Triumph Books Newsletter March 9, 2011

Donnie Baseball Biography Has Perfect Timing

If perfect timing requires some measure of luck, author Mike Shalin should buy a lottery ticket. Shalin's definitive biography of former New York Yankee legend and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly is hitting stores now. Donnie Baseball: The Definitive Biography of Don Mattingly coincides with Mattingly's first season as a manager. As most baseball fans know, Mattingly assumed leadership of the Dodgers after Joe Torre retired at the end of the 2010 season. Shalin's timing for his biography is so amazing that both the New York Times and USA Today had to write about it. East coast baseball fans and west coast baseball fans may have had little in common for decades - until now, with Yankees and Dodgers fans alike embracing Donnie Baseball. To learn more about Donnie Baseball, please refer to the official page for Donnie Baseball.

The Toughest Guy In Any Room

Sports fans everywhere cannot help but notice the attention that brain trauma is receiving in sports, particularly in the NHL where being "tough" is as important as skating. Fans may be in disbelief at what athletes will put themselves through for their sport, but after reading Bob Probert's autobiography they will understand what drives these players to risk permanent brain damage in exchange for their careers and reputation. Few athletes have embraced the role of intimidator as did Probert so it's fitting that his autobiography is called Tough Guy: My Life On The Edge. Available now, Tough Guy takes sports fans inside the world of one of the hardest-hitting, hardest-partying and hardest-living people ever. Before he died on July 5, 2010, Probert had already put together his memoir which will fascinate fans of any sport. Learn more about Tough Guy on its official page.

Walt Frazier on "Cool"

Basektball fans have two rare chances to meet Walt "Clyde" Frazier this month at the last two book signings the New York Knicks legend will have for his book, Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball & Cool. On March 22, Frazier will be meeting fans and signing books at the Wyckoff Family YMCA in Wyckoff, NJ. On March 31, Frazier will be doing the same at Mendham Books in Mendham, NJ. Vanity Fair magazine recently sat down with Frazier to discuss his book and you can read the story here. Make your plans now to meet one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time because these are Frazier's last two public appearances. All the details for both signings are on the official page for Rockin' Steady. If you snooze, you lose!

Baseball Forecaster Is Available Now

The 2011 edition of Baseball Forecaster, the industry's longest-running publication for baseball analysts and fan­tasy leaguers, is now available. The Baseball Forecaster was the first book to approach prognostication by breaking performance down into its component parts. Rather than predicting batting average, for instance, it looks at the elements of skill that make up that stats - a batter's ability to distinguish between balls and strikes, his propensity to make contact with the ball, what happens when he makes contact-and reverse engineer those skills back into batting average. Learn more about Baseball Forecaster on its official page.

Walt Frazier - "Rockin' Steady"

Date/Time:	03.22.11. 7:00 pm
Location:	Wyckoff Family YMCA/Bookends
Address:	691 Wyckoff Ave.
City:	Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Phone:	201-891-2081
More information at http://www.book-ends.com/

Walt Frazier - "Rockin' Steady"

Date/Time:	03.31.11. 7:00 pm
Location:	Mendham Books
Address:	84 East Main Street
City:	Mendham, NJ 07945
Phone:	973-543-4949

Get Your Boday Back After Baby: Fit Pregnancy

Tue, Feb 1st
Fit Pregnancy mentions Get Your Body Back After Baby.

Laker Girl: KROQ

Tue, Feb 1st
Jeanie Buss talks to The Kevin & Bean Show about life as a Laker Girl.

FTLO Dogs: To Dog With Love

Thu, Feb 3rd
To Dog With Love checks in with a review and giveaway of For the Love of Dogs.

Return to Titletown Collectors - PW

Tue, Feb 8th
Publisher's Weekly previews Return to Titletown.

Greatest Game Ever Pitched: NY Post

Sun, Feb 13th
The New York Post picks The Greatest Game Ever Pitched as required reading.

Stan the Man: STLMag.com

Tue, Feb 15th
STLMag.com talks to Wayne Stewart about Stan the Man.

100 Things Twins: Globe Gazette

Tue, Feb 22nd
The Globe Gazette talks to Alex Halsted about his writing process for 100 Things Twins Fans...

Greatest Game Ever Pitched: Publisher's Weekly

Mon, Feb 28th
Publisher's Weekly reviews The Greatest Game Ever Pitched.