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Describes the life and career of the New York Yankees star famed for his legendary hitting ability. ... Read more

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Nonfiction: Biography of baseball great Mickey Mantle ... Read more

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Advertising premium from Reserve Life Insurance Co. Made of cardboard stock, it is a fold-out manual with inside illustrated in color with stances and positions to assume. Also lists his stats and game records from 1949 thru 1968. Contains a 33 1/3 speed blue plastic record with Mantle's instructions for being a great hitter. His facsimile Signature is on front & back. ... Read more

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A biography of the New York Yankee famed for his legendary hitting ability. ... Read more

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A Good Book - Appropriate For Its Intended Audience
Why am I reviewing a children's book?My second grade son had to write a book report on a bibliography.He is a big baseball fan - like his father - so he picked Mickey Mantle.As most of you know, Mickey's exploits on the baseball field are certainly worthy of his hero status.However, some of his exploits off the field hardly are appropriate for a second grader.Trying to avoid discouraging my son from his selected topic, I searched Amazon and found "Mickey Mantle - Baseball Legends."

The book is fun and interesting, focusing on Mickey's humble beginnings and his baseball accomplishments.It is very readable and manageable for a young reader.Most importantly, the book is quite appropriate for its intended younger audience.It focuses on Mickey's baseball career while avoiding other elements of Mickey's life that younger children do not need to know.A child can enjoy the book and story, while adults do not have to fear its subject. ... Read more

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aseball Legends 4: Mickey Mantle. Comic Book. Published by Revolutionary Comics (Unauthorized and Proud of It). 1st Printing. June, 1992. $2.50 Cover Price. B&W. 32 Pages. Contains 30-page story on Mickey Mantle's life and career. ... Read more

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Chapters: Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Lew Burdette, Carl Hubbell, Bob Ewing, Smoky Joe Wood, Ray Caldwell, Tommy Leach, Gus Triandos, Art Nehf, Joe Kuhel, Marv Throneberry, Gus Weyhing, Kid Nichols, Hippo Vaughn, Joe Page, Jake Beckley, Babe Adams, Whit Wyatt, Roy Hartzell, Mace Brown, Red Ames, Tom Morgan, Bert Abbey, Frank Snyder, Jesse Haines, Frank Kitson, Frenchy Bordagaray, George Tebeau, Monte Cross, Pete Donohue, Wilcy Moore, Cy Buker, Braggo Roth, Jack Smith, Johnny Babich, Elmer Smith, Andy Carey, Frank Bonner, Fred Frankhouse, Dode Paskert, John Butler, Buzz Boyle. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 172. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 August 13, 1995) was a legendary American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. He played his storied 18-year major-league professional career all for the New York Yankees, winning 3 American League MVP titles and playing in 16 All-Star games. Mantle played on 12 pennant winners and 7 World Series Championship clubs. He still holds the records for most World Series home runs (18), RBIs (40), runs (42), walks (43), extra-base hits (26), and total bases (123). He is also the career leader in walk-off home runs, with a combined 13 in regular season and post-season play (12 regular, 1 postseason) . He is regarded by many to be the greatest switch hitter of all time, and one of the greatest players in baseball history. Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, the son of Elvin Charles Mantle and Lovell (née Richardson) Mantle. He was named in honor of Mickey Cochrane, the Hall of Fame catcher from the Philadelphia Athletics, by his father, known as "Mutt," who was an amateur player and fervent fan. According to the book Mickey Mantle: America's Prodigal Son, b...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=63665 ... Read more

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Reading more like conversational monologues than awritten text--Creamer's marvelous achievement is in letting Mick'svoice come through as familiar rather than some chiseledartifice. Mantle's observations on such ballplayers as Whitey Ford,Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Roger Maris, Roy Campanella, Ted Williams,and Jimmy Piersall are really quite charming in the way they revealhis homespun attitudes, opinions, and the qualities he respected. Fromthese pages, it's sadly apparent that Mantle had an easier timedrawing strength and inspiration from others than he did carrying theweight of inspiring a generation on his own broad, brawnyback. --Jeff Silverman ... Read more

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A must-present for all kids
I also was given this book when I was young.I'll never forget the story, I think of Hank Bauer or Billy Martin, I can't remember who, but they were at a cabin on a vacation I believe and someone was carrying an oil lamp and somehow it set on fire while they were carrying it, but they still kept it in their hand until safely disposing it, in the process burning themselves.They asked the guy why he didn't drop it and he said he knew the place would have gone up in flames if he did.

