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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE GREATEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR"Oct 1964 must certanly be popular with old-time football fans, who'll enjoy the chance to revive that yearis to-die-for World Series, once the dynastic but ageing New York Yankees squared-off from the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. It ought to be popular with younger pupils of the overall game, who'll digest the vibrant portrayals of stories like Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the Yankees and Bob Gibson and Lou Brock of the Cardinals. Primarily, however, David Halberstam's new book must certanly be popular with everyone thinking about knowing the essential interaction between activities and society."--The Boston Globe"Persuasive,1964 is just a share of the finish of the great empire and of the sport, such as the nation, to the edge of huge change."--Newsweek"Halberstam's newest offers us the sensation of really being there--in another period, in the locker rooms and in the thoughts of football stories.