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Caldera: DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak still magicalSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:15AMHaving never seen him play, the visions I have of Joe DiMaggio are informed by writers of books, grainy newsreel images, those who briefly shared his company and my grandfather – who swore that DiMaggio could track a fly ball simply by the sound of contact.

Thomas Sowell: Books cover sports world's forgotten starsWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:00PMThree recent sports biographies are not only interesting in themselves, but also recall an era that now seems as irretrievably past as the Roman Empire.

BASEBALL: With summer in full swing, what better time to check out a classic baseball book?Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:27PMThe last count of my personal library is about 350 books, the majority of which are baseball related. I love the history of the game, the men, the seasons that make baseball the great game that it is.

Book Review: 'Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias'Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:00AMThe remarkable (and remarkably unappreciated) female athlete gets her due in Don Van Natta Jr.'s biography. Wonder Girl

Near-universal appeal, adherence to DiMaggio credo make Derek Jeter specialWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:59PMHe is Mr. November, and every other month in which major league baseball is played. He has more hits than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, a higher career batting average than Mickey Mantle and a higher postseason average than Joe DiMaggio.

Stan Hochman: Jeter can do no wrong in new biographyWednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:35AMDEREK JETER is about to go where no other pin-striped, single-digit Yankee has ever gone before. Not Babe Ruth, not Lou Gehrig, not Joe DiMaggio. Jeter is about to become the first New York Yankee to grind out 3,000 hits.

Baseball great Joe DiMaggio emerges silent and cold in new biographySunday, June 19, 2011 @ 7:46AMHere's one way to look at it. More than 17,000 men have played Major League Baseball, and only one of them — Joe DiMaggio — ever got a base hit in 56 consecutive games.

The Glory of Joe DiMaggio and Hank GreenbergFriday, June 3, 2011 @ 8:45AMShort biographies of Joe DiMaggio and Hank Greenberg, two of the most feared hitters in baseball.

Big hitter Vecsey scores with tribute to Stan MusialSaturday, May 7, 2011 @ 4:05PMMusial's fans can pick up a new biography that has a shot at putting a new glow of the reputation of "The Man."