Baseball fans will remember that every time Mickey came to bat, whether at Yankee statium or on the road he always received a standing ovation.Too bad he died so young.

A TRUE CLASSIC!!!
This book is such a great read with fantasticstories about courageous people.It can be used as a motivational,self-help book if you're lookingfor what it takes to have guts in today's wimpy society.This book hits ahome run with all ages.It should be promoted more.

A great book for any baseball fan!
I really loved this book.My only complaint and trust me it's a small one is that I wish the chapters were a tad longer cause the stories are so great!I sure miss the Mick!

a must read for all
I got this book as a present when I was 7 years old (1968). It has been one of my favorite books ever since. Each vignette teaches a lesson in courage. From the story of the little boy who is courageous at his firsthaircut to Jackie Robinson's first year in the big leagues.I have beentrying to locate this for my nephew and my son. It has been out of printsince 1970. I was truly excited to see that it was being reprinted. Manymore people will now have the opportunity to read about courageousindividuals and how they can apply these principals to their lives

Read it when I was 10, cost 50 cents, still have a copy
I read this book when I was ten years old.It was the most influential book I've ever read. I did not know it was re-issued.I would highly recommended it to children.I can't imagine a better book for children;it's useful for adults, too.

The book brings out examples of what MickeyMantle said he respected more than any other thing: courage. In fact, justdays before his death, brought on by alcohol abuse,he said to the nation:"If you want a role model here's one - don't be like me, play like me,but don't be like me." Sports and media personnel, including sportspeople who knew Mantle, expressed how surprised and amazed they were by thecouragious example he showed when faced with death.It was no surprise tome, it was right out of this book. In fact, on the first page he quotesShakespeare: "Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiantnever taste of death but once."

Mantle gives examples of everydayacts of courage that you may never have thought of. It causes the reader tolook at life in a more pro-active way. If you were to read only one book oncourage, this should be it. ... Read more

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To everyone who truly loves the game, Mickey Mantle epitomizes the golden age of baseball, when the mighty New York Yankees indisputably ruled, appearing in an unprecedented twelve World Series in fourteen years! In this intimate memoir, Mantle recounts the joys and trials of his rise from rural Oklahoma youngster to the pinnacle of baseball greatness.

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All Yankees and All Mick
Growing up in the shadow of NY city in the 50's and 60's the Yankees were my team and Mickey Mantle my favorite player. I remember as a young kid crying when Mick struck out (which was quite often) in a big spot, but he always found a way to come back with a clutch hit, home run or catch and make us forget about it!
With his details about each of the series he played in I could paint a picture in my mind since I was familiar with all of the players back then. With only a few teams in each league, a baseball fan could actually remember who was on what team, lineups, pitching rotations, etc. It was a great time for baseball and rooting for the Yankees!
I'd recommend this book to all Yankee fans who remember those days!

The Dozen Fall Clasics of One of Baseball's Most Dynamic Players
Mickey Mantle appeared in a total of 12 World Series in his first 14 years (1951-64).Mantle himself was the biggest reason:He was the AL's dominant player during this time.In "All My Octobers," Mantle gives his personal account of each of the 12, of which the Yankees won 7.However, the chapters usually devote more pages to the regular season and other ruminations.

Mickey set the Series record with 18 home runs, but he hit only .257, with a whopping 54 strikeouts.One of his best Series was his 1st full one, 1952, in which he got 10 hits and banged homers in Yank victories over Brooklyn in Games 6 and 7.Mickey relates what a thrill it was to be congratulated by Jackie Robinson after the Series, a gesture he himself "wasn't then capable of making" since he was a bad loser.Though Mantle was a great competitor, he did not begrudge four of the five National League teams that beat his Yanks.Plus, he writes of the 1958 Series, "... honesty requires that I add, we won because Milwaukee wouldn't.They had it wrapped up but couldn't get the bundle home."Of the 1960 loss to the Pirates, however, he states, "[t]he better team lost, the only time I truly felt that way.It wasn't even close."Mickey hit .400 with 3 homers and 11 RBIs, but the Pirates won even though the Yanks outscored them 55-27.

Sometimes the home run simply holds sway.In 1956, Mickey's .250 average included three homers and a double.One homer provided the margin in Don Larsen's perfect game and complemented "as good a catch as I ever made" on Gil Hodges' deep drive.In 1953, Mickey had "a strange series," hitting .208 with 8 strikeouts but also 7 RBIs.Many baseball fans are aware of Mickey's grand slam in Game 5, but it is interesting to hear him describe his game-winning homer in Game 2.Mickey was a great change-up hitter batting right-handed, so when Preacher Roe threw him one "[i]t caught me slightly off stride, and I swung flat-footed, but I managed to hold the bat just long enough to get my body into it."

