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Zev chafets talks about his new book, cooperstown confidential, publishing in july from bloomsbury usa. Heroes, rogues, and the inside story of the baseball hall of fame audible audio edition. Baseball books on cooperstown, roger clemens sfgate. Jul 05, 2009 baseball books on cooperstown, roger clemens. About zev chafets zev chafets is the author of ten books, including a match made in heaven, members of the tribe, and the devils night. If baseball is americas national religion, then the hall of fame is its high church. Cooperstown confidential by zev chafets overdrive rakuten. Zev chafets is currently considered a single author. In his first baseballrelated book, cooperstown confidential. He lives in westchester, new york, with his wife and children. He is a frequent contributor to the new york times magazine,among many other periodicals, a former columnist for the new york daily news,and the founding editor of jerusalem report. An inside look at the founder and head of fox news 20, biography. The first book to draw back the veil on the hall of fame, combining an insiders history of the hall and its players with a consideration of baseballs place in.
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Zev chafets was born and raised in pontiac, michigan. But as veteran journalist and novelist zev chafets. A shadow history of baseball and its most extraordinary and outrageous characters, told through the story of the hall of fame. He is a frequent contributor to the new york times magazine and a. Zeev chafets born 1947 is an americanisraeli author and columnist. Among their number are gamblers, drunks, racebaiters, at least one murderer, and perhaps the greatest collection of bona fide characters.
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