Peter Golenbock has written more than sixty books, including ten New York Times best sellers. His best-selling books on baseball include Dynasty: The New York Yankees, 1949-1964;The Bronx Zoo (with Sparky Lyle); Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Balls (with Graig Nettles); Amazin': The Miraculous History of New York's Most Beloved Baseball Team; and Idiot: Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life (with Johnny Damon).
Description
Foreword, by John Thorn Preface Chapter 1: Jim Bouton Chapter 2: Ed Froelich Chapter 3: Marty Marion Chapter 4: Rex Barney Chapter 5: Stan Musial Chapter 6: Tom Sturdivant Chapter 7: Jim Brosnan Chapter 8: Ted Williams Chapter 9: Gene Conley Chapter 10: Kirby Higbe Chapter 11: Phil Rizzuto Chapter 12: Ron Santo Chapter 13: Ellis Clary Chapter 14: Roy Campanella Chapter 15: Roger Maris Chapter 16: Monte Irvin Chapter 17: Jim Bouton About the Author
Reviews
A truly wonderful book! Inside info, blasts from the past, great stories. A MUST read for even the most casual baseball fans.--Charley Rosen, author of The NBA in Black and White The heartfelt and honest remembrances of Phil Rizzuto's years with the Yankees and Ron Santo's years with the Cubs are more than worth the price of this book, Whispers of the Gods, by Peter Golenbock.--Pat Jordan, author of Tom Seaver and Me The master of the baseball oral history, Peter Golenbock meanders through the stories of Baby Boom fans' on-field heartthrobs. Some, like Stan Musial, are generational giants, hobnobbing with Kennedys and kings. Others, like Tom Sturdivant, had a moment or two of glory, then were shot-and-beer types. Whispers of the Gods is for anyone who tried to get a far-away game through the audio haze of KMOX or WHO, for whom WAR and ERA-PLUS were never as important as who wagged his bat at the plate or gave away his pick-off move with a glove-tap on his thigh.--Robert Strauss, author of Worst. President. Ever. and John Marshall: The Final Founder