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Teammates Seals at War
$6.99
I have read several NAVY SEAL books in the last two years, but all of them left something out. In Barry's book I learned how the Navy Seals became the Seals we admire and respect today. I trully enjoyed reading and sharing about Barry's triumps, trials, misfortunes and losses during his tours in vietnam. Thanks Barry and Greg.

The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship
$12.95
Boston Red Sox players Ted Williams, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr were friends for more than 50 years. Author David Halberstam uses a trip DiMaggio, Pesky and friend Dick Flavin took from Boston in October 2001 to visit an ailing Ted Williams in Florida to tell the story of their rich, touching friendship. Doerr, who was in Oregon taking care of his ailing wife, was unable to make the trip.

Williams was the one who held the group together. DiMaggio, Pesky and Doerr were "my guys" to Williams. Halberstam gives us insight into all four players. And, most readers would find it comfortable being around DiMaggio, Pesky and Doerr. Williams was another story. People had to accept Williams on his own terms and accept what went with it. He was loud, vulgar, smart, cantankerous, highly opinionated and a man of severe mood swings.

Halberstam creates memorable portraits of each player by mixing in information about their baseball careers, how they met their wives, their families, life after baseball and their health issues.

These four men played baseball in a different era--when you were more likely to play for one team and develop friendships with the men on your team.

Pesky said his richness had come from his friendships. The best part of the lives of these four players had little to do with material riches. And, they had lived their lives without regret.

A Great Teammate: The Legend of Mickey Mantle
$16.95
I HAVE READ MANY BOOKS ABOUT MICKEY AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER ONES. I WAS A KID WHEN I FIRST SAW MICKEY PLAY IN PERSON AT CLEVELAND STADIUM BACK IN THE EARLY 1960'S. I DID SEE THE GAME ON TV THAT THE MICK HIT A TITANIC 3 RUN BLAST AFTER BEING ON THE INJURED LIST FOR A MONTH WITH A BADLY PULLED LEG MUSCLE AND STRETCHED KNEE LIGAMENTS ON HIS OTHER LEG. HE LITERALLY LIMPED AOUND THE BASES. THAT MADE MICK MY FAVORITE PLAYER AND HE STILL IS. I WAS IN AWE ALSO OF HIS GREAT ABILITIES AND LEADERSHIP. HE PLAYED IN ALOT OF PAIN AND I THINK THE AUTHOR DID A GOOD JOB OF MAKING THE READER AWARE OF THIS. I AM GLAD HE DIDN'T DWELL ON MICKEY'S DRINKING AND WOMANIZING. MICKEY SHOWED THE BRAVERY HE HAD AT THE VERY END BY TELLING EVERYONE NOT TO DO WHAT HE HAD DONE TO HIMSELF THRU ALCOLHOLISM. A GREAT READ FOR ALL BASEBALL FANS.

Why We Became Rescue Heroes: The Teammates Tell Their Exciting Stories
$3.99
My grandson loved this. He is a Rescue Hero fan. I thought the stories were rather repetitive and uninteresting but what's a grandma to know.