October 1964

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE BEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

"October 1964 should be a hit with old-time baseball fans, who'll relish the opportunity to relive that year's to-die-for World Series, when the dynastic but aging New York Yankees squared off against the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. It should be a hit with younger students of the game, who'll eat up the vivid portrayals of legends like Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the Yankees and Bob Gibson and Lou Brock of the Cardinals. Most of all, however, David Halberstam's new book should be a hit with anyone interested in understanding the important interplay between sports and society."
--The Boston Globe

"Compelling...1964 is a chronicle of the end of a great dynasty and of a game, like the country, on the cusp of enormous change."
--Newsweek

"Halberstam's latest gives us the feeling of actually being there--in another time, in the locker rooms and in the minds of baseball legends. His time and effort researching the book result in a fluency with his topic and a fluidity of writing that make the reading almost effortless....Absorbing."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Wonderful...Memorable...Halberstam describes the final game of the 1964 series accurately and so dramatically, I almost thought I had forgotten the ending."
--The Washington Post Book World

"Superb reporting...Incisive analysis...You know from the start that Halberstam is going to focus on a large human canvas...One of the many joys of this book is the humanity with which Halberstam explores the characters as well as the talents of the players, coaches and managers. These are not demigods of summer but flawed, believable human beings who on occasion can rise to peaks of heroism."
--Chicago Sun-Times

an excellent baseball book

Loved it! Well, extensively researched book; good narration. I highly recommend this. Great story of baseball & American society influencing each other in the 50s & 60s. The book focuses its primary attention on the Cardinals & Yankees teams (understandably so) and the story jumps around a lot going back and forth from player stories/biographies to covering the '64 season. But aside from that nit-picky critique, don't let that turn you away from enjoying this great baseball book.

Entertaining, Especially for Bob Gibson Fans

This is a good book that focuses on the 1964 baseball season, and the rise of the St. Louis Cardinals, and the slow descent of the New York Yankees. I especially liked the profiles of Bob Gibson, Lou Brock and the St. Louis players. The book is not so strong, at least in my opinion, with the Yankees.

loved it.

Baseball history at it's best. The 1964 era produced many hall of famers. Great read.

Enlightening

As a Yankees fan it's the first time I had heard in depth the stories about the decline of the Yankee dynasty and the friction between Casey and Mantle and the way the older stars pushed the limits with Yogi as Mgr

Wonderful, very well written. Halberstram remains

Wonderful ! Halberstram remainse the best story teller of his remarkable generation. . I wish for more from this great author !