The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees

by Tom Brokaw, The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Narrated by Pete Larkin, Nick Omana, Dale Turner, Mark Comstock

Overview

A deluxe baseball treasury unlike any other, complete with essays, photos, and player bios from The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Everyone dreams of Cooperstown. It's a hallowed name in baseball, for players as well as their fans. It's a house where legends live; it's everything that's great about the game.

Never before has the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum published a complete registry of inductees with plaques, photographs, and extended biographies. In this unique, 75th anniversary edition, read the stories of every player inducted into the Hall, organized by position. Each section begins with an original essay by a living Hall of Famer who played that position: Hank Aaron, George Brett, Orlando Cepeda, Carlton Fisk, Tommy Lasorda, Joe Morgan, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken Jr., Nolan Ryan, and Robin Yount.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A treasure for baseball fans... THE HALL is a reminder that even though so much information is available now online about baseball's greats, it's still a gift to have their stories and photos in one giant package."—Doug Williams, San Diego Union-Tribune

"Serving both as a monument, archive and memorabilia repository, Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is well served by the huge, well-illustrated The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats: In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees."—The Daily Beast

"This book is a must-read and must-own for baseball fans."—Fansided

"The Hall captures all 306 Hall of Famers in both biographical essays and spectacular photos, many of which can only be found in the Cooperstown shrine itself. It's kind of like a walk-through of Cooperstown."—New York Daily News' "The Score"

"A spectacular coffee-table tome that belongs in any baseball fan's library."—Mike Harrington, Buffalo News

JANUARY 2015 - AudioFile

For years, baseball’s venerable Hall of Fame has issued a postcard on each inductee. Now, they come to life in brief audio vignettes, a smart approach for listeners who want to learn about the men enshrined. The narrators read as if they’re telling a story rather than lecturing—and really, that’s what these are: condensed, well-researched stories that add personality to the sport’s greats. Each entry is several minutes long—the perfect length for a well-read overview. Actual players give longer bios; one of my favorites is Carlton Fisk, a catcher who played the game for 24 seasons, who lends voice, and character, to the sketch of the hard-nosed competitor he was. M.B. 2015 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170119950
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	07/15/2014
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,178,783

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