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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date May 2, 2006
Pages 390
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780385514378
ISBN-10 0385514379
Dimensions 1.25 by 6.50 by 9.25 in.
Weight 1.60 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $26.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A revelatory portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball, documenting the athlete's larger-than-life personallity and extraordinary accomplishments on the field. 100,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780385514378 Book cover for 9780739326411
 
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (May 2, 2006)
9780739326411 | details & prices | 641 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $28.95
About: A portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace his life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball.
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from Doubleday (May 2, 2006)
9780385514378 | details & prices | 390 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780767919715
 
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (May 1, 2007)
9780767919715 | details & prices | 390 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $18.00
About: A revelatory portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace Ruth's life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball, documenting the athlete's larger-than-life personality and extraordinary accomplishments on the field.
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780739332733
 
With Adam Grupper (other contributor) | Abridged edition from Random House (May 2, 2006)
9780739332733 | details & prices | 5.75 × 6.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A portrait of the legendary slugger draws on interviews, recently discovered documents, and Ruth's personal scrapbooks to trace his life from his childhood in an orphanage to his rise to the heights of major league baseball.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009)
9781435283213 | details & prices | 390 pages | List price $24.95

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