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"A Slugger, Mark McGwire".......2000-01-17

I enjoy all of Matt Christopher's books especially his "Sport Bio" ones. I checked out this grand book at the public libary. "At The Plate With Mark McGwire" is a great book because it's all the way Matt Christopher writes, the way he wrote this book was especially GREAT. The way Matt Christopher wrote when McGwire was little to when he was a slugger,when he "stunk", and much more.I really hope people of all ages read about such a star.

Mark McGwire: Star Home Run Hitter (Sports Reports)

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Mark McGwire: Star Home Run Hitter (Sports Reports)
Stew Thornley
Manufacturer: Enslow Publishers
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Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0766013294

Home Run Heroes: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa

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Best Heroes
Record Broken
This is one in Million!!!!!!!!

Home Run Heroes: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa
Joseph Layden
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0439057469

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Best Heroes.......2003-05-02

Dear reader,
This book is about Mark Macgwire and Sammy Sosa.
I like this book because it gives you lots of information you want to know about these heroes. If you're a fan of the Chicago Cubs(Sammy) and the Cardinals(Mark)then you will like this book a lot.

Record Broken.......2002-04-09

This is an okay book. It's mostly the story about how Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa break Babe Ruth's and Roger Maris' record. They hit more than 62 homeruns, nobody has been able to do that, but Mark and Sammy have. Mark McGwire hit 70 homers! Sammy Sosa hit 66 homers! I would reccommend this book for 5th graders and up.

This is one in Million!!!!!!!!.......1999-05-28

This book is great it not only tells you about their homerun records but their lifes too! This book has ineresting facts. If you are still interested about the homerun race you should read this book.

The Ball: Mark McGwire's Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream

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DEAD-ON ACCURATE
Quick, Pleasurable Read
witty, funny and interesting stories that surround the sale
You'll never look at a baseball the same way again!
Excellent, a must read

The Ball: Mark McGwire's Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream
Daniel Paisner
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0670887765

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"The Ball" begins innocently enough in a Costa Rican factory as a Rawlings baseball, like thousands of others each year, is wound and sewn for use in the major leagues. The story ends months later at auction, when that very ball is sold for more than $3 million. Between those two events, Cardinal slugger Mark McGwire has hit it--and, up in the stands, a young research scientist named Phil Ozersky has retrieved what turned out to be a shot for history, the Mighty Mac's 70th home run of the season. Now, a hunk of horsehide is suddenly baseball's ultimate object of desire, an instrument of potential wealth and thus ineffable greed.

The story of this ball and its movements--and what it tells us about who we are as a society--makes for an odd and riveting cautionary tale, almost totemic in quality. McGwire made it clear during his hunt for Roger Maris's legendary record of 61 home runs in a season that he'd never pay for any of the record-breaking homers he hit and that their rightful place was on display in Cooperstown. Still, the smart money knows that everything today has a price, and someone is always willing to pay it. "We live in a time," Paisner reminds us, "when dollar bills change hands as carelessly as if they'd been printed by Milton Bradley ... when money burns the kinds of holes in our deep pockets that can't keep us from our impulses." On cue, Ozersky sleeps with the ball the first night and then puts it in his girlfriend's parents' safe the next day before securing it in a safe deposit box the day after. Then the marketers, agents, and auctioneers take center stage. Interestingly, the only person who exits the tale with hands completely clean is the star himself, Mark McGwire, happy to do his part and leave it at that. --Jeff Silverman

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When Mark McGwire sent the first pitch from Montreal Expos rookie pitcher Carl Pavano rocketing into the left field stands at Busch Stadium on September 27, 1998, it was baseball's latest "shot heard round the world." A 26-year-old research scientist named Phil Ozersky happened to be sitting in those left field stands that fateful afternoon, and when he dove on the ball and hugged it close, his world was remade.

The Ball offers readers an inside account of what happened next --and what happened first. Author Daniel Paisner retraces the arc of this one ball, from the moment it was stitched by factory workers in a Rawlings plant in Turrialba, Costa Rica; to the moment it was finally sold at auction for a staggering $3.005 million to comic-book publisher Todd McFarlane.

This is a tale of fortune and legend, honor and greed, substance and style, based in large part on Paisner's unique access to Ozersky and his advisers, including St. Louis sports agent Michael D. Barnes. The Ball is the only in-depth account of the remarkable aftermath to this remarkable baseball season, shot through with compelling personalities, backroom dealings and unearthed legends from our national game. It is itself a gem of a collector's item, sure to find a place on the bookshelves of baseball fans and observers of the American scene.

