Product Description: For nearly sixty years, Bud Furillo wrote and talked about sports in Southern California. For fifteen of those years, he authored a popular column for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner called The Steam Room, which gave him the nickname that lasted him for the rest of his life: “the Steamer...read more

Mrs. Thatcher's First Administration: The Prophets Confounded

Tommy Lasorda is perhaps baseball's most famous and popular figure. At 79, after 20 years of managing and 57 years with one franchise, this Hall of Famer still suits up in Dodger Blue every day. He also keeps a travel schedule that would dizzy the most frequent fliers. Lasorda went from a scrawny, overlooked Italian kid of average ability to become one of the world's most recognizable baseball faces--and he fought for it every step of the way. Plaschke takes us inside the day-to-day world of this baseball great to reveal a side of Lasorda that few people know. Along the way, we're treated to some of the most outrageous stories in sports, and we discover Lasorda's unshakable opinions about what plagues baseball today.--From publisher description.A portrait of the colorful and successful baseball legend goes inside Tommy Lasorda's everyday life to reveal his long-time baseball career and his no-holds-barred opinions on the problems plaguing modern-day baseball.

Product Description: In this updated version from the original 1995 release, highly respected psychologist Dr. Vincent M. Fortanasce, a member of Little League's Operating Board, offers advice and observations to parents, players, and others involved in children's baseball...read more

The story of Lasorda's experiences with the Dodgers over more than forty years--as scout, player, coach, and manager--is laced with legendary baseball stories and marked by a unique celebration of the sport