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I still have the paperback version of this book, and after all these years I still enjoy reading it. -
I'm reading a new book "Gehrig and the Babe" by Tony Castro (2018.) I'm not enjoying it at all. Maybe it's because I just finished 'Big Fella' by Jane Leavy and "Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig" Jonathan Eig.
The Castro book rehashes much of what has already been written. It is an easy book to read because of larger typeface than what is normal for a serious nonfiction book. Also, there is no index which is a disappointment. IMO, serious nonfiction books should have one. Castro includes a lot of fluff, the book reads like a magazine article that has been unprofessionally expanded. He even includes some questionable info about a purported fling between Ruth and Eleanor Twitchell (Gehrig) that supposedly happened in the early '20s.
This book is lame.
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Jane Leavy is the best. Her book “The Last Boy,” the best biography ever written about Mickey Mantle, and possibly the best baseball biography ever, was just magnificent.Originally posted by mithogo View PostThe saddest day of the year is the day that baseball season ends.Comment
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