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DEAD-ON ACCURATE.......2000-05-08

Daniel Paisner has hit another home run. The absurdity that has entered into the sports memorabilia market is clearly exposed here. He accuarately illuminates just how hard it is for the average fan to collect that "special piece." Unfortunately, sports memorabilia collecting can no longer be just for the love of the game. The book was a great read and highly recommended!

Quick, Pleasurable Read.......1999-12-26

You'll be amazed how quickly 200 pages turn with this well-written, fast-paced dialogue of Mark McGuire's 70th baseball and the hoopla that endured for a lucky scientist in St. Louis. Even if you're not a huge baseball fan, this story is likely to keep your attention. Thanks to Barron's newspaper for the recommendation!

witty, funny and interesting stories that surround the sale.......1999-11-11

an adventure of a young scientist into the world of big money and big people with "good" guys and villans...with cameos from mcgwire, sosa and donald trump....this was a home run catch with a home run ending

You'll never look at a baseball the same way again!.......1999-09-26

Round and round and round she goes... Someone, maybe you, could strike it rich at the ballpark and bring home #62 or #63 or, heaven forbid, #70. Here it is, the great lottery of the magical 1998 baseball season. The buzz about Sammy and McGwire was matched by an undercurrent of instant fame and wealth, the American pastime promising to bestow the American dream. THE BALL captures it all. And it is truly a fascinating and highly entertaining read. I recommend this book not only to baseball fans (for whom it is a must) but also for anyone interested at a look behind the scenes of one of the great fairy tales of our times.

Excellent, a must read.......1999-09-25

This book captivates you as you get a first hand look into the pursuit of the so-called American Dream. Not only is the story interesting in itself but it prompts you to analyse and question your own values. This book is just marvalous on so many levels. I can't wait for the next Paisner book to again enjoy his insights into the human personality.

The 500 Home Run Club : Baseball's 16 Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire

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Updated with McGwire
New and Improved.

The 500 Home Run Club : Baseball's 16 Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire
Bob Allen
Manufacturer: Sports Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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The 500 Home Run Club: Baseball's Greatest Home Run Hitters from Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire is one of the most unusual and revealing baseball books ever written. It tells the stories of the 16 men who have hit more than 500 home runs. They are all here, from Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire, the latest player to hit 500 homers. In first-person accounts with friend and agent Bob Allen, baseball's most legendary sluggers describe and assess their own careers and lives, and each other's, including the obstacles they faced along the way. Allen interviewed 180 former major leaguers to get their first-person accounts of playing with and against baseball's most dominant sluggers in what is destined to become one of the best baseball books of all time.

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Updated with McGwire.......2001-01-25

Right now there are sixteen players who have hit over 500 home runs. Each one has a nice write-up and stories that are very enjoyable to read. Fifteen are retired or deceased and one is still playing.

New and Improved........2001-01-15

I have always dreamed of meeting the 16 baseball players that have hit over 500 home runs. Now I realize that meeting Ruth, Ott, Mantle and Matthews would be impossible that's why I'm glad to have a copy of this book.

Along with those listed earlier you read about Aaron, Schmidt, Jackson, Foxx, Killebrew, Mays, Robinson, Williams, McCovey, Banks, Murray and the newest member McGwire.

The book is new and updated and the 16 players are listed alphabetically and no ranking system is used. I like this concept as it gives the reader the choice as to which they consider the best of this very special and elite group.

Each chapter is written to not only discuss the career of the player but also let others who knew them talk about the person as well. The book also includes photos of each of the players. This is for every baseball fan young and old - excellent work and well done!!

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this Man belongs in the Hall of Fame Period

Mark McGwire

The best biography I've ever read.

Great summary of McGwire's Record Breaking Season and Career

Mark McGwire: A Biography
Jonathan Hall
Manufacturer: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0671032739

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MARK McGWIRE

FIRST BASE
BATS: RIGHT
THROWS: RIGHT
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 250
BORN: OCTOBER 1, 1963 IN CALIFORNIA
DRAFTED: OAKLAND'S FIRST ROUND (TENTH OVERALL) IN 1984

Throughout the 1998 season, the nation watched Mark McGwire chase one of the most revered records in all of sports: the single season home run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. On September 8, Big Mac hit his 62nd home run, and became a major league baseball legend.

