Whispers of the Gods
Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It

This is a very short (192 pages) collection of old interviews that the author did while compiling information for a book(s). There is no overriding theme or thread that connects them. Still, it is an enjoyable book. Much of the material is well known, but there are several gems that were newish to m......more

I read this book for a challenge in the year long program in my library. These stories are told by the men who lived them either through prerecorded interviews or new material. In Whispers of the Gods, bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to life baseball greats from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s......more

This is the type of read that reminds me of sitting on the porch with you grandpa drinking lemonade or sitting at the bar drinking a beer and listening to him and his and friends tell stories. This of course is about baseball players and some that would be the considered the greats in baseball. The......more

I love oral histories so I was very excited to get into this book, but was ultimately left a bit disappointed. When I think of "oral history" I think of various interview snippets deftly stitched together to create a coherent narrative. This is basically just a bunch of old long interviews from Gole......more

Few American athletic endeavors are as aware of their own history as baseball. No professional sport is as devoted to the past as baseball, a pastime that spans a century-and-a-half at this point; this is a game that draws direct connections between the players of today and the stars of yesteryear. O......more