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Ten Rings: My Championship Seasons

by Yogi Berra

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" I believe that Yogi Berra wrote this book to tell readers about his time in the MLB, his childhood, his struggles in life, and getting to achieve the level of baseball that he played. The story was written by Yogi Berra himself, and Dave Kaplan. The I believe that Yogi Berra wrote this book to tell readers about his time in the MLB, his childhood, his struggles in life, and getting to achieve the level of baseball that he played. The story was written by Yogi Berra himself, and Dave Kaplan. The story was mostly in first person point of view which Yogi was telling his story. I think these two wrote this story for any baseball fans, and young people who are interested with Yogi Berra and what he has accomplished. These accomplishments include ten World Series championships, fifteen time all star team, and several MVP awards.

The theme of this story is to never give up no matter how bad things are in life. In the story, Yogi Berra described how he struggled in life and in his childhood. Yogi did not have much as a child. His family was really poor, but Yogi had a love for the game of baseball, fought through it, and reached his goal of playing major league baseball. Yogi started playing baseball in the streets and junkyards, but when he was twelve he started playing in organized leagues. Years went by and one day, Yogi received a call from the New York Yankees to come play for them. Yogi was pleased, and said yes to the offer.

The style of this story was a narrative. The story was a narrative, because Yogi wrote the story from when he started in life, all the way until the end of his career. Yogi explained how he reached his goals, fought through tough times, and even gave stats on the seasons and World Series that he was in. The book is set up in chapters for his beginning, to the ten World Series that he played in. Each World Series, was its own chapter.

I really enjoyed reading this excellent book. The book taught me to never give up on my dreams because you can do anything if you put the right amount of effort in. I liked hearing how Yogi started from truly nothing, and became an MLB all star. There was nothing in the book that I did not really like. I would not change much in the book, because it was pretty well set up. I would recommend this book to anybody that likes the game of baseball, or enjoys any athletic stories. I would rate this book a five out five. I liked this book a lot! ...more "

May 10, 2013 08:02AM · see review

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The Hobbit

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Mar 24, 2013 10:16AM

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The Chicago Black Sox Baseball Scandal: A Headline Court Case

by Michael Pellowski

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Scott Vondebur said: " I think the purpose in writing this book is to tell people about what happen in this baseball scandal. Michael Pellowski explained what happened before, during, and after the scandal. He also gives his opinions on the topic, and I am sure there are a ...more "

Mar 04, 2013 11:31AM · see review

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