OCTOBER 1964(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　Heroes have a habit of growing larger over time, as do the
arenas in which they excelled. The 1964 World Series between the
Yankees and Cardinals was coated in myth from the get-go. The
Yankees represented the establishment: white, powerful, and
seemingly invincible. The victorious Cards, on the other hand, were
baseball’s rebellious future: angry and defiant, black, and
challenging. Their seven-game barnburner, played out against a
backdrop of an America emerging from the Kennedy assassination,
escalating the war in Vietnam, and struggling with civil rights,
marked a turning point–neither the nation, nor baseball, would
ever be quite so innocent again. Halberstam, one of the great
reporters of the ’60s, looks back in this marvelous and spirited
elegy to the era, the game, and players such as Mantle, Maris,
Ford, Gibson, Brock, and Flood with a clear eye in search of the
truth that time has blurred into legend. His confident prose,
diligent reporting, and deft analysis make it clear how much more
interesting–and forceful–the truth can be.

　　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