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Book SynopsisAn unforgettable look at how baseball families share our national pastime.
Trade Review"[Cook] deftly interweaves sports and family stories…the book works on the same level the game does: as a time machine shuttling between childhood games of catch and wobbly video of Babe Ruth hitting a homer." -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe
"What makes Cook special as a sportswriter is that he is able to balance the joy and pain of being a fan with the investigative and analytical skill of a professional journalist…. Cook’s prose has the perfect conversational style for combining baseball’s childlike dreams and grown-up realities into a satisfying narrative." -- Publishers Weekly
"[L]yrical…an affectionate look at the diamond dads and their (mostly) sensational sons." -- David M. Shribman - Wall Street Journal
"Cook is a gifted and kindhearted writer who has done his research…sure to be a good choice for most sports collections." -- Booklist
"Kevin Cook, the son of a minor-league screwball pitcher, has just the right voice to explore how baseball connects fathers and sons.
The Dad Report is a smart, fresh take on a timeless topic." -- Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports
"[T]he ultimate Father’s Day book, albeit one the sons will want to read, too." -- Allen Barra - Dallas Morning News
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The Dad Report is a book both about baseball families and for baseball families. But most of all, it is perhaps the best book ever on how baseball creates family. A great piece of sports literature." -- Allen Barra, author of Yogi Berra: The Eternal Yankee
"The part baseball plays in the bonds between fathers and sons has enduring appeal. Still, even worthy subjects can be exhausted. But wait—Kevin Cook finds a different way in. The distinctly different stories of fathers and sons who played in the big leagues—with just enough of the Cook family’s own connections to the game—make
The Dad Report such an enjoyable and informative read." -- Bob Costas
