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CAL RIPKEN, JR.

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Having grown up in a famous baseball family and enjoyed a storied 21-year Major League career, Cal Ripken, Jr. has many life lessons and experiences to share. During his career he introduced the literary world to his personal journey by writing The Only Way I Know in 1997, a book that landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list for the first time.

Play Baseball The Ripken Way instructional book

To build on the Ripken Way philosophy of teaching baseball, Cal teamed up with his brother, Bill Ripken, in an effort to share their teaching philosophy with coaches and parents everywhere. In the spring of 2004, the Ripken Brothers released their first instructional book, Play Baseball The Ripken Way. The book was published by Random House and covers all aspects of the game.

The Ripken brothers went on a 10-city national book tour which resulted in the book spending time on the coveted New York Times Bestseller List. The paperback became available early in 2005.

Cal’s interest in writing books didn’t stop there. In March of 2005 he signed with Gotham Books to produce three additional books that will expand on his approach to sports and everyday life. Acquired in concert with Penguin Books’ children’s imprint Philomel Books, Gotham will publish two books for adults and Philomel will publish one book for children.

The first of the books, Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way, is an essential read for parents as their children begin to discover youth sports. Released in April 2006, this book features Ripken’s advice, philosophy, and lessons learned from guiding a child through youth sports. He also draws upon the experience of fathering his own two children and what he learned from his own father, Cal Ripken, Sr. The book’s foreword is written by Cal’s wife, Kelly Ripken.

Cal embarked on a multi-city national book tour to promote the book this April in partnership with Wisk Laundry Detergent. At each stop Ripken spent time with sport parents and helped the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation reach out to local youth groups.

The next books will be released in 2007. One will be Cal’s first foray into the world of business books as he takes his popular corporate speech on Perseverance and transforms it into a business tool. The other will be an animated children’s book that uses the infamous 0-21 start by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles as a tool to teach kids about persevering through difficult times.


CAL RIPKEN, JR. Author Having grown up in a famous baseball family and enjoyed a storied 21-year Major League career, Cal Ripken, Jr. has many life lessons and experiences to share. During his career he introduced the literary world to his personal journey by writing *The Only Way I Know* in 1997, a book that landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list for the first time. To build on the Ripken Way philosophy of teaching baseball, Cal teamed up with his brother, Bill Ripken, in an effort to share their teaching philosophy with coaches and parents everywhere. In the spring of 2004, the Ripken Brothers released their first instructional book, *Play Baseball The* *Ripken Way. The book was published by Random House and covers all aspects of the game. The Ripken brothers went on a 10-city national book tour which resulted in the book spending time on the coveted New York Times Bestseller List. The paperback became available early in 2005. Cal’s interest in writing books didn’t stop there. In March of 2005 he signed with Gotham Books to produce three additional books that will expand on his approach to sports and everyday life. Acquired in concert with Penguin Books’ children’s imprint Philomel Books, Gotham will publish two books for adults and Philomel will publish one book for children. The first of the books, Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way*, is an essential read for parents as their children begin to discover youth sports. Released in April 2006, this book features Ripken’s advice, philosophy, and lessons learned from guiding a child through youth sports. He also draws upon the experience of fathering his own two children and what he learned from his own father, Cal Ripken, Sr. The book’s foreword is written by Cal’s wife, Kelly Ripken. Cal embarked on a multi-city national book tour to promote the book this April in partnership with Wisk Laundry Detergent. At each stop Ripken spent time with sport parents and helped the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation reach out to local youth groups. The next books will be released in 2007. One will be Cal’s first foray into the world of business books as he takes his popular corporate speech on Perseverance and transforms it into a business tool. The other will be an animated children’s book that uses the infamous 0-21 start by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles as a tool to teach kids about persevering through difficult times.
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