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Title: When It Was Still A Game
Review: Jonathan Eig's biography of Lou Gehrig is a superb account of one of baseball's greatest... in the days when the sport truly was a game. "The Pride of the Yankees," a 1942 film starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright, is inspiring and entertaining; but, with the limitations of the motion picture industry, the emphasis was uplifting, even though it, as in real life, ended with the tragic illness which struck 'The Iron Horse,' and which still today bears his name. And, for a two-hour movie, this approach was appropriate. Mr. Eig's book takes the reader beyond these limitations, and we learn in great detail the extraordinary pain and suffering--physically and emotionally--inflicted upon Mr. Gehrig and his wife during the last months in the life of the "Luckiest Man." The book, which bears this title, is highly recommended, not just for baseball fans, but for anyone who appreciates a well-researched biography of a great man.
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