"American Jews and America's Game" Chosen for Library of Congress Talking Book Program

I am proud to report that American Jews and America’s Game has been selected for the Library of Congress Talking Book Program. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is producing an audio version in the Library of Congress talking book format, which can be played on the special player loaned by talking book libraries around the country to registered patrons.

"American Jews and America's Game" Named Book of the Year Finalist

Today, American Jews and America’s Game was named a finalist in the sports category of the ForeWord Review’s 2013 Book of the Year Awards. Take a look at the list of all 2013 sports finalists, and you'll see that my book is in excellent company!

Craig Breslow Honored

Today, Craig Breslow, one of the athletes featured in American Jews and America’s Game, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Brotherhood of Congregation Mishkan Tefila in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. I was pleased to be quoted in “Sox Pitcher Breslow Is Living His Dream,” an article in the January 17, 2014 issue of The Jewish Advocate, which also featured quotations from the book.

"American Jews and America's Game" Named #1 Baseball Book of 2013!

What an honor! Sports Collectors Digest has named American Jews and America’s Game the Number One Baseball Book of 2013! Read the full article by Dan Schlossberg.

Success for Brad Ausmus

Today was our 50th wedding anniversary, and my wife Lois and I were made even happier when our friend and Cape Cod neighbor, Brad Ausmus, was named the new manager of the Detroit Tigers. CBS Detroit, the Detroit Free Press, and the Jewish Daily Forward all excerpted sections of my story on Brad, an eighteen year star MLB player, from American Jews and America’s Game.

Selig Meeting with Ruttman at World Series

Photo courtesy of Major League Baseball.

On October 24, 2013, Larry Ruttman presented the ‘first copy’ of American Jews and America’s Game to the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Allan H. “Bud” Selig, at Fenway Park just prior to the second game of the 2013 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Selig wrote the Foreword for the book.

"American Jews and America's Game" Audiobook Released

Today, October 8, 2013, Audible released an unabridged audio edition of American Jews and America's Game. Actor and frequent audiobook performer Richard M. Davidson is the narrator. “There aren’t many 24-hour audios of 550-page nonfiction books made with star narrators!” Order the audio edition from Amazon.com.