{"product_id":"barry-bonds-a-biography-hardcover-1","title":"Barry Bonds: A Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Bonds has emerged, statistically, as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds, winner of a record six MVP awards, holds the single-season record for home-runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and walks, and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases. His statistical performance is beyond reproach, but his public image remains controversial, and recent allegations of steroid use have cast a shadow over his unprecedented accomplishments. This timely book strips away the hype and takes an objective look and Bonds' life and career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in professional sports. \u003ci\u003eBaseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters\u003c\/i\u003e presents biographies on Greenwood's selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history, written by some of today's best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline, bibliography, and index. In addition, each volume includes a Making of a Legend chapter that analyses the evolution of the player's fame and (in some cases) infamy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN BLOOM teaches American Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of several articles and books about sports and culture in the United States, including \u003ci\u003eA House of Cards: Baseball Card Collecting and Popular Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Show What an Indian Can Do: Sports at Indian Boarding Schools\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the co-editor, along with Michael Nevin Willard, of \u003ci\u003eSports Matters: Race, Recreation, and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9.56 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388568256761,"sku":"9780313329555","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/71iZyTDDDT9780313329555_575f0046-ca02-4941-a26f-e04e093f2bd3.webp?v=1770210814","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/barry-bonds-a-biography-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}