OT: Any Suggestions on Good Baseball Book to ask For

[almostdone]

I already posted this elsewhere but thought I would put it here as well.
Every year I get asked the same question of "What would you like for Christmas?". I have long given up on asking for additions to my collection form those who don't know anything about it, so I usually ask for some different books to read. Especially about the games history but not nessesarily biographies of single players. I have a few already but thought I would get some imput here to see what others might think.
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Drew

[deebro041]

Great read, But Didn't We Have Fun by Peter Morris! I like anything written by Peter Morris, he is a great historian!!

[Gr8Beldini]

If you're looking for history of the game, I would stay away from most biographies. I would recommend:

1. Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (People think of Bill James as nothing but a stats guy but he is a great writer)
2. The Era by Roger Kahn (Baseball in New York 1947 - 1956; one of the great underrated sports books of all-time)
3. Lords of the Realm (history of Baseball labor relations - very interesting).
4. Whatever Happened to the Baseball Hall of Fame by Bill James (also known as the Politics of Glory).

[bigtrain]

All great suggestions by GR8, Politics of Glory is one of my favorites. There is a quote early in the book about the guy who came up with the idea for a baseball museum suggesting in his proposal that it might draw hundreds of people to the Cooperstown area.

[rnisly]

Cubs on Catalina: A Scrapbookful of Memories about a 30-Year Love Affair Between One of Baseball's Classic Team & California's Most Fanc

http://www.amazon.com/Cubs-Catalina-...=cubs+catalina

I got this as a gift a couple of years ago and really enjoed it.

Roger

[insidethewrapper]

-Catcher by Pete Morris ( history of catching from 19th century +)
-The Card by Michael O'Keeffe ( history of the T206 Wagner Card bought by Wayne Gretsky)
-Miracle Ball by Brian Biegel (The search for the Bobby Thomson Home Run Ball)

[ChrisH]

The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn is a great read. That's one I'd recommend.