Beginning with a history of baseball books and collecting, this book also identifies the most sought-after titles and explains how to find them, what to pay, and how to maintain their condition.  Meer

Each work is analysed and summarized. Its greatness as baseball literature, its place in the genre, its peculiarities, weaknesses, strengths, how the critics went for it - all are discussed in such a way, with quotations, that reading or browsing Shannon's book is equivalent to absorbing a rich history of the sport.  Meer

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here.  Meer