Allen Barra, Author . St. Martin's/Dunne $23.95 (290p) ISBN 978-0-312-32247-2
Barra is like one of those passionate sports geeks who always have a copy of Total Baseball
handy to lay a statistical foundation for their arguments, yet his sheer enthusiasm for the sport ensures he never lapses into the pedantic. While his last...
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Allen Barra, Author . Norton $26.95 (546p) ISBN 978-0-393-05982-3
This meticulous, fascinating look at the life of the legendary "Bear" Bryant (1913–1983), longtime head football coach of the University of Alabama's fearsome "Crimson Tide," will further enhance the reputation of Barra (Cle
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Allen Barra, Author . Norton $27.95 (451p) ISBN 978-0-393-06233-5
In the introduction to his latest effort, Barra (The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant
) says that one of his goals was to create the first comprehensive work written about Yogi Berra, the greatest ballplayer never to have had a...
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Allen Barra, Norton, $27.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-393-06933-4
Take a poll of baseball fans about the most famous ancient ballparks in the U.S., and you'll get current landmarks like Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, or those from the past like the Polo Grounds or Ebbets Field. Few would ever think to mention...
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Allen Barra, Author Carroll & Graf Publishers $27 (426p) ISBN 978-0-7867-0562-7
Wall Street Journal sportswriter Barra (That's Not the Way It Was) does an admirable job of discounting the stories and outright lies told by Earp's contemporaries by using firsthand accounts and newspaper stories of the time. Barra concludes that...
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Allen Barra. Crown Archetype, $27 (496p) ISBN 978-0-307-71648-4
In these elegant and touching fan notes, acclaimed sportswriter Barra carries us back to baseball’s golden days, when two giants—Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays—dominated the game through their skill and prodigious talent. Giving a fast-paced, season-b
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Allen Barra, Author, Bob Costas, Foreword by , foreword by Bob Costas. St. Martin's $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-26556-4
Barra's primary intent with his latest book is to spark intelligent, well-reasoned debate about some of the most contentious, if essentially insignificant, issues in pro sports. And who better to make such an effort? Writing for both the...
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