Bachman's second choice: " 'Ball Four' by [former major league pitcher] Jim Bouton. I read this long ago but still remember how impressed I was with Bouton's guts for writing it. I'm not sure if non-baseball fans would appreciate it, but it was a ground-breaker."
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