Traces the life of the first black Major League baseball player of the modern era, detailing his childhood, his career as an MVP-award winning baseball player, and a hero of the civil rights movement.

Provides an introduction to the game of baseball, covering the rules of the game, how the field is laid out and taken care of, and the responsibilities of each player.

A critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic presents this definitive biography of the Hall of Famer--and the record holder for the most stolen bases in a single game who also stole America's heart--who played for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career.

"When pro baseball player Chase Walker first meets Amanda at her restaurant, it's love at first sight. While Amanda can't help noticing the superstar with the Greek-god-build, he doesn't have a chance of getting to first--or any other--base with her. A successful entrepreneur who's built her business from scratch, Amanda doesn't need a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. And a curvy girl who likes to cook and eat isn't interested in being around...

This definitive biography of Henry (Hank) Aaron—one of baseball's immortal figures—is a revelatory portrait of a complicated, private man who through sports became an enduring American icon.
 
“Beautifully written and culturally important.” —The Washington Post
 
“The epic baseball tale of the second half of the 20th century.” —Atlanta Journal Constitution
 
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Georgette Castle's family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven't taken her seriously since. Frankly, she's over it. Georgie loves planning children's birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She's determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World, whatever that means. Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?)...

"Have you ever wondered who are the greatest baseball players of all time? This top-10s title has answers! Readers are also invited to think critically about which players they personally consider the greatest"--

"The tale of the struggling single mother of a high-school pitcher, a shy kid so athletically talented that he's being recruited for a full-ride scholarship to a Division I college, with a future in major-league baseball. But the mother fears that she's losing her grip on her son because he's being lured down a darker path by one of his teammates, a secretly disturbed young man from an affluent family, whose excellent grades and fun-loving manner...