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* Satchel among Times' 100 notable books for the year

ronkaplan wrote 1 month ago: Congratulations to Larry Tye. His biography on Satchel Paige won a spot on The New York Times list o … more →

Tags: "Ripped from today's headlines...", 2009 title, Annoucements, Biography, Interview by Ron Kaplan, Lists, Newspapers, New York Times, Satchel Paige

Saturday Morning Excerpt: Satchel

naysue wrote 5 months ago: Don’t expect me to post a black book excerpt every Saturday, even if it does sound like a good … more →

Tags: leroy robert page, satchel excerpt, Satchel Page, satchel the life and times

* National pastime radio

ronkaplan wrote 5 months ago: I listened with extra care to this week’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. The guest for the … more →

Tags: 2009 title, Author Profile / interview, national public radio, Doug Glanville, npr, Zev Chafets

* Bookshelf Q&A: Larry Tye1 comment

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: Larry Tye, author of the critically-acclaimed new biography of Satchel Paige, is a busy (and happy) … more →

Tags: Author profile/interview by Ron Kaplan, History, Negro Leagues, 2009 title, Satchel Paige

* Happy Birthday, Satchel

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: Born this date (or not) in 1906. Paige has returned to the public eye thanks to Larry Tye’s ex … more →

Tags: npr, Satchel Paige

* RK Review: Satchel: The Life and Times of An American Legend

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: by Larry Tye (Random House). As appears on Bookreporter.com. … more →

Tags: History, Biography, Non-Fiction, Negro Leagues, 2009 title, Satchel Paige

* But of course, the Irish love baseball

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: From the Irish Times, this review of Tye’s new book. Upshot: [F]ormer Boston Globe reporter La … more →

Tags: Reviews from other sources, 2009 title, Satchel Paige

* Review: Satchel

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: The Christian Science Monitor published this review of Larry Tye’s well-received biography of … more →

Tags: 2009 title, Biography, History, Negro Leagues, Reviews from other sources, Satchel Paige

Satchel Paige - American Legend1 comment

blackwasp19 wrote 6 months ago: NPR recently did a wonderful piece on Satchel Paige. I am not a huge baseball fan. In fact, I quit t … more →

Tags: Misc, Politics, Race, Sports, African-American, america, american pastime, Baseball, black

* Review: Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: The New York Times’ Janet Maslin published this review of Larry Tye’s new biography of t … more →

Tags: Reviews from other sources, Biography, Non-Fiction, Negro Leagues, 2009 title, Satchel Paige

* National Pastime Radio1 comment

ronkaplan wrote 6 months ago: Several baseball items have popped up on NPR shows in recent days: Larry Tye, author of the new biog … more →

Tags: History, New Title, Author Profile / interview, Baseball Movies, Artist Profile, Negro Leagues, Music, Excerpt, Interview

* Coming soon to a bookstore near you: Satchel

ronkaplan wrote 7 months ago: Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend by Larry Tye, due June 9. For more information, vi … more →

Tags: Biography, 2009 title, Satchel Paige

Pullman Porters3 comments

naysue wrote 8 months ago: You never know where you’ll find news of boks with African American related topics. Read … more →

Tags: Pullman porters, rising from the rails, a. phillip randolph pullman porter museum, black men named george

And he didn't use steroids?

rhjen wrote 10 months ago: Coming this June is a look at a true athlete and arguably the best pitcher in history.  SATCHEL: The … more →

Tags: videos, Satchel Paige, Baseball, Biographies

Sue Clark urges boycott Pegnuin pro-shock book

dweitz wrote 2 years ago: Hello everyone. I have a strategy for protesting the pro-electroshock book, “Shock”, wil … more →

Tags: News, ECT - Electroconvulsive Therapy, shock, Kitty Dukakis, Penguin


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