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Summary: insight to a great guy
Review: I was lucky enought to attend an All Star game a few years ago. When i was their i wanted to get an autograph i saw a group of guys around one man so i went up got an autograph not knowing who he is. After i saw the signed baseball i made out the name Buck O'neil. I looked him up online and saw he was a negro league player and first black coach in the majors. I then stumbled across his book on here and decided to order it and that turned out to be a great decision as i loved this book.
I came many decades later after the negro leagues so before i had no idea what it was like, Buck O'neil does a great job in making one feel like they were there. You not only feel like you where on the team but that you are friends with Buck. I couldnt stop reading and read it cover to cover right after it came in the mail. I would say for anyone looking for a good read about the negro leagues and a great individual i would recommend this book.
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Summary: A Stiffly-Written Bore of A Book
Review: Buck has some pretty interesting tales to tell, but his ghostwriters have no idea how to frame them. Why couldn't this book's publisher have hired real writers instead of the standard hacks. A huge disappointment, to say the least.
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Summary: If Buck doesn't make the hall of fame, his book should.
Review: Buck O'Neil is a deserving member of Tom Brokaw's "Greatest Generation." As competent a writer as he was ballplayer, manager and scout, Buck is as easy to read as he is to listen to. I not only learned a great deal about Negro baseball, but life in general and what's important in it. Buck shares some important lessons with readers - it would benefit anyone to read it.
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Summary: A beautiful man tells a heartwarming story.
Review: Buck O'Neil is a man with a story to tell - one of courage, hard work, joy, love, and history. Homespun, told as if Buck was sitting across from the reader, O'Neil reveals the bright side of a very sad period of history where great players were denied the opportunity to compete in the Major Leagues simply because of the color of their skin, but where great competition and inspiration occurred on the backroads and big cities of America as members of the Negro Leagues played all over the Western Hemisphere.Buck refuses to be sad over the lost opportunity of playing in the Majors, but instead revels in being able to play with and against some of the finest players in the history of baseball. Because so many of his contemporaries had this same spirit, they enjoyed their lives and ended up paving the way for the Major Leagues to be integrated. This event is so much more than a mere baseball event, but an event that changed America in a great and grand way! Reading this book was inspirational to me, and let me see that no matter what the circumstances, good can be found if you look for it. Buck is a person who reveals the secret of life - love others.
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Summary: A beautiful man tells a heartwarming story.
Review: Buck O'Neil is a man with a story to tell - one of courage, hard work, joy, love, and history. Homespun, told as if Buck was sitting across from the reader, O'Neil reveals the bright side of a very sad period of history where great players were denied the opportunity to compete in the Major Leagues simply because of the color of their skin, but where great competition and inspiration occurred on the backroads and big cities of America as members of the Negro Leagues played all over the Western Hemisphere. Buck refuses to be sad over the lost opportunity of playing in the Majors, but instead revels in being able to play with and against some of the finest players in the history of baseball. Because so many of his contemporaries had this same spirit, they enjoyed their lives and ended up paving the way for the Major Leagues to be integrated. This event is so much more than a mere baseball event, but an event that changed America in a great and grand way! Reading this book was inspirational to me, and let me see that no matter what the circumstances, good can be found if you look for it. Buck is a person who reveals the secret of life - love others.
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Summary: Buck Should Be In the Hall
Review: Buck O'Neil should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame for his contributions to baseball, baseball history, and for this book. This book will always be "right on time".
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Summary: You're Right On Time To Discover the Memories
Review: Despite a somewhat basic writing style, Buck O'Neil does an adequate job of describing the development of black baseball players. He tells the story of his life, outside of the baseball world as well, and nicely incorporates the stories of several fellow greats from the Negro Leagues like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell. And O'Neil has some really great stories to tell, stories that the world of baseball has overlooked. The book is not just for fans of baseball, but for everybody, as he inspires you to love what you do, and live life at its fullest. He claims the greatest thing in life is loving you, and to get there, you have to give of yourself and just give it up. Give it up for this book of remarkable events.
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Summary: You're Right On Time To Discover the Memories
Review: Despite a somewhat basic writing style, Buck O'Neil does an adequate job of describing the development of black baseball players. He tells the story of his life, outside of the baseball world as well, and nicely incorporates the stories of several fellow greats from the Negro Leagues like Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell. And O'Neil has some really great stories to tell, stories that the world of baseball has overlooked. The book is not just for fans of baseball, but for everybody, as he inspires you to love what you do, and live life at its fullest. He claims the greatest thing in life is loving you, and to get there, you have to give of yourself and just give it up. Give it up for this book of remarkable events.
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Summary: For love of the game
Review: I became aware of Buck O'Neil through the video series "Baseball" by Ken Burns. I found the book to be full of many of the same qualities I enjoyed about Buck's contributions to the video: His love of the game and the people he knew who played it. There are plenty of stories about well-known negro league players we all know of, but I think you'll enjoy hearing about other great players almost no one else has remembered. I also praise this book and the author for staying positive and for seeing the good in life rather than dwelling on its many injustices. This is a precious man and I think you'll enjoy this book as a chance to "meet" him.
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Summary: Buck is a great ambassador for baseball
Review: I knew about Buck O'Neil from Ken Burns, Baseball series. Unfortunately, I did not see much of it. The past month I heard an interview with Buck O'Neil on the radio. He was such a gracious man and kind. I knew I wanted to read his book.
His book is wonderful. It is great to get insights and details of the negro leagues of the past. Like all of us, past memories tend to change and brighten over the passage of time. I see this book as an uplift. His attitude is wonderful and is an inspiration to everyone. No matter where we are or when we are born, we are "right on time". We all are serving a purpose for a greater good.
The book does read like you are sitting right next to Buck and he is talking with you. I highly recommend this book to all baseball fans as it gives a glimpse into the baseball history. The negro leagues are such a big part of this history. I do believe some of the greatest players were in the negro leagues. As a baseball fan, I plan to read other books on the negro leagues to learn more about it. I became a member of the Negro League Baseball Museum because of this book. I hope to get a chance to see it someday. You can't help getting touched by this book and the simple message of graciousness and love it has throughout.
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