Find out all about the amazing Mark McGwire, how he went from little league to the major leagues, how he rebounded from career-threatening injuries to accomplish the greatest achievement in recent sports history. No one will ever forget Mark's sensational 70 home runs and the exciting race against his friend Sammy Sosa to set the new single season home run record -- and how it brought fans back to baseball.

Read about one of baseball's best all-around players, a popular veteran whose dedication and talent have led to a sensational record-breaking career!

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this Man belongs in the Hall of Fame Period.......2007-01-15

Big Mac truly saved Baseball along with Sammy Sosa back in the summer of 1998. He was a Great Hitter all through His career&He deserves his place in cooperstown. this Book is a solid Read.MCgwire was always bad from his Days in Oakland through the End in St Louis. Big Mac is the truth&he should be a Hall of Famer easily.

Mark McGwire.......2005-02-10

Mark McGwire, the only person to hit 70 homeruns in a single season. He did this in his last season of profesional base ball in 1998 on the St. Louis Cardinals. He was on the Oakland A's for 12 years and was on the St. Louis Cardinals for 4 years. He played first base. He bats right and throws roght also. he is 6'4", just like my dad. Mark weighs about 250 pounds. Born October 1, 1963 in California. McGwire went to the University on Southern California. He was Oaklands first draft pick.(tenth over all). Throughtout the 1998 season the nation watched Mcgwire to see if he would break the 62 home runs in a season. Indead he did and everybody congradulated him. But best of all. His best friend and fan, Sammy Sosa. Many people said he took steroroids, but i do not belive that and neither does this author.

The best biography I've ever read........1999-05-26

Mark started off as a rookie in 1986. He was drafted to the Oakland A's. When Mark was a kid he actually hated baseball and loved golf, but his parent's told him they really wanted him to play baseball so Mark finally agreed and at his first at bat he hit a home run. When Mark was in his teenage years he was asked to join the California All-star team and he hit a ball into Mexico. It just happened to be that they were playing on the border of California and Mexico. In high school he had to quit the team he was playing on because of a knee injury but Mark was so good in baseball he was awarded a scholarship. In Mark's professional years he is probably going to be most famous for hitting 62, home runs but when he started he was horrible .Mark said it was a slump but the media thought different but after he starting hitting well, he was right. It was a slump. I really enjoyed reading the book Mark McGwire because it was very interesting and exciting I would recommend this book to anyone.

Great summary of McGwire's Record Breaking Season and Career.......1998-10-28

This book is a an excellent re-cap of Mark McGwire's career and a thorough look at his head to head competition with Sammy Sosa. The writer does a very good job of portraying McGwire as hero to both parents and children. A perfect book for anyone interested in this fine baseball player.

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Mark McGwire (Baseball Legends)
Carrie Muskat
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0791054918

Mark McGwire: Home Run King (Sports Achievers)

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Mark McGwire: Home Run King (Sports Achievers)
Jeff Savage
Manufacturer: LernerSports
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0822536757

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70! Mark McGwire
TONY et al LA RUSSA
Manufacturer: Beckett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K008SY

Baseball Auction : Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa Auction Catalog

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This book brings together Past and Present Baseball History
It brings together past and present Baseball history
Tops them all!
THE AUCTION OF THE CENTURY, BIGGER THAN KENNEDY

Baseball Auction : Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa Auction Catalog
Guernsey
Manufacturer: Guernsey's Auction House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1580601243

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If your dreams of wrapping a mitt around a Mark McGwire or Sammy Sosa record-setting home-run baseball were dashed with the close of the 1998 season, you have another shot: purchasers of this catalog are eligible to participate in Guernsey's "Baseballs of 1998" auction, where, thanks to the generosity of several sure-handed gentlemen, McGwire home-run balls Nos. 63, 67, 68, and 70, and Sosa's Nos. 61, 64, and 66, are on the bidding block. The catalog not only grants admission to the auction--held on January 12, 1999 in New York's Madison Square Garden--but contains an absentee-bid form for those unable to attend the event. The catalog also pays tribute to the round-tripper, with elegant profiles of some of the game's most heroic, memorable homers: Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the Word"; Babe Ruth's predicted bash in the 1932 World Series; and, of course, McGwire and Sosa's race to break Roger Maris's single-season home-run record. Photographs of the McGwire and Sosa baseballs are accompanied by accounts of the men who caught them, and the insanity that ensued. Several other home-run related items will be auctioned, as well, including Henry Aaron's final homer, No. 755.

