Barry Bonds: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)

Barry Bonds has emerged statistically as the most feared hitter since Babe Ruth. Bonds winner of a record six MVP awards holds the single-season record for home-runs slugging percentage on-base percentage and walks and is the only player ever to have hit 500 home-runs and stolen 500 bases. His statistical performance is beyond reproach but his public image remains controversial and recent allegations of steroid use have cast a shadow over his unprecedented accomplishments. This timely book strips away the hype and takes an objective look and Bonds life and career.It has been said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in professional sports. Baseballs All-Time Greatest Hitters presents biographies on Greenwoods selection for the 12 best hitters in Major League history written by some of todays best baseball authors. These books present straightforward stories in accessible language for the high school researcher and the general reader alike. Each volume includes a timeline bibliography and index. In addition each volume includes a Making of a Legend chapter that analyses the evolution of the players fame and (in some cases) infamy.