Book Watch

Yankee Stadium, The Official Retrospective contains a vast array of first-person reminiscences—from dozens of Yankees; Jim Brown; Sugar Ray Leonard; Hank Aaron; Bill Clinton—that anchors the book's often evocative text. What will make the volume a coffee-table star, though, are the photos. Oh, my. Here's a close-up of Lou Gehrig delivering his "luckiest man" speech. Here's George Steinbrenner's office, complete with an easy chair in the shape of a mitt. Here's a snap of Joe D and Marilyn taking in a game. This book will clear pathways back to a place, long after the place is gone.