{"product_id":"the-glory-of-their-times-the-story-of-the-early-days-of-baseball-told-by-the-men-who-played-it-isbn-9780061994715","title":"The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” \u003ci\u003e—Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This was the best baseball book published in 1966, it is the best baseball book of its kind now, and, if it is reissued in 10 years, it will be the best baseball book.”\u003c\/b\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Lawrence Ritter, co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Image of Their Greatness and The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time\u003c\/i\u003e, comes one of the bestselling, most acclaimed sports books of all time—a landmark oral history of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball was different in the dead-ball era—tougher, more raw, more intimate—when giants like Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb ran the bases. 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It can easily be enjoyed by anyone who likes good writing, interesting characters and has just a passing knowledge of the game.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePete Reynolds, The Chicago Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Almost perfect . . . a vivid, gentle, and humorous narrative, accompanied by marvelous photographs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Angell, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Easily the best baseball book ever produced by anyone.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I could happily reread every summer for the rest of my life that greatest of all baseball books, \u003cem\u003eThe Glory of Their Times\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Jay Gould, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e”Quite simply the best sports book in recent memory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilfrid Sheed, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Glory of Their Times\u003c\/em\u003e will be around as long as baseball.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNelson Algren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The single best baseball book of all time.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Barber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's not a dull moment in the whole book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Raleigh (N.C.) 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