Last Lap, updat ..." |
 | | American Zoom(1st Edition) Stock Car Racing-From the Dirt Tracks to Daytona by Peter Golenbock, Davey Johnson Hardcover, 493 Pages, Published 1993 by John Wiley & Sons Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-02-544615-1, ISBN: 0-02-544615-0 "The acclaimed author of Balls and Personal Fouls now offers a celebration of NASCAR and the history of stock car racing, tracing the evolution of the sport from the days when good ol' boys souped up their Chevys to run moonshine to today's multimillion-dollar Winston Cup circuit. Photos." |
 | | American Nero The History of the Destruction of the Rule of Law, and Why Trump Is the Worst Offender by Richard W. Painter, Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2020 by Benbella Books ISBN-13: 978-1-948836-01-2, ISBN: 1-948836-01-7 "Donald Trump is eroding the rule of law! We’ve heard it said many times, and we can feel it in our guts. But what does “rule of law” really mean? And what happens when it breaks down? From Richard Painter, a senate candidate and law professor who served as White House chief ethics counsel under President George W. Bush, and New York Times bestselling author Peter Golenbock, American Nero is an in-depth exploration the rule of law—the le ..." |
 | | Gangster Redemption(1st Edition) How America's Most Notorious Jewel Robber Got Rich, Got Caught, and Got His Life Back on Track by Larry Lawton, Peter Golenbock Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Ll Research & Consulting International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-9854082-0-6, ISBN: 0-9854082-0-0 "Growing up in the Bronx in the shadow of the Throgs Neck Bridge, Larry Lawton was an altar boy until the day he was sexually molested by a priest. Needing to prove his manhood, Lawton as a teen began a criminal career taking bets on football games. He hung out at local bars, was embraced by mobsters, and soon became an earner and enforcer for the Gambino crime family. After a young thug made the mistakes of robbing a member of Lawton s ..." |
 | | Dynasty The New York Yankees, 1949-1964 (Dover Baseball) by Peter Golenbock Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2010 by Dover Publications ISBN-13: 978-0-486-47736-7, ISBN: 0-486-47736-3 "Love them or hate them, the New York Yankees are undeniably the world's most successful professional sports franchise. In this definitive history of the team's most successful era, bestselling journalist Peter Golenbock focuses on the sixteen-year period during which the Bronx Bombers won nine World Series titles—five of them in a row. Captivating portraits of Hall of Famers include profiles of Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, a ..." |
 | | Miracle(1st Edition) Bobby Allison and the Saga of the Alabama Gang by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2006 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-0-312-34001-8, ISBN: 0-312-34001-X "While you were sitting in the stands or watching at home on TV, did you ever ask yourself what's really going on behind the scenes? Take a ride on the seat next to auto-racing legend Bobby Allison and relive the dramatic saga of the Alabama Gang in this unique look at NASCAR from the inside. Bobby Allison, who ranks third place in wins in NASCAR history, began his Grand National/Winston Cup career in 1966. After winning eighty-five race ..." |
 | | Hank Aaron(1st Edition) Brave in Every Way by Peter Golenbock, Paul Lee Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205250-8, ISBN: 0-15-205250-X "On April 8, 1974, America watched as Hank Aaron stepped up to the plate and hit home run number 715! With that hit, he surpassed Babe Ruth's legendary baseball record and realized a lifelong dream. Before blacks were allowed in the major leagues, Hank was determined to play. This is the story of how Hank Aaron became a great ballplayer and an inspiration to us all." |
 | | Red Sox Nation An Unexpurgated History of the Boston Red Sox by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 2005 by Triumph Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57243-744-9, ISBN: 1-57243-744-8 "Five-time New York Times best-selling author Peter Golenbock brings forth the definitive oral history of the Boston Red Sox. His focus is on the players, managers and owners who were the colorful characters and legends that guided their legion of fans. This isn't some dusty, boring retelling of the franchise's history; Golenbock goes back and forth from laying out the facts of a situation and then allowing the key players in each anecdo ..." |
 | | Idiot(1st Edition) Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life by Johnny Damon, Peter Golenbock Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Three Rivers Press ISBN-13: 978-0-307-23773-6, ISBN: 0-307-23773-7 "Dear Baseball Fan:I know what you’re thinking: Couldn’t he have come up with a better title? My mother agrees with you, but unfortunately Genius just doesn’t have the same ring.Let’s get something straight right away. I may be an idiot, but I’ve tried to do more in this book than just revisit the Red Sox’s Miracle Season. I want to give you a sense of what it’s like to grow up with baseball dreams, to spend long years climbing the ladde ..." |
 | | The Last Lap(1st Edition) The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1998 by Macmillan Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-02-862147-0, ISBN: 0-02-862147-6 "Drawing on in-depth interviews with friends and family members, a personal look at NASCAR racing chronicles the story of the men who risked and lost their lives competing in the sport, including such legends as Curtis Truner and the Allison ..." |
 | | Glory in the Fall(Reprint) The Greatest Moments in World Series History by Peter Golenbock, Hugh Lofting Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2012 by Sterling ISBN-13: 978-1-4027-9752-1, ISBN: 1-4027-9752-4 ".Baseball has a rich history--and a treasure trove of books, magazines, and newspaper accounts celebrating (or lamenting) what went down on the diamond. And some of the most amazing games happened when fall arrived and the boys of summer played for the championship. During those two weeks in October (now November), time stood still. Nothing else mattered.This anthology captures the best of times and the worst of times as teams battled f ..." |
 | | The Forever Boys(1st Edition) by Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 391 Pages, Published 1992 by Carol Publishing Group ISBN-13: 978-1-55972-034-2, ISBN: 1-55972-034-4 "Former major league baseball players, now members of a Florida league for older players, speak about their experiences in the major leagues and the final days of their professional careers" |
 | | Bats(1st Edition) by Davey Johnson, Peter Golenbock Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 1986 by Putnam Adult ISBN-13: 978-0-399-13120-2, ISBN: 0-399-13120-5 "Even to ardent Met fans, a book about the team's second-place finish in 1985 might seem not worth bothering with, but that would be making a mistake. Probaby no better volume has ever been written about a baseball team's season from the viewpoint of an intelligent and sensitive manager. Wherever he has been the skipper, Johnson's teams have finished better than predicted, and that was the case in 1985 as well. Here, aided by Golenbock ( ..." |
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