Leavy, Jane
Summary: George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh-- business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father-- Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom. Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man. -- adapted from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUTH LEAStanton, Tom
Summary: Chronicles the relationship between American baseball legends and archrivals Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth against the backdrop of a little-known series of charity golf matches called "The Has-Beens Golf Championship" in 1941.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team Stanton 2007Kelly, David A.
Summary: On January 5, 1920, the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. That's when, some say, that the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KELBurleigh, Robert.
Summary: This book contains a poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyager Books/Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION BurleighStout, Glenn
Summary: "The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUTH STOStabler, David
Summary: Sixteen "true tales from the childhoods of famous athletes, from Babe Ruth (so incorrigible that his parents put him in reform school at age 7) to Muhammad Ali (who learned to fight at age 12 after a thief stole his bicycle)"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2015
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Summary: Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts? Based on newly discovered documents and interviews--including pages from Ruth's personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Team RuthStewart, David O
Summary: Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat, is having a record-breaking season in his first year as a New York Yankee. In 1920, he will hit more home runs than any other team in the American League. Larger than life on the ball field and off, Ruth is about to discover what the Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series are learning—baseball heroes are not invulnerable to scandal....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC STEAdler, David A.
Summary: While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction Hist AdlerGutman, Dan.
Summary: With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GUTMontville, Leigh.
Summary: A portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace his life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 RUTH, BABE MontvilleGutman, Dan.
Summary: With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GUTRuth, Babe
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 RUTRoberts, Randy
Summary: "In War Fever, celebrated sports historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith explore the monumental changes taking place in Boston during the Great War through the stories of three men: Karl Muck, the German conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra;Charles Whittlesey, a Harvard Law Student who was called to service and became an unlikely leader; and perhaps the most famous baseball player of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.4 ROBSummary: 10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family Everyone'sFitts, Robert K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 FITCreamer, Robert W.
Summary: "I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 CREStanton, Tom
Summary: The story of the decades-long relationship between two legends of American baseball--arch-rivals Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth--is set against the backdrop of a little-known series of 1941 charity golf matches, known as the Has-Beens Golf Championship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.357 STASummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005