Steve Scher talks with librarian Nancy Pearl about just a few of the many baseball books available, just in time for Tuesday's Opening Night at Safeco Field.
Here is a list of the books discussed in the interview.
- "Ball Four: The Final Pitch" by Jim Bouton
- "You Know Me Al" by Ring Lardner
- "The Summer Game" and "Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion" by Roger Angell
- "The Natural" by Bernard Malamud
- "Summerland" by Michael Chabon
- "Moneyball" by Michael Lewis
- "October 1964" and "The Summer of '49" by David Halberstam
- "The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fidrych" by Doug Wilson
- "The Southpaw," "A Ticket for a Seamstitch," "Bang the Drum Slowly!" and "It Looked Like Forever" by Mark Harris
- "Good Field No Hit," "The Catcher From Double A," "Long Ball to Left Field" and "Mister Shortstop" by Duane Decker
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