Do biographies or historical books enhance your card collecting enjoyment?

WillowGrove · #1 09-27-2018, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

Next on my list is likely a bio of Mantle or Clemente.

Has anyone else experienced the enhanced enjoyment of our hobby due to good biography?

Absolutely! I read all the popular bb books as a kid in the late 70s early 80s; Glory of Their Times, Baseball When The Grass Was Real, Ball Four, Eight Men Out, Baseball As I Have Known It, and others. These books fueled my overall passion to start collecting vintage cards.

But the first book I remember devouring and then going out and buying cards based on it was: The Great American Baseball Flipping Trading and Bubble Gum Book. If you don't know this book and like collecting old cards, please find it. You will love it. Written by 2 dudes who grew up in the late 50s - they show many cards and write their memories about them, make fun of the players, etc etc. My friend and I became hooked on picking up cards that were "in the book". 58T Whammy Douglas anybody?

CobbSpiked, I'm reading Crazy '08 now and I absolutely love it.

OP for your Clemente book I would very strongly recommend this:

https://books.google.com/books/about...page&q&f=false

Thanks for asking!

Topnotchsy · #2 09-27-2018, 11:21 PM

For sure. One major area of my collection is Jackie Robinson and Integration and I have quite a few books on the topic. Items I come across often inspire me to do research, which in turn opens my eyes to new areas of collecting.

bgar3 · #3 09-28-2018, 06:14 AM

Peter, totally agree on Great American book, one of the funniest I ever read, also.

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