{"product_id":"books-the-big-bam-by-leigh-montville","title":"The Big Bam","description":"National Bestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was the Sultan of Swat. The Caliph of Clout. The Wizard of Whack. The Bambino. And simply, to his teammates, the Big Bam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBabe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For eighty-five years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century . . . more than once. But who \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003ethis large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts? In \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bam\u003c\/i\u003e, Leigh Montville, whose recent \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biography of Ted Williams garnered glowing reviews and offered an exceptionally intimate look at Williams's life, brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eTed Williams\u003c\/i\u003e comes the thoroughly original, definitively ambitious, and exhilaratingly colorful biography of the largest legend ever to loom in baseball--and in the history of organized sports. Based on newly discovered documents and interviews--including pages from Ruth's personal scrapbooks --\u003ci\u003eThe Big Bam\u003c\/i\u003e traces Ruth's life from his bleak childhood in Baltimore to his brash entrance into professional baseball, from Boston to New York and into the record books as the world's most explosive slugger and cultural luminary.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673775989009,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780767919715.jpg?v=1781528366","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-big-bam-by-leigh-montville","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}