As in the regular season, injuries were a constant theme. In Mickey's very 1st series, in the 2d game, he backed up Joe DiMaggio on Willie Mays' fly ball. "[T]he spikes on my right shoe caught the rubber cover of a sprinkler head.There was a sound like a tire blowing out and my right knee collapsed...."This injury to his right knee had a long-term deleterious effect on his running and left-handed swinging.Fast forward to the 1964 World Series, Mantle's last.The writers called Mickey "the majestic invalid."He hit .333 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs and runs scored, but laments his fielding lapses due to his right knee injury.That doesn't take away from Mickey's great moment:as he describes, he called his shot with his walk-off homer against Barney Schultz in Game 3.Mickey also discusses missing Series games in 1955, 1957, and 1961 due to injuries; he mentions two occasions on which he got a long hit (1961 and 1964 Series) that should have been an easy double but was not due to his leg injuries.

Some background is needed, but I would have liked this book to have focused more on the Series themselves.I also note some mistakes, although mostly detectable only by those into detail.One big one is made by Mantle himself, who states that in the 1952 World Series, he faked a throw to first after Jackie Robinson had rounded the bag and then threw him out at second.But play-by-play records show it never occurred; perhaps Mantle, whose only assist in the Fall Classic was on a relay in the 1956 Series, was thinking of an exhibition game?One obvious error concerns Game 1 of the 1963 Series:"[The Dodgers] led, 5-0, and that would be the final score."Three paragraphs later, it is stated the Yanks' Tom Tresh hit a two-run homer (as was true).

During his final years, Mantle acknowledged his alcohol problems and how they affected his baseball career and family life.He provides a brief and to-the-point epilogue giving the background and relating it to his playing days.Sadly, this is one of the last things he ever wrote because he died the next year (1995).The final sentence is compelling advice to young athletes:"Don't end up over the hill before you even start to climb it."

My Dad couldnt put this book down
I bought this book for my Dad Mickey Mantle was his hero. My dad said that he enjoyed it soo much that he couldnt put the book down.

TWELVE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES THROUGH THE EYES OF THE MICK !
All My Octobers is a great book, full of great moments and great players in Major League Baseball's greatest classic, The World Series. Told in the first person by the late baseball legend and New York Yankees powerhouse centerfielder Mickey Mantle, these stories of the World Series are natural and authentic. It's up close and personal, right from the dugout at Yankee Stadium. From his first series in 1951, playing with The Yankee Clipper, Joe Dimaggio, right through to his last in 1964 against the St. Louis Cardinals, where Mantle hit three home runs to set a career World Series record at 18. Mantle still holds that record, along with runs scored (42), and runs batted in (40). Of course, he writes about the excitement on the field during the games, but he also gives us some personal tid-bits and his thoughts on the games and players. He tells us that some mistakenly thought he was giving Joe Dimaggio the cold shoulder, but in truth, he just didn't feel it was his place as a young player to be so forward with a legend like Joltin' Joe. He recalls conversations with Casey Stengal and Yogi Berra, the all-night drinking sessions with Whitey Ford and Billy Martin, and how he watched Roger Maris hit his record breaking 61st home run on television from a hospital bed, while sidelined with a hip infection. Each chapter is devoted to a different World Series, and every one is remembered fondly and precisely by Mantle. These were the glorious New York Yankees' dynasty years, back when The Bronx Bombers ruled Major League Baseball, and the world was a different place. All My Octobers is a very interesting and intimate look at the best of baseball during that magical time.

All My Octobers
I was a Big Mickey Mantle fan back when he first came up to the Yankees as a 19 year old.
He immediately had an impact on me. As a young boy he was my idol.

I just began reading the book, and am already impressed with all the won- derful memories of the great Mickey Mantle.

The book is great!, and I expect no less, as I continue to read on. ... Read more

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The legendary baseball player recounts, moment by moment, each one of his twelve World Series games from 1951 to 1964, when the New York Yankees proved themselves the greatest team in baseball's history. 125,000 first printing. $200,000 ad/promo. Tour. ... Read more

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Packaged well, shipped timely.Book condition as stated.My nephew loved it as a Christmas Gift.

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A must buy for any true Yankee fan. Mickey Mantle is a true American hero. ... Read more