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Books from The Shelf connected to Baseball.
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The Shift
Russell A. Carleton's The Shift asks baseball fans to do more than memorize advanced statistics. It examines how numbers, psychology and team decisions interact,…
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The Baseball Whisperer: A Small-Town Coach Who Shaped Big League Dreams
A small Iowa town became a stopping place on the road to major league baseball because Merl Eberly kept building opportunities there. Michael Tackett's…
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The Celebrant: A Novel
A beautifully made ring can express admiration, but it can also become a business opportunity. That tension runs through Eric Rolfe Greenberg's The Celebrant,…
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Future Value
Future Value explores how baseball teams evaluate tomorrow's players, where scouts and analysts must make uncertain predictions about young people still changing.
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The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding begins with a gifted shortstop and an errant throw, then follows the consequences far beyond the baseball diamond. Chad Harbach…
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Baseball requires a glove, a ball and a bat! Teams take turns on offence and defence with the goal of scoring runs over the course of 9 innings. It’s an extremely popular sport in North America, UK and Asia but continues to grow worldwide.
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