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Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002) was an American geologist, biologist and historian of science. He taught at Harvard, where he was named Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, and at NYU. His last book was Punctuated Equilibrium.

Why Darwin?

Why Darwin?

Charles Darwin: Voyaging

by Janet Browne

April 4, 1996 issue

Good Sports & Bad

Ball Four

by Jim Bouton, edited by Leonard Schecter

My Life in Baseball: The True Record

by Ty Cobb and Al Stump

Cobb: A Biography

by Al Stump, foreword by Jimmie Reese

Cobb

A film written and directed by Ron Shelton

Matty: An American Hero, Christy Mathewson and the New York Giants

by Ray Robinson

Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams

by Ed Linn

'I Ain't An Athlete, Lady...': My Well-Rounded Life and Times

by John Kruk and Paul Hagen

Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball

by Mark Ribowsky

The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg

by Nicholas Dawidoff

The Meaning of Nolan Ryan

by Nick Trujillo

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March 2, 1995 issue

So Near and Yet So Far

The Neandertals: Changing the Image of Mankind

by Erik Trinkaus and Pat Shipman

In Search of the Neanderthals: Solving the Puzzle of Human Origins

by Christopher Stringer and Clive Gamble

October 20, 1994 issue

Baseball: Joys and Lamentations

Baseball: Joys and Lamentations

My Life As A Fan

by Wilfrid Sheed

Fridays With Red: A Radio Friendship

by Bob Edwards

The Era, 1947–1957: When the Yankees, the Giants, and the Dodgers Ruled the World

by Roger Kahn

The Gospel According to Casey: Casey Stengel's Inimitable, Instructional, Historical Baseball Book

by Ira Berkow and Jim Kaplan

O Holy Cow! The Selected Verse of Phil Rizzuto

edited by Tom Peyer, edited by Hart Seely

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November 4, 1993 issue

Dreams That Money Can Buy

The Dreyfus Affair: A Love Story

by Peter Lefcourt

Box Socials

by W.P. Kinsella

The Cleveland Indian: The Legend of King Saturday

by Luke Salisbury

Baseball and Billions: A Probing Look Inside the Big Business of Our National Pastime

by Andrew Zimbalist

The Diamond Revolution: The Prospects for Baseball After the Collapse of Its Ruling Class

by Neil J. Sullivan

The Brooklyn Dodgers

by Peter C. Bjarkman

Lost Ballparks: A Celebration of Baseball's Legendary Fields

by Lawrence S. Ritter

The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History Chartwell Books, 110 Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus, New Yersey, 07094; Amereon Ltd., P.O. Box 1200, Mattituck, New York, 11952.)

by Phil Dixon and Patrick J. Hannigan

Baseball: The Perfect Game

Photographs by Danielle Weil, Introduction by David Halberstam, text by Peter Richmond

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November 5, 1992 issue

The H and Q of Baseball

The H and Q of Baseball

A Whole Different Ball Game: The Sport and Business of Baseball

by Marvin Miller

Ted Williams: A Portrait in Words and Pictures

edited by Dick Johnson, text by Glenn Stout

My Favorite Summer 1956

by Mickey Mantle and Phil Pepe

The Home Run Heard 'Round the World: The Dramatic Story of the 1951 Giants–Dodgers Pennant Race

by Ray Robinson

October 24, 1991 issue

The Virtues of Nakedness

The Virtues of Nakedness

Baseball: The People's Game

by Harold Seymour

Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball

by George F. Will

When the Cheering Stops: Former Major Leaguers Talk about Their Game and Their Lives

by Lee Heiman and Dave Weiner and Bill Gutman

October 11, 1990 issue

Down on the Farm

From Foraging to Agriculture: The Levant at the End of the Ice Age

by Donald O. Henry

January 18, 1990 issue

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