Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1582616825 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"NOT what I expected" according to Michael Julian. I am one of the few Barry Bonds fans around, so when I decided to find a book on him, I was disappointed to find that there were surprisingly few. Noticing that "Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman" was purported to be in-depth, not just another glossy biography and had good reviews on Amazon.com, I decided to make the purchase. Now, after reading it and piecing a few things together, I must say that I am thoroughly let-down. A few observations:1) The cover and title are cheesy. I know that the book's author may not have had . A Customer said Falls Flat. Being a great Barry Bonds fan, I wanted to like this book. I truly did. But its flaws were too glaring; it came across as one of those ?strike while the iron is hot? books. Such books rarely offer anything of lasting quality.Author Steve Travers tries to offer readers an insightful look into Barry Bonds The Man. While the attempt is admirable, I couldn?t help but come away with the impression that the attempt failed. I came away knowing little to nothing new about what makes Barry Bonds tick. And isn?t that why Bonds fans . SKIP Potentially the most poorly-crafted baseball book ever penned, ?Barry Bonds: Baseball?s Superman? never fails to disappoint, whether it is in analyzing Bonds? extraordinary statistics to getting inside the head of this private and elusive man. At best, this is one of those [] books you so often see when someone is thrust into the limelight.The book offers no insights that can?t be found in the small array of periodical reviews Bonds has done for publications like ESPN The Magazine (Dan Patrick?s three-page interview alone
Lib., IL Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Most libraries should have at least one biography of Bonds on the shelves, and until a more authoritative book come along, this light, entertaining volume will do. . In his gossipy, easy-to-read tale, Travers a former professional baseball pitcher and former sports columnist for the San Francisco Examiner tries to show that Bonds is greatly misunderstood. Paul Kaplan, Lake Villa Dist. Travers tends to write about his own experiences as much as those of Bonds as he explores the sports culture that influences this distinguished slugger. Much like his godfather, Willie Mays, Bonds has been the subject of countless articles. From Library Journal Having broken the single-season home-run record last year and gotten off to a charging start this season, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants has established his credenti
Steven Travers is the author of multiple sports books, including "Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman" and five books in the Triumph/Random House "Essential"sports team series. Formerly a columnist for "StreetZebra" magazine and the "San Francisco Examiner", he lives in California.
Barry Bonds: Baseball Superman is the biography of the game's first four-time Most Valuable Player. There is no doubt that for most fans, Barry Bonds is a man of mystery. Travers also describes Bonds's childhood in Riverside, California, the hometown of his father, Bobby; his successful high school career in the Bay Area, and his All-American career at Arizona State.. Author Steven Travers documents the superstar's 2001 campaign as Bonds defied the very bounds of conventional logic and perfected the art of long-ball hitting. In 2001, Bonds broke the greatest record in sports, the all-time single-season home run record held over the years by Babe Ruth, Roger Maris and Mark McGwire, and arguably had the greatest season in baseball history