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Original Title:	The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
ISBN:	0316614351 (ISBN13: 9780316614351)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2014)

The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams

Ben Bradlee Jr.

Hardcover | Pages: 855 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 1116 Users | 188 Reviews

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Title	:	The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Author	:	Ben Bradlee Jr.
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 855 pages
Published	:	December 3rd 2013 by Little, Brown and Company
Categories	:	Sports. Baseball. Biography. Nonfiction. History

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From the catalog: At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves – and that his fans have been waiting for. Ted Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. This Red Sox legend's batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit over 500 home runs has a higher career batting average. Those totals would have been even higher if Williams had not left baseball for nearly five years in the prime of his career to serve as a Marine pilot in World War II and Korea. He hit home runs as far as or farther than any player before him – and traveled a long way himself, as Ben Bradlee, Jr.'s, grand biography reveals. Born in 1918 in San Diego, Ted would spend most of his life disguising his Mexican heritage. During his 22 years with the Boston Red Sox, Williams electrified crowds across American–and shocked them, too: His notorious clashes with the press and fans threatened his reputation. Yet while he was a God in the batter's box, he was profoundly human once he stepped away from the plate. His ferocity came to define his troubled domestic life. While baseball might have been straightforward for Ted Williams, life was not. "The Kid" is biography of the highest literary order, a thrilling and honest account of a legend in all his glory and human complexity. In his final at-bat, Williams hit a home run. Bradlee's marvelous book clears the fences, too.

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Ratings: 4.18 From 1116 Users | 188 Reviews

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This book was epic and very well researched on the greatest hitter that ever lived - Ted Williams. His numbers are mind blowing. He's still the last person to hit .400 and it would have been .411 the author notes if sac flies didn't count as at bats as they do now. He also didn't get too many infield hits, if ever. The author, Ben Bradlee Jr., who I really respect, does a great job of research and the writing is pretty decent too. But the author, who worked at the Boston Globe during the

While Bradlee's depth of research and command of the material is impressive, I did not find this book as engaging as many readers, or felt it was truly revealing of the man behind the legend. Certainly not for a book that stretches nearly 800 pages of reading and 1,000 pages overall. I feel it was an error of excess, and could have used about 150-200 pages of trimmed out anecdotes. There is a real interesting look into a genius of the game of baseball to be found here, a true "warts and all"

OK Goodreads folks! I got this book from the author so that I could help with some of the promotion. Then I actually read all 850-plus pages. Amazing detail. I'm so glad that Little, Brown and Company released this after baseball season. This is so much more than a baseball book. This is a book about a city. This is a book about loyal Boston Red Sox fans who loved their flawed slugger. This is a book about a hero who fought in two wars. This is a book about man who hid his Mexican heritage.

I love biographies. When Ted Williams played his last game I was approaching 8 years old living in a northern Boston suburb. I knew he was a gifted baseball player and the last player to bat over .400 in a season achieving success and fame. Additionally I knew that he became a Marine Corps aviator, was an accomplished fisherman and that a major controversy followed his death. Wanting to know more than his basic statistics I dug into this 700 plus page book. The author Ben Bradlee Jr. did a

Well, lets see what we have here. A book about a baseball player who was born in 1918 and played for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960. This book came highly recommended which is why I started reading it. At first I thought who cares about some guy who played baseball so long ago. Then, as I got going, I realized this is something truly extraordinary. The author does an excellent job of describing baseball and the country during these years along with making the subject come alive. And what a

In this extremely well researched biography, Mr. Bradlee gives us a warts and all look at one of Baseballs iconic figures. This is not just a baseball book; the author gives a complete look at his life starting with Williams' childhood, growing up in San Diego and for all practical purposes abandoned by his parents. His mother was a Salvation Army worker and all her time and effort was spent saving souls, not raising her two children and his father was a drunk and often worked out of town.

(Received as a Goodreads giveaway)Looking forward to reading The Kid. I will update my review once it arrives and I finish reading.