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This digital document is an article from Baseball Digest, published by Century Publishing on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1038 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Controversy to hover over Barry Bonds' pursuit of home run record.(Warm Up Tosses)(baseball records)
Author: John Kuenster
Publication: Baseball Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: Century Publishing
Volume: 64Issue: 2Page: 19(3)

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Customer Reviews (24)

Very interesting read
This is quite simply one of the best sports biographies I have ever read.It is written in a very readable and interesting manner.Very highly recommended.

A DifferentPerspective
The author certainly did his homework by interviewing over 500 people who have had some interaction with Bonds over his life in order to write this book. What was grat about this book was that it wasn't written by Bonds or from the perspective of the author it was more other peoples true experiences about Bonds spun into a book. This was a fresh look at this guy and not written to drag him down or to glorify him, you are left to make your own opinion. I liked it.

Barry Bonds
I thought this would be a good book for a teen to read, however, there was much too much foul language.

Excellent insight into Barry Bonds
Excellent book.Very entertaining.If you are a baseball fan this is a must have as it talks of Bonds throughout his baseball career.There are many quotes from his teammates on the Pirates and the Giants as well as items from his college days.

The book talks about his marriages and his relationship with his dad.

I finished this book in a week when it usually takes me a month or so to finish a book.I could not put it down.

The Link Between Insecurity and Greatness.
This book is ironically titled because the real Barry Bonds, who you feel like they know after finishing Jeff Pearlman's thrilling biography, is a man one can neither love nor hate. His excellence is tarnished by his personality which is so obviously confused that, despite the brutality with which he treats others, renders one incapable of hating him. Barry Bonds is yet another example of self-esteem having an inverse relationship with success. Had Bonds been a satisfied young man, he would have never expended every particle of his physical and mental energy conquering a craft which would one day make him a national celebrity and a fabulously wealthy person. Bonds's infinitesimal self-doubt caused him to train like, and with, Jerry Rice and even cry on the rare occasion he had to miss a game, but it also alienated almost everyone he came into contact with. He is a petty, abrasive, and irritable man who is entirely devoid of social skills. This reality makes one pity him which is not the reaction one expects to have towards a finger pointing, whining mega-millionaire. When you look at the numbers over the course of his career, it is readily apparent that Bonds really is the Michael Jordan of baseball, and that most of us don't realize it is directly related to the horrendous way with which he interacts with peers, the press, the fans, and your average citizen. I am a fairly hardened person, but I was shocked to read the passages documenting this icon's habit of berating small children who ask for his autograph. He seems to insult and slight others for absolutely no reason whatsoever. As for steroids and BALCO, Pearlman does not hedge on the issue which is quite appropriate considering the evidence. The author is certain that the allegations against Bonds are true, and the stigma he is now under is doubly tragic because the reality is that the Giant would have gone to the Hall of Fame without an ounce of illegal substance. After the scandal, it's now a crap shoot as to whether or not he'll ever make it to Cooperstown. This is a cautionary tale. ... Read more

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The book will look at the history of the home run, the game's greatest sluggers, as well as other factors that have led to the home run affecting the game. From Babe Ruth's homers that saved baseball, to the slugging 1950s and 1960s when many great home run hitters arrived, to today's game tainted by a steroid scandal. It will also include all the team and individual records and dramatize record-breaking performances. It will also talk about the various ballparks and answer questions of how the baseball has changed. Is it juiced to travel further, etc. ... Read more

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Good But Flawed
If you're interested in the history of the home run this is the book to read. Mr. Gutman does a fine job of outlining the ebb and flow of home runs through the various baseball eras. He discusses the players, the changing dimensions of the stadiums, the tinkering with the baseball itself, famous home runs, and of course the steroid problem.

My only complaint is there are a fair number of typos in the book and at least one factual error. Gil Hodges was not "just the second player since 1901 to hit four home runs in a game".
Chuck Klein hit four out in one game for the Phillies in 1936, and Pat Seerey hit four out in one game for the White Sox in 1948. ... Read more

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Barry Bonds is arguably the greatest baseball player of all time. He holds the record for most home runs in a season and is baseball's only four-time MVP. This book explores Bonds' early influences, his struggle to get along with teammates, and the impact he has had on the game. ... Read more

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Not enough facts

Barry Bonds Stars of Sports by: Raymond Miller when he was two he broke a window hitting a woffle ball.When he was a little kid his favorite baseball player was his dad Bobby Bonds, he also put on a jersey and ran out on the field not during the game.
His memorable moments were his homerun record. . 328 batting average and a career high 137 RBI's.And he almost has one of the most homeruns and it was 500 homers.
When Barry was in college he Played baseball for Arizona State University and only had 45 homeruns, 711 at bat, 183 runs, 247 hits, 175 runs batted in, 57 stolen bases and.347 batting average.
His father also played for the same team that Barry does now, Barry is one of the best baseball players of all time.
One of Barr's famous quotes "To never give up and always do your best"
One thing I didn't like about the book is it stopped at 2003 and didn't give any info about 2004 and 2005 it should have had all of that info but it didn't and they should have had about him when he used steroids and why he used them he made a stupid choose. He used to be my favorite baseball players but when I found out he used steroids he disappointed me andI thought he was better than that, at least he started over and finally made the right choose and he's one of my favorite players again.

The review of Barry Bonds
I read Barry Bonds stars of sport
I thought it was cool because berry bonds played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
And the San Francisco Giants and those are my favorite teams.
I think people who play baseball will really like this book!
I recommend this book because this book is a great informational book about
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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Thomson Gale on September 9, 2005. The length of the article is 1659 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bury Bonds? Not yet, but trading him makes sense: at 41, after undergoing three knee operations and missing almost an entire season, Barry Bonds is smart enough to know it's time to become a DH.(BASEBALL)
Author: Ken Rosenthal
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 9, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 229Issue: 36Page: 72(2)

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This completely revised and updated biography follows baseball's most controversial slugger from his early years to his achievement of the most revered record in sports--the career home run record. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Jet, published by Thomson Gale on August 27, 2007. The length of the article is 688 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Barry Bonds assumes crown as new home run king.(NEWSMAKERS)
Author: Melody K. Hoffman
Publication: Jet (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 27, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 112Issue: 8Page: 59(3)

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This digital document is an article from National Catholic Reporter, published by Thomson Gale on August 31, 2007. The length of the article is 591 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Barry Bonds is just like the rest of us.(COLUMNS)
Author: Colman McCarthy
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 31, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 43Issue: 35Page: 18(1)

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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 714 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Barry Bonds--hero or villian.(off the record)
Author: John McGuire
Publication: St. Louis Journalism Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37Issue: 299Page: 6(1)

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Barry Bonds has broken more records and achieved more sports goals than any other player in the history of professional baseball. Follow this amazing athlete as he progresses from child baseball prodigy to major league record breaker - and one of the most spectacular professional baseball players of all time. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Baseball Digest, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2005. The length of the article is 521 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Delgado's consistency creating a historical path.(Carlos Delgado)
Author: Juan C. Rodriguez
Publication: Baseball Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 64Issue: 8Page: 88(1)

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on October 12, 2001. The length of the article is 798 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Marcas y recuerdos antes de Playoffs.(béisbol)(TT: Marks and memories before the Playoffs.)(TA: baseball)(Artículo Breve)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 12, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 7Issue: 450Page: 24

Article Type: Artículo Breve

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