Baseball Letters: A Fan's Correspondence With His Heroes (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Page after page of unabashed innocence, love, and respect for the national pastime."
-- Tim Wendel, USA Today

"Baseball Letters is a reminder that the game still has some honesty and human warmth at its heart."
--People

"When your love of sports has waned to a nubbin, this book will restore your faith. . . . It's not literature, it's better."
-- Charlie Vincent, Detroit Free Press -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"Page after page of unabashed innocence, love, and respect for the national pastime."
-- Tim Wendel, USA Today

"Baseball Letters is a reminder that the game still has some honesty and human warmth at its heart."
--People

"When your love of sports has waned to a nubbin, this book will restore your faith. . . . It's not literature, it's better."
-- Charlie Vincent, Detroit Free Press --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 179 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha America; Gift edition (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568361521
• ISBN-13: 978-1568361529
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #448,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All-Time Favorites, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

I bought Mr. Swirsky's new book "Every Pitcher Tells A Story" and was so taken by its originality that I bought his first one "Baseball Letters". They are quite different and it's hard to tell which one I enjoyed more. I was glad he didn't write to the same players--every letter was a new 'experience'.Great reads.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not just a great baseball book, October 5, 1999

By A Customer

There was a poll taken by a big magazine last year asking the question what are the five greatest basball books of all-time. "Baseball Letters" after being out for less that a year came in 3rd! Buy it for yourself or friends--you cannot go wrong. It is filled with anecdotes from real people, in their own handwritting, about their lives--little things that will stay with you, you'll notice. Like when Swirsky asks 50s pitcher Gerry Staley if he'll sign a ball for him, Staley responds 'don't send money--i'm just happy to be alive and able to do it.' this book is a gift to the people who discover it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This book is so plain, so simple, it makes you remember why you loved baseball in the first place. I received this book as a gift by at least four different friends on four different occassions all of them saying "I got you the ultimate gift!" I didn't have the heart to tell them I had bought it myself. I've been waiting impatiently for Mr. Swirsky's new one. Well it just came out ("Every pitcher Tells Story") and wouldn't you know, the same four people gave me the book as a present! Both books sit on my night table just in case I want something pleasent to read before I go to sleep. I most highly recommend them.