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Barry Bonds A Biography
John Bloom
Book Code: GR2955
ISBN: 0-313-32955-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32955-5
160 pages, photos; tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £18.95)
Discount Price: $22.37 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • An intriguing coverage.
    —MBR Bookwatch/Donovan's Bookshelf     April 2005
Description: Barry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases. His statistical performance is beyond reproach, but his public image remains controversial, and recent allegations of steroid use have cast a shadow over his unprecedented accomplishments. This timely book strips away the hype and takes an objective look and Bonds' life and career. It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in professional sports. Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a "Making of a Legend" chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • In His Father's Footsteps, 1964-1986
  • Stardom and Dashed Hopes in Pittsburgh, 1986-1992
  • Salvaging a Franchise, 1993
  • A Tarnished Image for Bonds and Baseball, 1994
  • A Target of Resentment, 1995-1999
  • Chasing the Babe in the House That Bonds Built, 2000-2001
  • A Dream Come True...Almost, 2002
  • Private Struggles and Public Images, 2003
  • "Roid Rage"
  • Epilogue
  • Chronology of Barry Bonds' Life and Career
  • Appendix: Barry Bonds' Awards and Career and Postseason Statistics
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2004017424
LCC Class: GV865
Dewey Class: 796
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