As Leavy points out, Ruth lived as hard as he played; he “imbibed whatever life had to offer.” Ruth’s accomplishments and his appetites for drink and women (he had several extramarital affairs) coincided with the rise of sports journalism and marketing, and his manager, Christy Walsh, was instrumental in creating his public image . . . Leavy’s captivating biography reveals Ruth as a man who swung his bat with the same purposeful abandon that he lived his life. (Oct.)
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