* TWIBB — July 3

This week in baseball books, featuring the best-sellers according to Amazon.com on Friday, July 3.

Title	Rank
General
Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend, Tye	1
The Yankee Years, Torre and Verducci	2
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis	3
As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires, Weber	4
Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel	5
Essays and Writing
Moneyball	1
As They See ‘Em	2
Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America, Price	3
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back, Hamilton and Keown	4
Now I Can Die in Peace: How The Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox, Simmons	5
History
Satchel	1
Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain, Appel	2
Yogi Berra, Eternal Yankee, Barra	3
Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig, Eig	4
The Road to Omaha: Hits, Hopes, and History at the College World Series, McGee	5
Statistics
Watching Baseball Smarter, Hample	1
Baseball Prospectus 2009: The Essential Guide to the 2009 Baseball Season	2
The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, Tango et al	3
Baseball Between the Numbers: Why Everything You Know About the Game is Wrong, Baseball Prospectus	4
The New Bill James Historical Abstract	5

Analysis: Two books about the lives and deaths of Yankee captains this week.