Before the glory
Subtitle: 20 baseball heroes talk about growing up and how to turn hard times into home runs
By: Billy Staples and Rich Herschlag.
Contributors: Herschlag, Rich, 1962-
Publisher: Health Communications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Deerfield Beach, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780757306266
Subjects: Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Table of contents: title: Brian Roberts; title: Monte Irvin : nice guys finish first; title: Bud Harrelson : amazing; title: Ralph Kiner : slugger, broadcaster, player advocate; title: David Wright; title: Robin Roberts : coal miner's son; title: Ron Leflore : solitary refinement; title: Gary Carter; title: Bill Mazeroski : from the hollows to the hall; title: Mudcat Grant : acing life; title: Juan Pierre : bayou to the big leagues; title: Marvin Miller building a whole different ballgame; title: Ferguson Jenkins : the game is easy, life is hard; title: Justin Morneau; title: Orlando Cepeda : living up to a legacy; title: Whitey Ford : slick; title: Frank Tepedino : from the wheelhouse to the firehouse; title: Wade Boggs : worth the wait; title: Tony Gwynn; title: Brooks Robinson : big talent from little rock.