{"product_id":"the-lords-of-the-realm-john-helyar-9780345465245","title":"The Lords of the Realm: The Real History of Baseball","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this fascinating, colorful chronicle--based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging--John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary people and dramatic events that shaped America's favorite pastime, from the dead-ball days at the turn of the century through the great strike of 1994. Witness zealous Judge Landis banish eight players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, after the infamous \"Black Sox\" scandal; the flamboyant A's owner Charlie Finley wheel and deal his star players, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers, like a deck of cards; the hysterical bidding war of coveted free agent Catfish Hunter; the chain-smoking romantic, A. Bartlett Giamatti, locking horns with Pete Rose during his gambling days of summer; and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of the Realm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read for baseball fans . . . reads like a suspense novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Refreshingly hard-headed . . . the only book you'll need to read on the subject.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lots of stories . . . well told, amusing . . . edifying.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Helyar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345465245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345465245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.60d","brand":"John Helyar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044292522239,"sku":"9780345465245","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8df7dabe-f5ba-4759-b908-d7edc8d4c61b.jpg?v=1684972010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lords-of-the-realm-john-helyar-9780345465245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}