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Summary: Man of Mystery Revealed
Review: For many Ted Williams remains a mystery wrapped in an enigma. This well written and nicely crafted book does much to untangle the mystery, intrigue, and controversy that seems to orbit Ted Williams to this day.Williams, like Ruth, was both wonderfully flawed and wonderfully talented. This book reveals both with honesty and candor. It has been said that in learning about others we find ourselves. I found this to be the case here. For example, which is not specifically a book about and for adult children of alcoholics Ted Williams definitely was one (in his case, the son of a religious addict). If you find yourself on the recovery path you will find much to glean from here! I found myself in this book time and time again. Perhaps you will too. Now if only I could HIT like Williams... And on top of everything else it's a Baseball book with photos and stats galore! What more could you ask for? I adored this book and believe that you will too!
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Summary: Great Book, Great Hitter
Review: There are a great number of Ted Williams books available, ranging from those that are primarily illustrations to those that are only text. This fine book, which was a NY Times Notable Book of the Year when it was first published, is now back in print and offers the best of both worlds. I think it also provides the best portrait of Williams ever put together, stripped of the sentimentality of most other books, and full of information not revealed elsewhere, such as the when the shift was really first used against Ted and what really happened in the 1947 MVP vote. The essays add to this portrait, and the photographs, while all in black and white, are absolutely classic. Stout and Johnson also wrote the extraordinary Red Sox Century - if you already have that you must get this.
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