Sammy Sosa: A Biography [Mass Market Paperback]

Bill Gutman (Author)

Book Description

HOME RUN HERO!

All season long, the nation watched Sammy Sosa chase one of the most revered records in all of sports: the single-season home run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. One of baseball's greatest sluggers, Slammin' Sammy smashed an amazing 20 homers in June 1998, setting the record for round-trippers in a month. In September, Sammy continued at an incredible pace, surpassing Maris's 61 just days after Mark McGwire. Sammy's late-season home runs kept him neck-and-neck with his friend Big Mac in the race to see who would set the new single-season home run record.

Sammy has won the hearts of fans throughout the world not just for his power home runs, but also for his charm, his smile, and his respect for the game. Find out all about the spectacular Sammy Sosa, from his humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic to a record-breaking year in the major leagues.

Read about one of baseball's top power hitters, an all-around outstanding player who's home run records have led to superstardom!

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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish
Original Language: English

About the Author

Bill Gutman has been a freelance writer for more than twenty years. In that time he has written over 150 books for children and adults, many of which are about sports. He has written profiles and biographies of many sports stars from both past and present, and some lesser ones as well. Aside from biographies, his sports books include histories, how-to instructionals, and sports fiction. He is the author of Archway's Sports Illustrated series, biographies of Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Tiger Woods, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Brett Favre; and NBA High-Flyers, profiles of top NBA stars. All are available from Archway Paperbacks. Mr. Gutman currently lives in Dover Plains, New York, with his wife and family.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671032747
• ISBN-13: 978-0671032746
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,044,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A story of Sosa in his early life and travels in baseball., November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sammy Sosa: A Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

If you're looking for a biography on an amazing baseball player who has become one of the most awsome home run hitters in baseball, check out Bill Gutman's biograpghy on Sosa. In the book Gutman talks about Sosa's early life, his quest to through baseball, and his career today. I chose to read this book because I am a huge baseball fan and like to read about the games stars. Anyone who likes baseball should like this book on Sammy Sosa.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Un Excelente ser humano ( a great human being), December 30, 1999

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Marcos Manuel Brito Pascal (Dominican republic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sammy Sosa: A Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

When I read this book I did it cause I wanted to see if the information about our sammy was okay and yes it was. As a Dominican I'm feeling very proud of Sammy I know how he fought to be where he is now and To do that in this country is not easy. I was borned in Santo domingo and I live here with my parents and Sammy is the guy who inspire me to keep me going I wish I could meet him sooner or later.....That's my dream

Lee todo lo que puedas de Sammy que vale la pena y sentiras la motivacion de luchar, luchar y luchar.........

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy Sosa Biography, May 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sammy Sosa: A Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

Sammy Sosa was born in the Dominican Republic. He didn't start playing baseball until he was in high school. During high school he really didn't play much. When he went to college he played on a team. Then he got picked up by the Chicago White Sox. When he was with the white sox I new more about baseball then he did. But now that he is with the cubs he knows just as much about baseball that any other professional baseball player does. My likes and dislikes about the book are, well i don't have any dislikes about the book. I always enjoy reading biographies on my favorite sports stars. So over all the book was one of the best books I've ever read and i haven't read that many books in my life time.

If you compare this book about Sammy Sosa to another book i read about Michael Jordan and his airiness I think that Sammy Sosa was ten million times better. On a closing note the book was probably the best book i have ever read in my life time as I have said many other times earlier in my wonderful online book review.