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This book brings together Past and Present Baseball History.......1999-01-22

This was a great way to commemorate the end of a fantastic Baseball season. It contains some great stories of Bobby Thompson, Babe Ruth and Roger Maris as well as the stories behind McGwire's 63, 67,68 and 70 homerun balls and Sosa's 61, 64 and 66 homerun balls.

The catalog also makes a great coffee table book.

It brings together past and present Baseball history.......1999-01-16

This may be your only chance to see present baseball history. There are great photographs of McGwire's home run balls 63, 67, 68 and 70 as well as Sosa's 61, 64 and 66. Along with the photographs there are the stories behind each one.

This is a great way to commemorate the fantastic 1998 Baseball season. It also makes a great coffee table book.

Tops them all!.......1999-01-07

I have been collecting Guernsey's catalogues for years and this one tops them all! Informativive, factual, and quite imaginitive, too. Guaranteed to become a collector's item!

THE AUCTION OF THE CENTURY, BIGGER THAN KENNEDY.......1998-12-26

WOW, WHAT A SUBJECT MATTER JUST AFTER THE BEST SEASON IN BASEBALL, NOW THIS THE SPORTS AUCTION OF THE CENTURY,NYC, MSG, PSA/DNA,MILES STANDISH, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS OF 1998 IN SPORTS, WHO CARES ABOUT THE NBA STRIKE.

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Thoroughly Researched.......2002-12-01

This is the definitive book on the porno industry. It is the only book written by a serious journalist, not some porno fan dying to meet the stars. Gaffin kept his distance and fairly and accurately describes what he saw and what he experienced. This book covers stars, directors, producers, distributors. He spent time with the LAPD Vice Squad. He met with the grand daddy who set up the entire porno industry Reuben Sturmen. He met with all the top companies owners. Critics want a whitewash to talk about how exciting everyone is. Gaffin tells it straight. And with humor. Hats off to the guy and the book. Fantastic job.

An irritating exercise into the world of pornography.......1998-12-22

Hollywood Blue tells the various stories of those in the pornography underworld: stars, publicists, directors...While this might sound like an excellect examination into the underworld of pornography, Mr, Gaffin treads very lightly with many of his subjects and frustrates the reader who would expect a more detailed and probing anaysis of the adult entertainment industry. What makes this book even more irritating is the photo oppurtunties that Mr. Gaffin places himself in. One cannot take this book very seriously with Harris Gaffin mugging for the camerma in many of the photos in this book. Reccommended for masochists only.

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Why is it that certain members of the human species routinely put their survival at risk by smoking cigarettes? Why is it that some females make walking a struggle for themselves by donning high heel footwear? This book attempts to answer such questions. Such risky behaviors are obviously shaped by forces other than the instincts. Indeed, for no manifest genetic reason, humanity is constantly searching for a purpose to its existence; this search has led it to invent myths, art, rituals, languages, mathematics, science, and other truly remarkable things that set it apart from all other species. In this volume author Marcello Danesi shows us that the discipline that endeavors to understand the human meaning quest is known as semiotics. Danesi demonstrates how semiotics unravels the meanings of signs that make up the system of everyday life that we call a culture or a society. This book will engender in the reader the same kind of questioning and inquisitive frame of mind with which a semiotician approaches the subject matter of meaning. Basic semiotic ideas and analytical techniques are introduced via a seemingly fictional yet very telling scene, one which reveals a lot about the human need for meaning. The scene is a fashionable modern-day restaurant, and the fictional actions that occur allow Danesi to provide the semiotic version of the human drama in concrete terms. As Danesi argues, perhaps the greatest skill possessed by Homo Sapiens, literally the knowing animal, is the ability to know itself. This book reveals how semiotics helps to sharpen that ability considerably.

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Disappointed.......2004-07-15

The book offered little more than a rehash of The Naked Ape. There was some attempt to formalize the study by introducing a nomenclature and catagories, but there was nothing really added to the original.

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John Grochowski shows you how to beat the house advantage and increase your winning odds in three of the most popular casino games.

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Informative AND easy to read.......1998-09-21

This is an amazing book. It's so entertaining and easy to read you don't even realize how much you're learning. The author asks questions I'd never even thought of, then he answers them so clearly and logically that I had no trouble absorbing the information. I've read a lot of blackjack books and was never really clear on the whys behind some of the recommendations. With this book, now I know what all the others were talking about.

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The Oliver Wight Class A Checklist for Business Excellence

The leading business improvement specialists who educate, coach and mentor people to lead and sustain change on the journey to business excellence and outstanding business performance

Managing the Strategic Planning Process
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