Kahn, Roger

The boys of summer by Roger Kahn( Book )
18 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and Japanese and held by 2,461 libraries worldwide
"A ... narrative of growing up within shouting distance of Ebbets Field, working for the Herald Tribune in the Jackie Robinson years ... and what's happened to everybody since."

Joe & Marilyn : a memory of love by Roger Kahn( Book )
17 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in English and held by 1,231 libraries worldwide
The story of the passionate relationship between Joe Di Maggio, American baseball hero, and Marilyn Monroe, American sex symbol.

A flame of pure fire : Jack Dempsey and the roaring '20s by Roger Kahn( Book )
11 editions published between 1999 and 2009 in English and held by 1,186 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, discussing how Dempsey embodied the spirit of America in the 1920s.

Pete Rose : my story by Pete Rose( Book )
4 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 1,133 libraries worldwide
Pete Rose tells the story behind his expulsion from baseball.

Memories of summer : when baseball was an art and writing about it a game by Roger Kahn( Book )
10 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 1,075 libraries worldwide
This joyful memoir of sports and sportswriting - of a time when the writers and the players would spend their days laughing on the road together and their nights drinking in bars together, without a press agent in sight - brings to life the years when baseball was not only the national pastime, but established itself as a symbol of masculinity and grace in America.

The era : 1947-1957, when the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers ruled the world by Roger Kahn( Book )
4 editions published between 1993 and 2002 in English and held by 1,001 libraries worldwide
The Era, Roger Kahn's most important book since The Boys of Summer, chronicles the golden age of modern baseball by following the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers from 1947 - the year of racial integration - through 1957, when the Giants and the Dodgers moved to California. During these eleven seasons the three teams dominated the game. Those years, when baseball was America's unrivaled national sport, saw the integration of the major leagues, the dominance of the Yankees, the arrival of television on the sports scene, and the ascendancy of the United States as a world power. Roger Kahn's keen eye and sharp pen bring it all to life again.

The head game : baseball seen from the pitcher's mound by Roger Kahn( Book )
2 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 798 libraries worldwide
The author of The Boys of Summer gives an opinionated account of the evolution of baseball's central event-the psychological battle between a pitcher and a batter known as the "head game". Kahn investigates not only grips, speeds, and tactics, but also knowledge, maturity, and competitive fire. Illustrations throughout. An opinionated account of the evolution of baseball's central event, by baseball's most celebrated chronicler. Beyond the techniques and training, baseball is essentially a pitcher and a batter and the psychological battle between them-the head game. Here for the first time is the story of that battle and the people who changed the course of baseball by throwing one. Roger Kahn investigates not only grips, speeds, and tactics, but also knowledge, maturity, and competitive fire. With the help of some of baseball's greatest pitchers and pitching minds-from Christy Mathewson, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, and Bruce Sutter to today's reigning pitching coach, Leo Mazzone-as well as his own deep knowledge of the game, Roger Kahn speaks with authority, and with the authorities, bringing new light to baseball's most pivotal contest. His acute sense of how people make history makes The Head Game a delightful and enlightening tour of baseball through the pitcher's eyes.

Good enough to dream by Roger Kahn( Book )
10 editions published between 1985 and 2000 in English and Japanese and held by 792 libraries worldwide

October men : Reggie Jackson, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and the Yankees' miraculous finish in 1978 by Roger Kahn( Book )
3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 792 libraries worldwide
Recounts one of the great summers of baseball history, 1978--the year the Yankees won the World Series after a tumultuous season.

The battle for Morningside Heights; why students rebel by Roger Kahn( Book )
8 editions published between 1970 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 744 libraries worldwide